How to avoid more gastric surgery? Five ways we can change our health culture

Sarah Boseley: Prevention is key to limiting the impact of widespread obesity on the NHS, which is why we need a wholesale change in attitude

Food for thought: new FDA rules will put calorie counts on menus

Restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and vending machines must have tallies displayed ‘clearly and conspicuously’ by November 2015

In man v food, there can be no winner

The Hungry Horse’s doughnut burger is just the latest addition to a calorific trend of over-consumption and waste

Night shift work linked to obesity in new sleep study

Research finds employees who sleep during day burn fewer calories than when sleeping at night

Obese Britons don’t think they have a weight problem, report finds

Number of those accepting that they are very overweight has dropped, raising fears that key health messages will be ignored

London Olympics borough is the most physically inactive in England

Nearly 40% of people in Newham take no exercise at all, suggesting Games failed to inspire people to take part in sport

Some children’s juice drinks have more sugar than Coke

Campaign group says 57 out of 203 supermarket drinks tested had as much sugar as Coca-Cola or more

Put calorie labels on beer, wine and spirits, say public health experts

Alcoholic drinks are fuelling obesity epidemic and most have no idea how many calories their drinks contain

Japan’s pocchari trend celebrates ‘chubby’ women

Japan is a country where thinness is the norm. So can a trend embracing ‘chubbiness’ help young women reject fat-shaming stereotypes? By Abigail Haworth

Studies saying fat is not that bad are misleading, scientists say

Researchers insist saturated and unsaturated fats are unhealthy – and snacking in between meals is to blame for obesity