Parents of obese children may be guilty of neglect
Child health experts say 'parental failure' over diet and exercise becomes a child protection issue
Leading doctors call for urgent crackdown on junk food
Presidents of two royal colleges of medicine urge government to restrict advertising and sponsorship by makers of unhealthy foods and introduce diet health warnings
Top doctor calls for urgent action on salt and fats in food
Lindsey Davies says minimum health standards should be imposed if the food industry does not cut 'irresponsible' amounts of fat and salt in products
Interview: Michael Pollan
The best-selling author at the centre of a revolt against processed food shares some simple rules for truly healthy eating with Jon Henley
Coffee may protect against head and neck cancers
Drinking more than four cups of coffee a day decreases the risk of developing certain cancers, a study suggests
Eat up your veal, lard and stuffed pigeon – and you might be pope
A new book, Eat like a Pope, has revealed the pontiff's childhood diet was a dietitian's nightmare of fat, sugar and cholesterol
What’s in your basket, Gael García Bernal?
The star of Babel and Amores Perros should stick to his fresh native Mexican diet, says Dr John Briffa
Obesity awareness is not the problem
Neville Rigby: Today is European Obesity Day, but rather than more headlines we need sensible strategic thinking to cope with its realities
The home cure for processed pork panic
Two studies reported today claim to show that industrially processed pork is both good and bad for your health. Why not sidestep the confusion by making your own?
Bacon and sausages ‘increase heart disease risk’
Eating processed meats such as bacon, ham and sausages can increase risk of heart disease and diabetes, says study