Obesity surgery (also known as bariatric and metabolic surgery) is one of the most common reasons for people to do so called ‘medical tourism’ – where they travel to another country to have the ...

Life expectancy in England is rising more slowly than in the rest of Europe, according to a new Lancet study ...

Obesity experts have called for a crackdown on dodgy practices at clinics facilitating medical tourism to prevent further “heartbreaking” tragedies. Thousands of people are thought to travel from the ...

Don’t get cheap weight loss surgery abroad, doctors have warned ...

Lancet study looked at 16 EU countries and the four nations of the UK as the NHS warns ‘we can’t treat our way out of this ...

Bulging waistlines are partly to blame for England experiencing the biggest slowdown in life expectancy across Europe since ...

People seeking medical procedures abroad should be wary of special offers or discounted rates because such offers “raise ...

As an increasing number of people seek weightloss procedures overseas, experts have warned the public to resist the appeal of ...

Research has revealed a concentration of fast food takeaways and restaurants in more deprived areas of the country compared ...

New data has shown the number of number of fast food outlets in England continues to grow, despite fears for the impact on ...

The UK is facing a public health emergency as obesity rates continue to rise at alarming levels, MPs warned in a Westminster Hall debate on Monday. With two-thirds of adults overweight and childhood ...

As Vitality becomes the first UK insurance provider to offer discounted weight-loss jab treatment, Yahoo UK spoke to them to ...