Obesity


Healthcare Survey

Proportion of Britons who have taken or know someone who is using weight loss injections doubles in the past year

The proportion of Britons who have taken or know someone who has used weight loss injections has more than doubled from 13% in 2024 to 28% in 2025.
Healthcare Publication

Obesity: an empathy blind spot

The Obesity: an empathy blind spot report explains why we’re wrong in our beliefs about obesity, the harm caused by fat stigma, and how we can rethink what we think we know about fat.
Obesity Survey

The next epidemic? People living with obesity nearly twice as likely to have bad mental health

People living with obesity are nearly twice as likely as those with a healthy weight to report that their mental health is bad, according to a new study conducted by Ipsos for Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies .
Connected Health Publication

The Future of Fats, Sugar and the Obesity Crisis

This fascinating report looks at expert opinion among regulators, academics, clinicians and food producers, as well as public opinion to chart what may happen next in terms of sugar and fat in our diets, and what it might mean for the obesity crisis. This global study of more than 20,000 people across 30 countries incorporates the expert analysis of 70 healthcare and nutrition experts.
Obesity Publication

Sugar: The Reformulation Challenge

The reduction of sugar in food and drink is one of the most effective strategies in managing the obesity crisis. Here, we discuss the reformulation challenges faced by manufacturers, and explain how our product testing expertise can help.
Politics Survey

Sugar: What next?

Ipsos is today releasing a review of the public and legislators’ attitudes towards sugar, and its future control.