Articles Tagged: obese

Britain's fattest teen: House demolished so medics could get her to hospital

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 25, 2012

Firefighters, medics and engineers were forced to demolish part of a house to get a poorly 63-stone teenager out and to hospital.

Twenty three stone mum goes on maternity leave - and loses half her body weight!

By Keith Kendrick, May 24, 2012

Determined Jacqueline Illingworth used her maternity leave to become half the woman she used to be!

Babies born by C-section more likely to be obese, says study

By Keith Kendrick, May 24, 2012

As if parents hadn’t had enough blame levelled at them for the childhood obesity crisis, now mums who have their babies by Caesarean have been told they risk their kids growing up overweight.

Expectant mums told to diet for healthy babies

By Keith Kendrick, May 18, 2012

Pregnant mums have been told they don't need to eat for two to have a healthy baby.

Obese kids lose more weight with dieting smart phone apps than traditional weight loss groups

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 10, 2012

Kids who are overweight lose more weight if they use an app on their smart phone than if they use traditional face-to-face support groups claims a childhood obesity expert - suggesting that anonymity is the key to their success.

Dawn French on her dramatic weight loss - and the pressure on young girls like her daughter Billie to be thin

By Keith Kendrick, Apr 25, 2012

Dawn French has spoken for the first time about her dramatic weight loss – and her fears about the pressure on girls like her 20 year-old daughter Billie to be thin.