Researchers say semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic, could be biggest medical breakthrough since statinsA weight loss injection could reduce the risk of heart attacks and benefit the cardiovascular health of...
Read MoreExclusive: King’s Fund issues challenge as poll finds two-thirds of people want firms to be forced to cut sugar, salt and fatBritain’s political parties have been urged to show courage by forcing food producers to...
Read MoreCelebrity chef clashes with health secretary over what he calls government’s lack of obesity strategyThe celebrity chef and Green party supporter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has clashed with the UK health secretary,...
Read MoreExclusive: Officially commissioned research lays out effects of shelving anti-obesity pledgesEngland heads for obesity disaster as minister frets about nanny stateChildren in England are at risk of diabetes, heart disease and...
Read MoreEstimate includes £63bn cost to people affected, £19bn cost to NHS and £15bn cost to societyBritain’s weight problem costs almost £100bn a year, analysis suggests, prompting calls for a government...
Read MoreDrug firm Novo Nordisk proposed singling out those most likely to return to work with its weight-loss injectionObesity jab maker Novo Nordisk suggested to senior government officials that they could “profile” benefit...
Read MoreHarmful habits are worsening public health, says report, as groups urge crackdown on ‘irresponsible’ industriesFirms are earning £52.7bn a year from UK sales of tobacco, junk food and excessive alcohol, and...
Read MoreExclusive: Cancer Research UK says toll could be avoided if government tackled health inequalitiesHealth inequalities are causing 33,000 avoidable cases of cancer in the UK every year, a damning analysis suggests.Ministers have...
Read MoreHealth campaigners call for hard-hitting messages about risks of drinking and of being overweightFrom smoking to seatbelts: hard-hitting safety campaigns that made a differenceHard-hitting TV campaigns about the dangers of...
Read MoreExclusive: Calls for crackdown on smoking, drinking and poor diet as study reveals £78bn cancer costExplainer: what are preventable cancers?A growing epidemic of preventable cancers will lead to 184,000 people in the UK...
Read MoreResearch presented to annual meeting of European Society of Cardiology prompts calls for action Ultra-processed food significantly raises the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, according to...
Read MoreWelsh government says it will go further than UK government’s plans for England in trying to encourage healthier eatingClampdowns on unhealthy meal deals and supermarket temporary price reductions for foods high in fat,...
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