‘A woman across from me started kicking me and said: “Hey fattie! You should not be on the train, you need two seats”. ‘(She was) kicking me,...

There isn’t a nation fatter than America. Americans are the most obesity-stricken people and paradoxically the most health-obsessed people in the world. Because...

Yesterday, I was riding the bus out to the mall when it made a routine stop. A woman with a child in a stroller came out of a store. The child was very young. The...

Do you want to build your muscles, and look great? Are you confused with all the advice your friends and family give you? If the answer is yes, then this article is...

We all want to live in a Flat world. No, I am not talking about Nandan Nielkani’s open trade opportunities for everybody. I am talking about the growing waist and...

Often, a visit to the doctor’s office starts with a weigh-in. But is a person’s weight really a reliable indicator of overall health?

A death row inmate scheduled for execution says he’s too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight...

AirAsia X is believed to be considering WEIGHING passengers to calculate the overall weight of the aircraft.

MATT DAMON is taking the summer off to lose weight.

Spending time with fat friends means you are more likely to become fat yourself, according to research.

Research shows that fruit juices, regarded by many as a healthy way to start the day, raise the odds of a form of diabetes linked to poor diet and obesity by up to a...

CALL IT Fattergate. Americans are getting scandalously big for their britches (and shirts and skirts and dresses and suits). And scientists would like to know why, so...

Obese men have poorer quality sperm, perhaps because too much fat around their testicles causes them to heat up, scientists have suggested.

Too much television viewing makes you not only dull but also obese, according to a Canadian study. The study, `Sedentary Behaviour and Obesity’, has found a...

Singer Gwen Stefani’s rocker hubby Gavin Rossdale has slammed the media for pressuring the pregnant star to lose her baby weight as soon as she can after giving...

Japan wants to cut the flab. The country is taking extreme measures to restrict the waistlines to 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women. The government has...

A recent study published in the journal Obesity adds new findings to our knowledge about alcohol, insulin resistance and abdominal obesity. Analysis of the results as...

Confusing “heart-healthy fat” or “fat free” with low calorie. Switching to olive oil from butter is a heart healthy choice, but won’t save you any...

With 1.6 billion people overweight worldwide, obesity is now recognised as a major global health threat - even in the developing world. YES # Yes, it really augurs very...

People who are severely obese as adolescents or in their early 20s can expect to have significantly shorter lives, according to research published in a...