National Obesity Forum

Obese Children 'Should Be Offered Stomach Surgery'

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK

Obese children should be offered stomach surgery in an effort to help them reduce their weight to safer levels, a leading doctor has said. Professo...

GPs Accused Of 'Ticking Boxes' On Obesity

PA | Posted 20.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle

GPs have no incentive to do more than "tick boxes" when it comes to tackling obesity, campaigners said. The National Obesity Forum said that doctor...

Are Men's White Lies Fuelling Female Obesity?

PA | Posted 21.12.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Men are three times more likely than women to struggle in telling their partner they need to lose weight, research has suggested. Almost a third of...