Life as a 340-pound man had become unmanageable for Eric O'Grey.When he wasn't traveling for work as a salesman for GE, the 51-year-old rarely left his San Jose, California, apartment.

 Women who are overweight or obese but otherwise healthy are still at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, a large study suggests.

Children are more likely to become overweight or obese during summer vacation than during the school year, a U.S. study suggests. 

 A third of people worldwide are either undernourished or overweight, driving increasing rates of disease and piling pressure on health services, a global report showed on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The obesity rate among Vietnamese school-aged children has increased, particularly in big cities like Ha Noi, HCM City, Da Nang and Hai Phong.

 About a third of cancer cases in the UK could be prevented if people ate healthily, exercised more and cut down on alcohol, figures indicate.

 Being overweight cuts the risk of dementia, according to the largest and most precise investigation into the relationship.

 The worldwide cost of obesity is about the same as smoking or armed conflict and greater than both alcoholism and climate change, research has suggested.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The overweight and obese rate among children under five years old in Ho Chi Minh City has increased threefold over the past decade, posing major nutritional and health challenges to the southern city,

 Weight loss at any age in adulthood is worthwhile because it could yield long-term heart and vascular benefits, suggests new research published Wednesday in a British medical journal.

 The number of overweight and obese adults in the developing world has almost quadrupled to around one billion since 1980, says a report from a UK think tank.

People who ate a daily handful of nuts were 20 percent less likely to die from any cause than those who didn't consume nuts, a U.S. study said Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In 10 years, the average height of the Vietnamese people rose only 1cm, but the proportion of children under 5 years of age who are overweight and obese increased 9 times.

 Women who gain excessive weight in pregnancy are more likely to have overweight and obese children, a study showed Tuesday.

 High-fat and high-sugar foods a mother eats during pregnancy are likely to put her baby at risk for drug and alcohol problems later in life, U.S. researchers said Saturday.