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Obesity treatment : Articles and features

Our articles and features are written by some of the UK's leading consultants, dentists, medical professionals and healthcare writers.

The Top Five Remedies for Obesity Losing weight can be incredibly difficult, but absolutely vital when one is obese. In this article, The Hospital Group suggest five remedies that might help.
What is my body shape - is it important? Although you may think of yourself as 'slim' or 'overweight' or 'curvy' etc everyone's body is different, and where you store your fat is determined by genetic inheritance. Girls will tend to...
Weight Loss and Dieting Myths There are many misconceptions regarding weight loss, ranging from poor metabolism to the time of day a meal is eaten, that can affect dieting success. In this article, Colleen Campbell, Bariatric...
Why diet? How eating differently affects weight loss (part two) In part two of this article Dr Mary Ellen Chatwin discusses medical disagreements on dieting and the effects of different foods on the body. In particular, she looks at the effects of low calorie and...
Why diet? How eating differently affects weight loss (part one) In part one of a two-part article, Dr Mary Ellen Chatwin examines the basis of many modern weight-loss diets, the sociocultural issues relating to dieting, and how the diets of different cultures...
Why certain hormones affect body weight Obesity is not always the result of over eating; it is often the result of a hormone disorder. In this article Claudia Louch of the Harley Street Nutrition Clinic explains the role of leptin in...
Healthy eating No single food contains all the essential nutrients the body needs to be healthy and function efficiently. The nutritional value of a person's diet depends on the overall balance of foods that is...
Weight loss surgery: is it safe? Weight loss surgery can be an extremely effective strategy for people who are severely overweight. However, there are risks, some minor and some serious, associated with weight loss surgery, and it...
What I'll be eating on Christmas Day by obesity expert Dr David Ashton MD PhD I know some weight loss experts tell their patients that they mustn't deviate from their diets even for a day. I think that's crazy. Below is my honest estimate of what I'll be eating this year. A...
Childhood obesity and government transport policy Contrary to popular perception, overweight children often eat more healthily than their thinner classmates, which suggests that a lack of exercise, rather than a junk food diet, may be to blame for...
Childhood obesity – the facts Childhood obesity is a major problem in the UK, as it is in much of the developing world. The most recent figures published in December 2009 show that 22.8% of reception children and 32.6% of year 6...
Weight management - How to keep it off For many people losing weight is just half the battle. After working really hard to lose it they find that they simply put it straight back on again as soon as they stop 'dieting'. So how do you keep...
Weight loss programmes - how to choose one to suit you There is a huge range of different weight loss plans or programmes that you can choose from, and although any particular one can't be named as the best or most successful weight loss programme,...
Gastric bypass - an effective way to lose weight? A gastric bypass is an operation performed on obese people to greatly decrease the size of the stomach, resulting in less food being consumed and fewer calories absorbed. It is a last resort option...
Obesity in the UK Obesity in the UK is a growing problem. The increase in poor quality convenience foods, the prevalence of labour-saving technology, increased car use and more people doing sedentary jobs, means that...

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