Six weeks ago rugby legend Buck Shelford was an overweight, pie-eating bloke for whom exercise was a distant memory.

A review of the weight loss drug found the risks to patients outweighed the benefits, Medsafe's principal clinical advisor said today.

So you want to lose weight for summer? Cancel the gym membership. As Emma John finds, an increasing body of research reveals exercise does next to nothing for you when it comes to shedding the kilos.

Health experts are alarmed by the 'scary' number of overweight or obese preschoolers.

The health sector is overburdened by those who don't know how to look after themselves or don't give a damn, writes Gareth Morgan.

Latest research has revealed the best way to lose weight is to shed flab as fast as possible.

Leading doctors in Britain will today demand tough government action to curb the nation's addiction to unhealthy food.

In a bid to combat rampant obesity levels, law-makers in the US city of Baldwin Park have imposed a moratorium on new fast-food outlets.

The family of Auckland woman Folole Muliaga plan to sue both Mercury Energy and Middlemore Hospital over her 2007 death.

McDonald's - home of the golden arches - shows commercialism and caring can co-exist, writes Guy Adams.

Young children should not watch any TV because it sets them up for obesity and poor academic performance at school, say experts.

NZ's high rate of obesity is no surprise, because of its fat-promoting environment and love affair with cars, a nutrition expert says.

Medical researchers have begun to elucidate the complex role of genes in human health.

Romanian is seeking to become the first country in the world to impose a far-reaching tax on junk food.

A study has found that that laboratory rats will endure painful electric shocks to satisfy their craving for high-calorie snacks made from sausages, bacon and cheesecake.

Portion sizes in depictions of the most famous meal in history - the Last Supper - have ballooned over the past millennium, a study shows.

Like many a British star before him, Jamie Oliver found America a tough nut to crack.