Greater familiarity with fast-food restaurant advertising on television is associated with obesity in young people, according to new research by the United States’ Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). The...

Poor dental health may influence children to eat unhealthy food, placing them at higher risk of obesity and chronic disease in later life, according to researchers at the University of Queensland. The...

A new study from the University of Illinois, in the US, has found that obesity during pregnancy creates unhealthy conditions in the mother’s body that places the infant at risk for future health...

Some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets, food manufacturers, caterers and food outlets have agreed to voluntarily cut the number of calories in their products under a new UK Government health initiative...

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was joined yesterday by Minister for Health David Davis to announce the launch of Jamie’s Ministry of Food as part of the Victorian Government’s new campaign to tackle obesity...

An Australian-first obesity study will use the internet and mobile technology to try and help teenagers lose weight. Participants will be recruited from across Melbourne and will have their height, weight,...

Australia’s Federal Minister for Early Childhood and Youth, Mr Peter Garrett today announced Australian Government sponsorship of a new program that will award organisations that foster positive body...

A world-renowned scientist has been appointed Academic Director of the University of Sydney’s new multidisciplinary centre specialising in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Professor...

A new study by scientists at the Mayo Clinic, in Arizona, US, suggests that eating too much may double the risk for memory loss in people age 70 and older. The study involved 1,233 people in Olmsted County,...

A US study, released in the latest issue of the journal Obesity, has suggested that a preference for fatty foods “has a genetic basis” and that people with certain forms of the CD36 gene “may like...