Sleepless in SW1
Patrick Barkham The financial crisis is keeping politicians from their beds with rounds of all-night meetings. Is this wise?
Fast food chains to help calorie counters
Pizza Hut and KFC plan to post nutrition information on menus in their US restaurants
Call to ban use of cartoons to sell unhealthy food to children
Snap, Crackle and Pop, Tony the Tiger, and Moo the Dairylea cow have been recast as cartoon villains in the fight against childhood obesity. By Matthew Weaver
A dose of reality
Ben Goldacre: The golden age of medicine has creaked to a halt and the industry is rapidly running out of new drugs
Obesity epidemic spreads to new areas in the south
GP practices help to compile 'fat map' using registers of patients whose BMI is over 30
No excuses for being fat, say Tories
'Tell people biology and environment cause obesity and you offer them an excuse,' shadow health secretary says
No excuses for being fat, Tories insist as they launch new deal on public health
Proposals on how government and business can work together to address problems
Bread, milk, polio jab … all in a morning’s shop
Sainsbury's to start selling travel injections and tablets
Cereals are not ‘sugary junk’ – they’re the best way to start the day
Response: We don't manipulate diets - we offer nutrition, choice, convenience and value for money, says James Laird
Chip shops to display fat content
Sandwich bars and restaurants will also provide nutritional information in bid to reduce obesity levels