Teenagers in the UK are not growing as tall as those in European countries due to worse nutrition, new research has suggested. While average heights in Britain have increased over 35 years, they have not kept the pace with those in other countries, according to a global study led by Imperial College London. British men … Read more
A gaming YouTuber whose weight spiraled from his sedentary lifestyle has revealed how he became an endurance athlete after a charity tasked him with running the London Marathon. Ethan Payne, 25, from East London, who is best known as Behzinga, is a founding member of the YouTube collective The Sidemen. Despite racking up over 25 … Read more
‘Not proud to share I’ve been fat phobic’: Iskra Lawrence reveals she was ‘lived in fear’ of being overweight during her teenage years By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 16:34 BST, 7 October 2020 | Updated: 16:34 BST, 7 October 2020 Iskra Lawrence has revealed she ‘lived in fear of being fat’ during her teenage … Read more
Obese TEENAGERS need hip and knee surgery because they are THAT overweight, shock NHS figures reveal UK patients under 25 are undergoing heart bypasses because of their weight The number of obesity-linked operations is rising year by year for all ages 30 people under 30 have needed knee replacement surgery in the last five years … Read more
Twelve US states now have obesity rates of at least 35 percent – more than ever before, a new map reveals. More than one-third of adults in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia were dangerously overweight in 2019, according to the data released on Thursday by … Read more
Doctors should not call overweight patients ‘chubby’ or ‘plus-size’ because it upsets them and people should choose how medics refer to their weight, scientists say ‘Chubby’, ‘fat’ and ‘super obese’ were particularly offensive terms, people said A survey of 3,000 adults found patients wanted to choose how to refer to weight Healthcare professionals ‘should be … Read more
Overweight people are more than three times as likely to die of Covid-19 than those of a healthy weight, a Public Health England report has revealed. People who have extra weight, defined as a body mass index of over 25, are also at higher odds of needing ventilation when ill with Covid-19 by seven-fold. The … Read more
‘Having half a tonne of meat on board is dangerous’: Capacity on Venice gondolas reduced due to ‘overweight’ tourists putting the vessels at risk of flooding On smaller boats, only five passengers will be allowed onboard, down from six Larger gondolas that cross the Grand Canal will have a limit of 12, down from 14 … Read more
Courteney Cox admits she loved playing ‘overweight Monica’ because she ‘felt so free’ and could dance without feeling self conscious By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 09:43 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 10:06 BST, 7 May 2020 She admitted that she is currently binge-watching Friends while in lockdown. And Courteney Cox reflected on her … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Tesco is ‘overweight’, as it prepares for leaner times By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 28 September 2019 | Updated: 13:39 BST, 29 September 2019 It is hard to believe that it’s exactly five years since Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis alerted the City to a black hole … Read more