Why I am dreaming of free lunches

Mariella Frostrup: Children aren't obese just for the heck of it, but because many low-income families survive on a diet that went out of fashion in the late Seventies.

A sizeable problem

The Foresight report has produced a remarkable change of gear in the debate on obesity. The issue can no longer be ignored.

Do panic!

Linda Blair: We should worry that our children are stressed, because our education system is not helping them tackle their worries.

Non-stop pressure

Children are apparently stressed out by having to take tests at school, but this is only a taste of what lies in store for them in the workplace.

Don’t panic!

Matt Seaton: We shouldn't lose too much sleep over a report that our kids are 'stressed'. What would really be worrying is if they weren't.

Polluted childhoods

Anne Perkins: Labour 07: Eating disorders are part of a wider problem as younger and younger children ally happiness with extreme thinness.

Run for your lives

Kids' exercise levels are even more abysmal than we feared. And, says Peta Bee the repercussions are not just physical - they extend to academic achievement and social behaviour. So what can we do to get them off the sofa?

We are coming for your children

Commercials for junk food are being banned on children's television, but advertisers are moving onto a new battlefield - the internet. Helen Pidd reports.