The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities figures look at shops selling foods such as burgers, pizza, kebabs, Chinese ...

Obesity rates, he said, "began to drastically rise around the same time fast-food restaurants switched from beef tallow to seed oils in their fryers." "People who enjoy a burger with fries on a ...

Debate over childhood obesity treatments: weight-loss drugs vs. lifestyle changes, with concerns about long-term effects.

But, while the policy had some success in areas with the highest density of fast food outlets and deprivation rates, the overall childhood obesity rate in the borough has not fallen. The ...