Minister rejects 'nanny state' intervention as health survey shows NZ is getting fatter, with three in every 10 adults now regarded as obese.

The obesity pandemic has taken the world by surprise and there is an urgent need for bold solutions, says an international expert.

People who are obese and have normal blood pressure, cholesterol and blood-sugar readings will still be unhealthy and die sooner compared with people who have a normal body weight, according to researchers.

The fatter we get as a nation, the more we seem to lie about what we eat, a New Zealand study has shown.

People who can look at a slice of cake as something to celebrate rather than regret are more likely to stay slim, New Zealand research suggests.

A London beauty salon has slapped curvier customers with a so-called "fat tax," saying they use up more materials.

Children born prematurely not only risk becoming overweight adults, but they may also hand a legacy of obesity to their own offspring, warn Auckland medical researchers.

Spending hours in the gym to stay slim might be all for nothing if you have the wrong genes, a new study suggests.

When it came to clean living, our earliest ancestors knew what they were doing - at least that's the message of personal trainers Luke Hines and Scott Gooding.

A lack of protein in the modern diet is a cause of overeating and is a big factor in causing obesity, an Australian university study has found.

Teens seeking weight-loss surgery in the US have a startling number of health problems that used to be seen only in adults, according to a major government-funded study.

Researchers hunting for the next blockbuster heart drug say levels of enzyme activity checked in their study can help to predict a person's risk of coronary heart disease.

The number of New Zealanders dying from strokes has dropped dramatically in the last 20 years, but it's affecting more young and middle-aged people, a major new study has found.

Lack of exercise, $1.50 pies, an abundance of fried chicken and traditional Polynesian food served with lashings of coconut cream have resulted in an obesity rate in Pacific adults of more than 60 per cent.

More than a million New Zealand adults are now obese, according to the 2013 Ministry of Health annual report.

Australia's obesity crisis is far worse than experts thought, with new evidence showing 40 per cent of adults are dangerously fat.

Researchers may have discovered why people who lose large amounts of weight often put it back on.

Being seriously overweight can nearly double a person’s chances of suffering migraines, a study has found.

A South African immigrant who faced deportation for being clinically obese says he'll be allowed to stay in NZ for another 23 months.

It used to be that sugar was the sweetest, most useful thing in our larder, a crystalline ambrosia that could make almost any food taste better and last longer.

Weight gain could be dictated by the type of bacteria in a person's gut, according to a Washington University study.

Doctors say being overweight will not necessarily send people to an early grave because such a thing as "healthy obesity" exists.

The modern office is never more than a few steps from cafes, bakeries, supermarkets, vending machines, fast food outlets and luxury biscuit makers.

Britain’s poorest families could save money and enjoy more nutritional meals by eating stale bread, Jamie Oliver has suggested.

An immigrant who faces deportation for being obese has given the Government a medical report showing he has a low risk of suffering a heart attack in the next five years.