People who carry variants in a particular gene have an increased preference for high fat food, but a decreased preference for sugary foods, according...
People who live or work near to a greater number of takeaway outlets are more likely to eat more takeaway food and to be overweight, but new research...
The Chancellor's recent announcement about a tax on sugary drinks is a step in the right direction towards fighting obesity, but we will need to use...
The babies of obese women who develop gestational diabetes are five times as likely to be excessively large by six months of pregnancy, according to...
Genetic tests that provide an estimate of an individual’s risk of developing diseases such as lung cancer and heart disease do not appear to motivate...
We know a lot about food but little about the food choices that affect the nation’s health. Researchers have begun to devise experiments to find out...
