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All doses of the drug led to weight loss regardless of original BMI

New once-a-week obesity jab could help people shed body fat

Top five tips to reduce snoring – including reducing alcohol intake and sleeping...

The number of cases of severe complications doubled between 2012 and 2018

Decades-long fall in maternal deaths during childbirth stalls

A person with suspected stroke may have sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes (Photo: Adobe)

Irregular evening meal times could increase stroke risk, study warns

Your waist size should be less than half your height to keep health problems at bay (Photo: Adobe)

NHS says keep waist size to less than half your height to be healthy

People risk developing type 2 diabetes if they can’t fit into the jeans they were wearing at the age of 21, one of the world’s leading experts on the disease has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

People who ‘can’t fit into jeans they wore aged 21’ risk developing type 2 diabe...

There will be a 9pm watershed on adverts for junk food.

Analysis: Will watershed on junk food adverts work?

Dr Anoop Shah, BHF Clinical Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Scots gaining weight 'slowing progress' on heart attacks and strokes

People considered obese are more likely to catch Covid, according to a study (Getty Images)

People with higher BMI 'more likely to test positive for Covid'

More than half of adults have no idea what affects their life insurance premiums

1.7m more people will be told to shield in England - and will get priority access for Covid vaccines (Photo: Shutterstock)

1.7m more people will be told to shield in England - and will get priority acces...

Vegans are more likely to break bones than meat eaters - according to a new stud...

This is how to find out your 'Covid-age' - and what it means

A report has suggested that men with beer bellies have a higher chance o dying if they are diagnosed with prostate cancer (Getty Images)

Men with beer bellies more likely to die from prostate cancer suggests study - h...

People who are overweight in early adult life may be more at risk from dementia. Picture: John Devlin

Overweight people in early life may be more prone to dementia

Scottish researchers have pinpointed risk factors for Covid-19

Frailty and high BMI named as high Covid-19 risk factors by Scottish researchers

Obesity has been linked to a higher risk of dementia. Picture: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images

People in 50s who are obese face higher dementia risk

An 11-year-old girl using a set of weighing scales. Picture: Chris Radburn/PA Wire

UK study shows large body size as child may increase disease risk

Obesity in the UK affects around one in every four adults

Being overweight could increase the risk of severe Covid-19 symptoms

Mother’s Day may be a little different this year, with the government urging people to implement social distancing and avoid bars and restaurants

Mother’s Day ideas 2020: what to do with your mum at home this Mothering Sunday ...

Obese pregnant Scots women given personal trainers

Edinburgh airport lands top spot for third year

Virgin says passengers will be the winners as it grabs Scottish routes

Two in three children with obesity show signs of heart disease risk

Fight no flights say Scottish ministers

British Airways spreads its wings

Drop in airport passengers amid issues with carriers

Overweight children show signs of heart disease aged just 15

City warns BA bid for BMI is 'pie in the sky'

BMI = w÷h²* The formula to beat obesity, claims SNP

Anti-obesity tablets cleared by EU for sale in UK pharmacies

kg ÷ m2 Body mass formula predicts early grave for super-skinny

Super-skinny models to be banned from Edinburgh catwalks

Living on your own could be the key to avoiding obesity

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The United Nations says both the Scottish and UK governments need to improve children's human rights. Image: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images.

UN says Scottish, UK governments need to improve children's human rights

The damage done by a wild fire at Tentsmuir (Pic: Forestry and Land Scotland)

Ranger assaulted for asking someone to put out campfire

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