Teaching new mothers about healthy eating and active play can reduce the risk of their child being overweight or obese, new research from the University of Sydney has found. The study, a collaboration...

A study in BMC Public Health, has found that it is not just population size, but the weight of individuals, that is putting pressure on the world’s resources. A team of researchers at the London School...

A unique study of the eating habits of Australian preschoolers has been published today in the Medical Journal of Australia. The study found that, while children were generally consuming adequate amounts...

Global foodservice retailer, McDonald’s, has rejected a resolution requiring the corporation to publicly assess the impacts of its food on public health. At the company’s annual shareholder meeting,...

A nationwide study, published today by Roy Morgan Research, has found that people living in rural Australia are more likely to consume alcohol and be overweight and obese. The Roy Morgan State of the Nation...

A mismatch between the body’s internal clock and the realities of daily eating habits may contribute to the growing tide of obesity, according to new research from the Weizmann Institute of Science,...

New research from the University of Sydney, Australia, has found that weight loss intervention in obese women undergoing fertility treatment substantially improves pregnancy rates. The study is being presented...

An Australian school-based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls has failed to reduce body mass index (BMI) in the participants, according to a report published by Archives of Pediatrics &...

Obese women are more likely to be discriminated against when applying for jobs and receive lower starting salaries than their non-overweight colleagues, a new study by Monash University, in Victoria, has...

Danish scientists say they have found evidence that obesity is not only linked to higher risk of heart disease, but it actually causes heart disease. A study conducted by Børge Nordestgaard of Copenhagen...