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A “sugar tax” on junk food and soda could help to tackle Bermuda’s obesity problem, according to Shadow Health Minister Kim Wilson. The Progressive Labour Party MP told the House of Assembly on Friday that a duty on unhealthy items could help to red...

Dr Ryan Lussenden a surgeon at the Florida Medical Centre said he chose bariatric surgery as one of his specialities because there is an element of joyousness and celebration in it that is not present in other types of surgery. Bariatric surgery is t...

Bermuda’s citizens must apply public pressure to support the movement against obesity, a leading US nutrition expert has urged. Worldwide, obesity is now the fifth leading cause of death — and the current generation of children “could actually be on ...

Obesity is a problem in Bermuda, but the Department of Health hopes its new initiatives will help bring the rate down to a satisfactory level through exercise and healthy eating. The Department and the Bermuda Conference of Seventh-day Adventists org...