Pasta doesn't make you fat, says Italian researchers

We have all heard that when you want to lose weight, pasta should be taken out or drastically reduced from our diets, right?

Obesity is a form of malnutrition and is rising amongst us

Many of us are used to seeing pictures of starving and severely malnourished African children. They are either products of war, poverty, famine or all of the above.

'Cake culture' at work is making people fatter and destroying the teeth- Experts

Health experts are urging employers to offer fruit platters instead of cakes, doughnuts, cookies and biscuits in meetings.

Mind the cookies: Emotional eating is a habit that can start from childhood

Food can be an extremely effective tool for calming young children. If they are bored on a long car journey, or fed up with being in the pushchair, many parents use snack foods to distract them for a little longer. 

Managing obesity and your health

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health.