Coca-Cola will launch a naturally sweetened drink with a third less sugar and calories than its regular cola as part of an industry wide effort to tackle obesity.

Uribe Garza is still described by some fellow Mexicans as the "Combination Lock" man. By one measure he was actually as many as seven men in one.

Healthcare experts and scientists say New Zealand is lagging in the battle of the bulge and are calling on the Government to take tougher measures in obesity prevention.

Norwegian research showed the children of a divorced couple are 1.54 times more likely to be overweight than children with married parents.

An experimental gene-based diet helped a group of slimming volunteers increase their weight loss by a third, research has shown.

Sleeping with too much light in the room increases the risk of obesity in women, research has shown.

New Zealand's obesity epidemic has reached crisis levels, health and nutrition experts says.

People who are insensitive to the taste of fat are at increased risk of overeating and gaining weight, according to Australian researchers.

Obesity might be a risk factor for gout, but new research has suggested that being overweight doesn't make the condition any worse.

A tablet that turns off hunger is on the horizon after scientists found how high-fibre foods tell the body to stop eating.

Rugby league legend Monty Betham is working hard to give youngsters battling obesity a second chance.

Some of New Zealand's favourite burger-chips-and-drink combos are fuelling our overfed nation up with more than 40 per cent of the energy recommended.

TV chef Jamie Oliver has called for more to be done to stop junk food outlets opening near UK schools as he continues his fight against childhood obesity.

Children allowed to eat sweets and watch television in moderation score higher for "wellbeing" than those denied the pleasure, a British report says.

Faced with a portion of food twice as big as what you normally consume will lead you to eat about a third more food than usual.

Huntington, West Virginia, has been awarded the dubious mantle of America's fattest city.

It sounds like a harebrained scheme, but scientists studying baldness have come up with an idea for a cream that dissolves fat.

Australians are gaining weight so fast that medical experts are calling for obesity to be classified as a disease and new national programmes launched to combat it.

Whether surfing the web, playing video games or watching TV, children's after-school eating habits in front of screens have concerned researchers.

Consuming too many sugary sweets, desserts and drinks can triple your chances of dying from heart disease.

Obesity in pregnancy can alter the brain wiring of babies and leave them prone to long-term disorders such as diabetes and uncontrolled weight gain, a study suggests.

A new weight-loss balloon that can be swallowed in a pill has been launched in Britain.

Colourful labels with simple images are more effective at prompting people to pick up healthy foods than traditional ones with detailed information, new research has found.

Keeping fit as a teenager can halve the risk of heart attacks much later in life, a study has found.

Few people would argue with the idea that sleep is good for us, but not many of us know that a lack of sleep can cause weight gain.

Babies who are spoon-fed by their parents are more likely to become overweight, a new study has revealed.

It's a frightening figure - 11 per cent of early deaths in NZ are due to poor nutrition and obesity. So what can be done to reverse the trend?

Early childhood education centres are targeted in a new study examining some of the root causes of NZ's growing obesity problem.

A mocked-up image of a plus-size Barbie beside a traditional Barbie has sparked a debate about the doll's impact on female body image.