A cat who left charity care as a tiny kitten has returned three years later as a "dangerously overweight" adult with her "life at risk".

'Dangerously overweight' cat returned to charity prompts overfeeding warning

New study targets genes of thin people to find new weight loss strategies for those who are overweight.

Thin people are that way due to genes, new study suggests

More children in Cumbria are starting school overweight than anywhere else in England. 


More than one in four children starting school in Cumbria have excess weight and obesity, according to Cumbria's Director of Public Health.

A cross-breed Corgi named Tyko has lost six stones by following a strict diet. The pup weighed 49kgs at his fattest, but now weighs 12kgs.

Greedy cat Fifi Bottomley from Bradford is taking part in a 6 month diet and fitness challenge to lose weight. The 8 year old weighs 9.3kg.

The parents of a boy from Leicestershire are shocked after his school warned them that the son they consider to be healthy is overweight.