Child health fears over high salt levels in sweet foods
Many sweet foods popular with children contain potentially dangerous levels of salt which are putting their health at risk, a campaign group warns today
Counting cost of calories
Michael White: Any MPs who still doubt the prevalence of obesity in Britain's over-fed, couch-potato society could have had their body mass index (BMI) checked yesterday at Cancer Research UK's stall, handily located between the Commons coffee shop and restaurant
Overweight people could be offered cash to lose pounds
· Government health idea follows US study· Children are main focus of ministers' obesity strategy
Food labels simplified in anti-obesity fight
A promise to introduce a single, simple food labelling scheme this year, ending the contradictory and confusing systems, will form the centrepiece of the government's anti-obesity drive today.
The myths of fruit
Fresh fruit is good for us, we believe - so much so that sales of prepared fruit have almost doubled in the UK in the past two years. But are all those ready-sliced apples, mango medleys and 'superfood' smoothies really such a healthy choice? Aida Edemariam investigates
Ready, steady, eat!
Restaurants are now so efficient that it's hard to spin three courses out for more than an hour. Whatever happened to a meal being a big night out, asks Tim Hayward
Plan to curb fast-food outlets near schools
Ministers will move this week to curb the spread of fast-food outlets near schools when they unveil an action plan intended to halt Britain's spiralling levels of obesity
Coco loco
Lucy Atkins: Jennifer Aniston uses it and the England rugby squad swear by its metabolism-boosting qualities. Coconut oil is being touted as the health food of 2008 - but is this just more 'superfood' hype?
The woman who taught the world to slim
When housewife Jean Nidetch invited a few neighbours to the first meeting of her dieting group 45 years ago, who could have imagined it would blossom into a multimillion-dollar franchise? Louise France tracks down the irrepressible founder of WeightWatchers, now 84, to her home in Florida - and asks her how she did it
How am I supposed to get up there?
Nick Bishop has cerebral palsy. He explains how he deals with the obstacles he comes across in everyday life - such as the steps that come between him and a pint with his mates - and, below, puts 10 award-winning London restaurants to the test