Americans cutting calorie intake but junk food proves a hard habit to kick

The drop in calories is greater for children than for adults asfindings only a first step in long fight to battle obesity and improve nutrition

I protect the public from infectious diseases – whether from sneezing or sex

The work I’m doing in public health only scratches the surface. If only we had more time and resources

Tesco to stop selling lunchbox-size sugary Ribena and Capri-Sun

High-sugar drinks withdrawn over concerns about childhood obesity, but supermarket will still sell ‘no added sugar’ versions and larger bottles for adults

Sugary drinks may cause type 2 diabetes regardless of size, research says

Findings from Cambridge University support recent government recommendations to cut down sugar consumption, especially in drinks

Get a tip from a barmaid: pub staff could be used to spread public health message

Royal Society for Public Health report suggests using cleaners, hairdressers and postal workers and venues such as pubs to help reach people doctors do not see

Extend UK national park model across London, say campaigners

Founder of National Park City initiative, Daniel Raven-Ellison, says idea would make the city greener, get children connected to nature, and tackle obesity

Government delays publication of plans for reduction in UK’s sugar intake

Ministers accused of ‘deplorable complacency’ in tackling UK’s obesity problem after report they commissioned from Public Health England is shelved

Doctors demand a 20% tax on sugary drinks to fight UK obesity epidemic

BMA report says use money to subsidies fruit and vegetables, and demands regulatory action from taxation to clampdown on marketing to children

Men and obesity: where’s the help with weight loss?

Two thirds of men are overweight and at risk of premature death as a consequence. But all the support is aimed at women. One desperate man set out to change that

Diabetes is at a record high because we’re fatter than ever. But what can be done?

The ‘eat less, do more’ advice, drug regimes and surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes have thus far proved unequal to the scale of this ever-growing menace