Sugar and Britain’s obesity crisis: the key questions answered

The government is under pressure over Public Health England’s report on the effect of sugar on our health. So what are the issues and what might be done to cure our sweet tooth?

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Malnutrition affects every country and takes many forms. Join an expert panel on Thursday 29 October to discuss how to speed up progress on the issue

Collaboration, not taxation, is needed to tackle obesity

Helping firms rework recipes to reduce sugar will be more effective than new labelling rules, says Ian Wright of the Food and Drink Federation

Calorie-counting machines won’t help people lose weight

The Scio promises to scan food and reveal its calorific content. It’s a shame, then, that this attitude to weight loss is so discredited

It’s clear the nanny state works when food health values are written in the stars

Ten months into the food-rating scheme, global giants such as Nestle and Kellogg’s have modified ingredients to secure a better health-star ranking

Miles ahead: school that fired starting gun on running revolution

The ‘daily mile’ completed by primary pupils in Stirling is said to aid concentration as well as fitness. Other schools across the UK are taking notice

30 stone at 13: meet the obese teenagers going under the knife

It’s drastic, dangerous and divides doctors – why are so many young Britons having gastric surgery?

Growing portion sizes a major factor in rising UK obesity, study finds

Retailers could be forced to charge more for bigger servings to counter damage being done, say Cambridge University experts

Child health subject to ‘shocking’ postcode lottery, says charity

National Children’s Bureau report shows under-fives in poor areas of England are far likelier to suffer bad health – but some locations buck the trend

Jamie Oliver’s sugar tax campaign joined by Abokado

TV chef hopes to persuade government over proposed 20% levy on sweet drinks, which he says would lower demand and raise funds to fight obesity