Loneliness increases CANCER risk in middle aged men ‘as much as smoking or being overweight’

Loneliness increases the risk of CANCER for middle aged men ‘as much as smoking or being overweight’ – with singletons at even higher risk, study warns Experts have tracked the health of middle-aged men in Finland since the 1980s  They found that lonely men had a 10 per cent greater risk of developing cancer The … Read more

TUI flight took off from Birmingham Airport 1,200kg overweight after IT glitch 

TUI flight took off from Birmingham Airport 1,200kg overweight after IT glitch meant female passengers whose title was ‘Miss’ were classified as children Tui flight took off from Birmingham to Majorca, 1,200kg heavier than calculated A computer glitch had counted every woman with the title ‘Miss’ as a child Fault caused two other UK Tui flights … Read more

Overweight police officer wins claim after boss said she should stop drinking ‘gallons of Coke’

Overweight police officer wins harassment claim after her boss told her she might feel better if she stopped drinking ‘gallons of Coke’ DC Kerry Moth was told she needed to ‘take more responsibility’ over her diet She is in line for compensation after a judge ruled she was discriminated against The officer suffered from the … Read more

Overweight police officer wins claim after boss said she should stop drinking ‘gallons of Coke’

Overweight police officer wins harassment claim after her boss told her she might feel better if she stopped drinking ‘gallons of Coke’ DC Kerry Moth was told she needed to ‘take more responsibility’ over her diet She is in line for compensation after a judge ruled she was discriminated against The officer suffered from the … Read more

Two overweight teenagers are placed in foster care: Judge rules their health is being ‘neglected’

Two teenagers are taken from their mother for being OVERWEIGHT: Judge rules pair must live with foster family because their health needs are being ‘neglected’ A boy, 17, and girl, 13, must live with a foster family after failing to lose weight The ruling is the first to have been made public in which children … Read more

Two overweight teenagers are placed in foster care: Judge rules their health is being ‘neglected’

Two teenagers are taken from their mother for being OVERWEIGHT: Judge rules pair must live with foster family because their health needs are being ‘neglected’ A boy, 17, and girl, 13, must live with a foster family after failing to lose weight The ruling is the first to have been made public in which children … Read more

Fat-shaming could discourage overweight people from trying to shed the pounds, says Nadine Dorries

Fat-shaming and talking about obesity could discourage overweight people from trying to shed the pounds, says minister Nadine Dorries Mental health minister Nadine Dorries described ‘obesity,’ as an ‘awful word’  The MP admitted Britain’s weight problem contributed to huge Covid death toll She warned fellow MPs that so-called fat-shaming ‘doesn’t achieve anything’ By Shaun Wooller … Read more

Fat-shaming could discourage overweight people from trying to shed the pounds, says Nadine Dorries

Fat-shaming and talking about obesity could discourage overweight people from trying to shed the pounds, says minister Nadine Dorries Mental health minister Nadine Dorries described ‘obesity,’ as an ‘awful word’  The MP admitted Britain’s weight problem contributed to huge Covid death toll She warned fellow MPs that so-called fat-shaming ‘doesn’t achieve anything’ By Shaun Wooller … Read more

Overweight woman who thought she’d be single forever drops 70lbs and gets a new lease of life

A woman who feared she’d be single forever and became reclusive for years because of her weight has revealed how surgery transformed her love life – and gave her the confidence to find a husband.  Sarah Doehler, 33, from Gilbert, Arizona, started binge eating at the age of 12, starving herself during the day and … Read more

Overweight woman who thought she’d be single forever drops 70lbs and gets a new lease of life

A woman who feared she’d be single forever and became reclusive for years because of her weight has revealed how surgery transformed her love life – and gave her the confidence to find a husband.  Sarah Doehler, 33, from Gilbert, Arizona, started binge eating at the age of 12, starving herself during the day and … Read more