26 h. ago England is in the grip of an obesity crisis as almost two thirds of adults now dangerously overweight

Nearly a two-thirds of adults were overweight, with an extra 260,000 people entering that category last year. More than a quarter - an estimated 14 million people - were obese.

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28 h. ago Rise in local areas in England with at least a third of adults obese

West Lindsey in Lincolnshire had the highest proportion of people aged 18 and over living with obesity in 2023/24.

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32 h. ago Expert issues £30,000 warning over items you should NEVER put in your air fryer

More than two thirds of UK adults reportedly own an air fryer, according to a recent survey - but not everyone has found that their lives are more straightforward as a result.

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1 week ago ‘Now we have options’: the scientists trying to cure our allergies

This week’s oral immunotherapy breakthrough is part of wider surge of interest in developing treatmentsA severe food allergy is among the few conditions that can propel a person from robust health to unconsciousness within minutes, and the risk of accidental exposure often casts a shadow of anxiety over those affected.But change is afoot, with a groundbreaking trial this week showing that two-thirds of adults with severe peanut allergies can be desensitised through clinically supervised daily exposure. The approach – oral immunotherapy – is already successfully used in children and is among a wave of treatments on the horizon aimed at reducing the burden of allergies – and potentially curing them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The world's fattest countries revealed: DEEP DIVE's extraordinary charts show how YOUR country's waistline has ballooned and where the UK and US really rank

The monstrous scale of the world's obesity crisis can today be laid bare in extraordinary detail. Eye-opening analysis by DEEP DIVE shows obesity levels have snowballed 20-fold in parts of the world.

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2 w. ago Gregg Wallace blames ready meals for obesity crisis despite launching own range

Former MasterChef judge, Gregg Wallace, has taken aim at ready meals as the reason behind obesity in the UK, just weeks after launching his own range

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2 w. ago ALL of Ozempic's disturbing side effects, exactly how slimming jabs work inside your body and the definitive list of celebs taking them

Miracle weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have burst onto the scene in recent years, hailed as a potential fix for the West's spiraling obesity crisis.

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3 w. ago Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith hits out at 'ridiculous' eating trend and says it's causing childhood obesity

The beloved Great British Bake Off judge, 85, who originally hails from South Africa, revealed her thoughts on the UK's obesity crisis in an interview with The Sun.

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3 w. ago The fruit that’s better at lowering blood pressure than cutting salt

Nearly a third of adults worldwide are affected by high blood pressure and its complications

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