Over 60% of Brits are overweight and this is mainly down to the fact that most of us consume more calories throughout the day than we burn. This is due to two possible causes: lack of exercise overeating. More often than not, it’s a mixture of the two. Of all the millions of pounds worth read more »

A ground-breaking campaign led by organisations representing almost every doctor in the UK has been launched against the rising obesity pandemic. Almost one quarter of adults in the UK today are obese and experts predict half of all children will be obese or overweight by 2020. Phase one of the campaign is set to commence read more »

If you are concerned about gaining a few pounds this Christmas then it’s not just the mince pies, brandy butter, mulled wine, choccies and cheese you need to watch out for. We are well aware that the traditional Christmas treats mentioned above are guilty of being laden with unwanted calories – so thank goodness for read more »