Why are we really overweight?
UK adults eat below the recommended calories per day, and most meet suggested activity levels - but more than half of us are overweight or obese, report the latest official figures released today.
Loneliness twice as unhealthy as obesity for older people, study finds
Scientists found that the loneliest were nearly twice as likely to die during their six-year study than the least lonely
DNP: the return of a deadly weight-loss drug
Philip Strange: How could a
chemical used a century ago in explosives come to be used by bodybuilders to
lose weight? The story of dinitrophenol illustrates
the fatal allure of slimming drugs
Almost two-thirds of adults in England classed as overweight by health body
Public Health England survey finds 19 district local authorities with more than 70% of population obese or too fat
Cosmetic surgery operations in UK top 50,000 for the first time
Market in 2013 for plastic surgery was mainly female, says data released by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Food crusaders’ new challenge: cut sugar to save NHS £50bn a year
The campaigners who helped reduce salt intake in British diets by 15% in seven years have a fresh target in sight. But they fear this struggle will be much tougher – and talks with the health secretary Jeremy Hunt this week could be crucialwrites Barry Neild
Lidl bans sweets at the checkout
Discount supermarket replaces confectionery with dried and fresh fruit, oatcakes and juices
Sugar is now enemy number one in the western diet
Aseem Mahotra: Action on Sugar is keen to make the public aware of the dangers and for manufacturers to face regulation
Obesity soars to ‘alarming’ levels in developing countries
Almost twice as many obese people in poor countries than in rich ones as fat and sugar consumption rises, warns ODI
How much weight will I gain at Christmas and how long will it take to lose it?
Each year, a journalist will site a 'new' study telling you that you will eat 6,000 calories on Christmas day. We sift through them all to get the useful facts on just how roly poly you'll be and for how long