Consistent physical activity and healthier lifestyle changes beginning in a woman’s first trimester can prevent excessive weight gain in obese pregnant women, helping to avoid preterm delivery, hypertension

Habitual physical activity that adds up to moving 6,000 or more steps a day may protect women’s health in midlife, because, whether through formal exercises or just the

The number of obese people who need hospital treatment has soared from 1,800 to nearly 9,000 in just five years. Between 2006 and 2007, the NHS in England

A consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling will be introduced in the UK next year, as the government attempts to curb growing rates of obesity. Just over a

Complications associated with being overweight are linked to lower school performance according to a new report. The study found that children showing physical changes due to being

A vital campaign was launched this month ahead of Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims, to raise awareness of the importance of managing diabetes properly during fasting. The

Body mass index, or BMI, looks at how appropriate a person’s weight is for their height. However, according to the Telegraph, it doesn’t take into account where children

Manufacturers of soft drinks will be required to reduce the amount of sugar in their products, and put a proportion of their profits back into diabetes prevention research,

Shift workers getting too little sleep at the wrong time of day may be increasing their risk of diabetes and obesity, according to researchers. The team is calling