British life expectancy is slightly lower than a few other countries. Big deal
Ally Fogg: Jeremy Hunt should be worried about inequalities within the UK, not who tops the international Premier League for Not Dying
Healthy life expectancy is shorter in the UK than abroad
Health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, calls for action and describes Britain's performance as shocking compared with other countries
PM considers making cigarette packets display graphic images of disease
Prime minister also examining ban on smoking in cars when children are present
Many more Britons drinking harmfully than thought, survey suggests
Alcohol consumption levels are up to two-thirds higher than past studies indicate, researchers say
There’s no need for this obesity epidemic hysteria
Charlotte Cooper: Forty years of fat activism has shown that people with high body weights can stay healthy without dieting
What does your lunch hour look like?
Open thread: A health minister has said the trend for eating at one's desk is disgusting. Tell us what your lunchtime routine looks like
Cycling in Britain: government to get serious with all-party inquiry
Parliamentary cycling group hopes to build on 2012's track success to get UK pedalling up European tables of bike use
Are we getting childbirth wrong?
The conversation: Kirstie Allsopp discusses caesareans, guilt and breastfeeding with birth guru Sheila Kitzinger
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