Obesity

Sophie Alice Middleton and Charles share thoughts on whether Wolverhampton is an 'unhealthy' place

Residents debate on whether city is 'hotspot' for unhealthy lifestyle

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Wolverhampton ranked as one of England's obesity care hotspots

Adults living with obesity in Wolverhampton can now self-refer to free weight management support

Wolverhampton adults offered free weight-management support

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Art history ‘could help medics be less judgmental when it comes to obesity’

The team used national cancer registry data for England from 2001–2019 (PA)

Cancer in the under-50s: Obesity is an important driver, researchers warn

Milkshakes and lattes to come under sugar tax rules – Streeting

Obesity rates in Dudley children above national average

Children to see fewer ads for unhealthy food and drink from this week

Children more likely to engage with junk food posts from influencers – charity

Government partners with Mounjaro maker to tackle obesity

Obesity to fuel rise in liver cancer cases – study

New tool can identify children who are likely to become obese in adulthood

Obesity is a problem in the Black Country (Alamy/PA)

Call for early action to tackle ‘alarming’ rise of childhood obesity

Mass rollout of weight loss jabs begins on NHS

Two towns in West Midlands named among 'Britain's fattest' in shocking obesity r...

Black Country children 'most obese' in the country — with three key areas rankin...
Figures published by NHS England have shown the level of obesity among year 6-age schoolchildren in every local authority area in England in 2023/24 - with one area of the Black Country topping the lot.
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We cannot treat our way out of the obesity crisis, England’s top doctor warns

Obesity care ‘insufficient’ as patients wait up to five years for care – report

‘Growing evidence’ that obese teenagers could benefit from weight-loss drugs

Obesity fuels 39% rise in diabetes among under-40s, report warns

More than a billion people in the world living with obesity – analysis

Calories on menus ‘may prevent 9,000 heart disease deaths if implemented widely’

Wegovy weight-loss jab to launch in the UK

Lung problems ‘should now be seen as complication of type 2 diabetes’

Obesity and alcohol harm key priorities in major review of Wolverhampton pharmac...

Calorie counts to appear on menus as part of Government drive to tackle obesity

Boris Johnson obsessed with tackling nation’s obesity levels, Matt Hancock says
The Health Secretary said the Prime Minister was looking ‘absolutely fantastic, and has clearly lost quite a lot of weight in the last few months’.
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Obesity linked to hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 deaths, says report

Mark Andrews: Healthy living can leave a nasty taste in the mouth

RSPCA finds cat so fat he cannot groom himself

Obesity in over 50s ‘associated with 31% greater risk of dementia’

Food industry must share blame for severity of Covid-19 pandemic, say experts

Quarter of Covid-19 patients who died in hospitals had diabetes – NHS England

Peter Rhodes on closing churches, a national campaign against flab and discrimin...

People with type 2 diabetes 50% more likely to die early – charity

Around 13 million people in England now obese – report

Cannock district has most takeaways in whole of Staffordshire

Obese people more likely to smoke – study

Hormone injection treatment could replace gastric band

Peter Rhodes on how a new tax could shame the fatties, why we voted Brexit and t...

Scientists have identified mutations in a gene linked to obesity

Peter Rhodes: Anyone for dust?

Big Fat Chat launched to help deal with Staffordshire weight problem

Seven in 10 adults have excess weight across Sandwell prompting vow to tackle th...

How slim star Lisa binned takeaways to shed SIX stone in 11 months

Firefighters help lift obese people more than 120 times in five years

More than a third of the region's children are too fat

Patients sent to other hospitals as too fat for scanners

Emma Reynolds vows to tackle Wolverhampton obesity crisis

Grass cutting is back in Walsall after mass complaints

Poll: Is the food industry responsible for rising obesity levels?

Pet owners in West Midlands worst for giving fatty treats

Dudley Council spent £3k sending obese child to fitness camp

Wolverhampton baths to undergo £350k revamp - months after closure threat surviv...

Poll: Should obesity be considered a disability?

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Poll: Should those requiring NHS treatment for obesity be forced to pay?

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