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Sofia Alessia, 27, with her daughter Alya-Valentina, 4, after weight loss surgery.

Mum who nearly died from weight loss surgery warns it 'isn't worth' it

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?

Willowburn Sports and Leisure Centre in Alnwick.

Active Northumberland exercise programme now set to help more people

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

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

A free weight management programme has been launched for people looking to achieve lasting weight loss and wellbeing.

Three month course to help people achieve healthier lifestyle

A new free weight management programme is being launched by Northumberland Health Trainers.

Free course launched to help people with healthy weight and better wellbeing

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 Floriane Laroche

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...

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

Northumberland has the lowest proportion of overweight and obese children of the 12 local authorities in the North East, new figures show.

Almost a third of children in Northumberland are overweight and obese

Mark Tweedie, chief executive of Active Northumberland.

New scheme aims to break the cycle of 'yo-yo diets' in Northumberland

Falling asleep in front of the television can lead to weight gain, research has found.

Sleeping in front of the television could increase obesity risk, says new study

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

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'

Clare, who has lost five stone at Slimming World in Alnwick.

'˜Aiming high and getting support is key to success'

People are being urged to have faith in aiming for their ideal weight, after a study found that people who set ambitious targets lose almost twice as much weight in a year.

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