Health

Researchers recommend a strict hygiene regime.

It's not just about how much you eat and exercise, how you perceive calories matters for weight loss.

Could caffeine be the key to help scientists develop obesity treatments?

Futuristic handheld device that 'scans' for disease is edging closer to reality.

Tapping into this circuit could reduce the urge to overeat.

Tests in Sweden find drones are four times faster than conventional ambulances .

Being overweight may be almost as risky as being obese in terms of risk of death.

Babies given an egg a day consumed less sugary foods, offering hope to tackle the child obesity crisis.

In 2015, three Cambodians were sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in jail for kidney trafficking.

Californian Jessica Gomez says she did not expect Jelly Belly Sports Beans to contain sugar.

More than two million women are living with the condition.

Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and gestational diabetes were observed more frequently in women with sleep apnoea.

Hill's weight went up to 48 stone at her heaviest.

Hospital corridors are lined with sick children and elderly patients, as there aren't enough beds to accommodate them

Kimberly Adie said staff at a Winnipeg salon refused her a pedicure because she was too large.

As sales of energy drinks grow, so are energy drink-associated visits to hospital.

Sugar-laden 'diet' products are contributing to weight gain.

Whitehaven's local mayor complains the town has 'too many' fast food outlets.

"Yes but people are starving in North Korea, aren't they?"

Phalatse suffered from rare genetic disorder that causes rapid ageing but was a 'champion of positivity'.

From America's opioid crisis to the NHS's instinct to over-medicalise, healthcare spending is often wasteful.

A new report suggests emergency contraception may not work for women with a BMI of 26 or more.

Former vice president says if you lined up all the millionaires in America and said ''is this fair?'' they'd say ''no''.

Whole-body vibration tested for its benefits in mice and could have implications for human health.

The latest figures show that the number of smokers in the country is at its lowest level since records began.

Ari Schultz has been living in and out of hospital since he was born.

Being child-free is still a taboo.

There is a fine line between eating healthily and eating obsessively.

Avoiding processed foods is wise but clean eating can sometimes go too far.

Fructose has been linked to conditions including diabetes, obesity, cancer and liver disease.