The problem is that cheap food often comes at a high cost ... linked to increased BMI (Body Mass Index) and obesity. People who eat lots of fast food are much more likely to have higher BMIs ...

America has an obesity problem, but there are more 200,000 fast foods restaurants dotted throughout the country. Customers have been moving towards places with healthier menus and many traditional ...

The longer commutes get, the more people stop and get fast food on the way home. Which means ending gridlock could have ...

Most Americans eat too fast, and, as a result ... at a meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity showed that overweight men and women took in fewer calories when they ...

TWO sizeable sisters say they are “living proof” their town is the unhealthiest place to live in the UK. The self-confessed ...

An MP is calling for tougher restrictions, including a new tax on fast ... obesity since 1990 and yet obesity has doubled in rates since that time. We need to introduce some mandatory rules for ...

Insufficient physical activity is directly linked to weight gain and other health problems, including poor cardiovascular ... around diet-plays a critical role in childhood obesity. Easy access to ...

Childhood obesity is mainly a problem of modern India, teeming with American-style malls, fast food outlets and newfound luxuries like cars and air conditioning that have dramatically changed the ...

Obesity is an escalating problem in Italy and France as well as in the UK due to the growing popularity of fast food and UPFs, says Dr Jean-Michel Cohen, a French nutritionist. But the traditional ...