Change4Life advertising campaign highlights sugar and fat in food
Government TV campaign targets obesity after supermarkets agree voluntary 'traffic light' food labelling
Why January diets are doomed to fail
January is not the time to start a diet, it's a month to enjoy comfort foods. Save the salads for the summer, says Catherine Phipps
Should I stop drinking alcohol in January?
Some claim a booze-free month will do you good, but to protect your liver in the long term, you need to ensure a few dry days every week
Childhood obesity: Jeremy Hunt threatens food industry with legislation
Supermarkets and manufacturers told to get 'their house in order' or face laws to curb high levels of sugar and fat in food
Ban high-sugar cereals to tackle child obesity, says Andy Burnham
Labour targets foods that can be over one-third sugar as OECD report says English children are among fattest in Europe
Seven days, seven diets
Eaten too much over Christmas? Thinking of going on a diet, but not sure which to plump for? Stuart Heritage spent a week testing out weight-loss plans to find out which you can stick with
How to make the perfect hot toddy
What do you like to put in your hot toddies, and if you don't favour them, what warms your cockles and cuts through your colds at this time of year?
TV chefs’ recipes may be less healthy than ready meals, study finds
Researchers say recipes from Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson contain more calories and fat than meals from supermarkets
Vitamin D should be added to more foods, doctors urge
Health professionals recommend awareness campaign to combat rise of diseases such as rickets and multiple sclerosis
UK’s food poverty revealed: nutrition falls as fruit and veg prices rise
Annual food survey shows that households are ditching fresh, healthy foods and 'trading down' to counter rising prices