Industry lobbying ‘derailed junk food ban’
· Broadcasting regulator met food bosses 29 times · Advertising controls too weak, say campaigners
Is it OK … to join a gym?
Leo Hickman: There are many who pedal or row furiously on a machine in a gym and wonder why all the energy isn't being harnessed somehow and made to, say, power the television showing MTV above their heads. They are right to wonder this. You would have the added incentive that if you stopped pedalling, the loud music video driving you on, or the cooling air, would cease.
Tesco rejects traffic light food labelling
The Food Standards Agency's attempt to introduce consistent health labelling of processed foods looked certain to be thwarted.
Junk food banned in schools from September
A ban on confectionery, crisps and fizzy drinks being provided in schools looks certain to begin in September following the publication of advice to ministers by the new School Food Trust.
The sceptic
Is fizzy water bad for you?
Free fruit and veg scheme for young pupils hits problems
· Food administrators quit jobs after spending freeze· Study says idea has not changed eating habits
The other sexual dysfunction
Matt Seaton: Pretty serious news the other day for cyclists. According to US research, riding a bike reduces the blood flow to, ahem, vital regions, causing first numbness, then impotence.
Climate change and pollution are killing millions, says study
· Poor sanitation to blame, says World Bank report · Economic growth stalled by environmental factors