News Specials | Obesity UK

In our new series, we investigate one of the biggest threats to our nation's health - Obesity. We'll bring you the shocking figures, reveal the fattest places in the country and track a group of people as they attempt to shed the weight and change their lives.

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Changing lifestyles

ITV News medical editor, Lawrence McGinty, introduces our six-month investigation into obesity in the UK

Obesity Diary - Week 2

"Fame has stuck"

ITV News volunteer, Sue Davison reports on the second week of the challenge and the pressures of losing weight in public

Our reports

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Fighting fit

Get the latest on the group of Doncaster residents we've recruited to help us investigate obesity and how it affects their lives

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Obesity: the silent killer

Our investigation exposing the shocking truth about obesity has led to a shift in Government policy

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Facing up to the fat

Lawrence McGinty gives one of our volunteers a nasty shock as he reveals just how much extra fat she is carrying around

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Choose life

Olympic medalist, Daley Thompson takes three cabbies with bad diets and fitness regimes to meet a nutritionist and the world's first expert in male obesity

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The shocking truth

Our medical editor, Lawrence McGinty, investigates the true scale of the obesity crisis in the UK

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Why Doncaster?

Although obesity is a national problem, some places are affected worst than others. We find out why Doncaster is one of them

Gail's video diary

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The last resort

Gail Richardson put on six stones in three years after having major surgery. Here, she explains she's going under the knife again to lose weight once and for all...