A nurse who ballooned to nearly 16-and-a-half stone by gorging on five meals a day has shed eight dress sizes following £2,000 gastric mind therapy. Mother-of-one Reija Uski, 55, who lives in Spain, had previously visited British-run Elite clinic in southern Spain for help quitting smoking, which she did after two sessions of hypnosis. Impressed by … Read more
A nurse who ballooned to nearly 16-and-a-half stone by gorging on five meals a day has shed eight dress sizes following £2,000 gastric mind therapy. Mother-of-one Reija Uski, 55, who lives in Spain, had previously visited British-run Elite clinic in southern Spain for help quitting smoking, which she did after two sessions of hypnosis. Impressed by … Read more
A reformed party girl has revealed how she swapped nights out drinking for sessions in the gym and can now leg press 300kg – the weight of two adult pandas. Six years ago, Anne Marie Williamson, 27, was single and feeling ‘negative’ and ‘unattractive’ after her weight soared to more than 18st, due to partying, … Read more
A man who ate a takeaway every day for a decade and ballooned to 30st has cut his diet from 7,000 calories a day to 700 – and lost 15st in a year. Joseph Ruthven, 28, from Bradford, said he was a recluse and felt embarrassed to see his mates when he weighed himself at … Read more
Children who identify as gay, bisexual or transgender are 64% MORE likely to be obese, study finds US-based researchers gave virtual questionnaires to almost 12,000 children Average age was ten-years-old and asked about sexual and gender identity Sexual and gender minority (SGM) children are 64% more at risk of obesity 190 children (1.6%) identified as SGM, which includes gay … Read more
Video game players are NOT typically obese, but are healthier and in better shape than the general public, esports study reveals A survey of 1,400 gamers reveals they may be healthier than the general public They are 21% more likely to have a healthier weight than the average person Players are 7.8% more likely to … Read more
Morbidly obese French man who weighs 661lbs is lifted out of his house by CRANE after being trapped upstairs for a year following fall Alain Panabière has been stranded in his house after a fall over a year ago The 53-year-old has since been fed and washed by his brother Jean-Claude Today, the French man was … Read more
Obese TEENAGERS need hip and knee surgery because they are THAT overweight, shock NHS figures reveal UK patients under 25 are undergoing heart bypasses because of their weight The number of obesity-linked operations is rising year by year for all ages 30 people under 30 have needed knee replacement surgery in the last five years … Read more
It’s cat-zilla! Lasagna the 30lb feline finds a new home after being abandoned at a New York shelter Lasagna was found by shelter staff abandoned in a dog crate in Philadelphia The obese cat tips the scale at 29.5lbs, and is as big as a three-year-old child ACCT Philly shelter were pleading for someone to … Read more
People who drink a bottle of beer or small glass of wine each day are up to 25 per cent more likely to be obese, a study of 26million people has found. Moderate drinking is often regarded as safe by health chiefs, who permit up to 14 units spread out over the week, the equivalent … Read more