Children’s TV snack adverts face ban

The government's food watchdog launched a consultation on defusing an 'obesity time bomb' yesterday by raising the possibility of bans on TV advertising aimed at children, writes James Meikle.

MP urges food ad ban on children’s TV

Tessa Jowell faces fresh calls this week to stand up to the food industry and tackle Britain's obesity crisis by banning food and drink advertising on pre-school children's television, writes Patrick Wintour.

Fast food firms face screen test

A Labour MP is to introduce a bill that would ban fast food companies from advertising to pre-school children amid calls for the government to tackle obesity among British youths, writes Claire Cozens.

TV ads blamed for rise in child obesity

The government's food standards watchdog yesterday published the first hard evidence blaming television advertising for the excessive consumption of junk food causing an increase of obesity among young people, reportw John Carvel.

Call for ban on fizzy drink ads aimed at young

Advertisements for sweets and fizzy drinks targeting children should be banned as part of a strategy to combat an obesity crisis, the Fabian society has urged the government. By John Carvel.

Sliced liver, anyone?

The first public autopsy in Britain for 170 years brought back vivid memories of medical school - and an acute sense of hunger - for the Guardian's junior doctor Michael Foxton.

Ad nauseam

Children are being force-fed rubbish.