BMI

Mounjaro, the brand name for tirzepatide could be available to nearly 250,000 people on the NHS.

Tirzepatide: what is weight loss drug and how is different to Ozempic?

Before and after

Touching Hearts Changing Lives - Wigan fights back with slimming group

Nordic Walking is enjoyed by 10 million people worldwide

Nordic Walking sessions are coming to Wigan this Spring

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

Lynne Finney before and after losing weight

'I was fed up of being fat': Grandmother's new lease of life after weight loss

Child obesity action call.

75 per cent of all Year 6 boys in the north west are now obese

Of those children who were obese, 6.7 per cent were severely obese, with a body mass index (BMI) in the top 0.4 per cent for a child's age and sex.

A quarter of older primary school children in Wigan are obese

WIGAN - 19-08-22 Dave Whalley from Marsh Green, Wigan, weighed over 30st, he joined Slimming World in December and has lost 6st so far on his weight-loss journey. He hopes to inspire others.

Wigan grandfather sheds six stone after being turned away from surgery

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...

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...

Alison Parker celebrates with Slimming World consultants Nicola Kiggin and Sam Fowler

Wigan mum celebrates losing half her body weight

Sherry, a mince pie and a carrot left out on Christmas Eve. Photo by Shutterstock

Father Christmas' very merry night of sherry in Wigan!

It’s a time-honoured festive ritual: before heading to bed on Christmas Eve, children set out a sherry for Santa Claus.

Andrew Nowell

Obesity crisis

Wigan's obesity timebomb

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...

NHS England is trying to tackle type 2 diabetes with plans to encourage some of those with the condition to undertake a soup and shakes weight-loss plan (Photo: Shutterstock)

People with type 2 diabetes will be entitled to free soups and shakes from the N...

Girls are starting puberty almost a year earlier than in the 1970s - here's why

Sanjay Arya, Angie Cunnigham and Helen Richardson with pens

Drive for Wiganers to get their flu jab

Water is the most commonly reported dieting tool

Middle age spread 'can be stopped - by drinking litres of water'

Children are leaving school obese

Almost a quarter of Wigan children are leaving primary school obese

A cup of coffee can stimulate "brown fat"

Coffee 'could help you slim'

Sleeping in front of the TV could be making you fat - here’s why Lloyd Bent

Most of the factors that lead to obesity, can be identified before a child is even born (Photo: Shutterstock)

These tests will show whether your child will be fat by the age of 10

Nasty Gal's Bikini advert

Nasty Gal ads banned for using model who seemed 'unhealthily underweight'

Only around 40 per cent of expectant mothers were at a healthy weight

Fears for obese mothers-to-be

How commuting every day negatively affects your health and wellbeing

Watching too much TV could lead to higher risk of heart disease and cancer

Boys 'less fit than they were 20 years ago - regardless of their weight'

'Too much telly at age two makes for unhealthy teenagers'

Eating more slowly 'may be the best way to lose weight'

Body fat 'triggers breast cancer in normal weight women'

Sandy Mottram has benefited from the Lose Weight Feel Great programme

New lease of life for fitness fan

The Bridgewater HQ on Smithy Brook Road

Health reviews for two-year-olds

Kelly Jallow with daughter Mariama, five, who was given a letter from school suggesting she was overweight.

Mum's anger over obesity letter

Young women who binge drink dramatically increase their risk of developing diabetes as they get older

Binge drinking '˜causes diabetes in women - but not men'

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Eating avocados could beat heart disease and flab

Overweight and obese workers take more sick days

Obesity in male teens could lead to cancer

Male teen obesity could cause cancer, report claims

One too many: exercise is not the only solution to reducing the obesity epidemic

Brits consuming 100 million fast food and takeaway meals a week

Around 25,000 cancer cases could be prevented in the UK every year if everyone was a healthy weight

Obesity now 'strongly linked' to many cancers

Mums who pile on the pounds during pregnancy are no more likely to give birth to a baby that develops heart problems in later life

Mums who pile on pounds while eating for two '˜don't harm unborn child'

Reduction in the risk of dementia?

Three cups of coffee a day keeps the doctor away

Fat fears turning men into gym bunnies

Child obesity

Child obesity plan is a UK role model

Taking public transport instead of the car could help you lose weight

Is your car journey making you fat?

Pregant women are being warned over their weight

Health fears as half of mums-to-be in North are overweight at first maternity ap...

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