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

Olympics fail to create healthier and more active population, says survey

Health Survey for England finds a nation that fails to understand obesity problem and whose children fail to get enough exercise

Expenditure on food: nutritional slump

Editorial: If obesity can be traced to a deadly sin, it looks as if it may be sloth rather than gluttony that is to blame

20% tax on sugary drinks would help cut obesity, researchers say

British Medical Journal paper calculates that a 20% tax would reduce number of obese UK adults by 180,000

Butter is bad – a myth we’ve been fed by the ‘healthy eating’ industry

Joanna Blythman: Medics are saying saturated fat may not be the devil incarnate. Just don't expect an apology from low-fat food purveyors

Obesity experts appalled by EU move to approve health claim for fructose

Food firms using fructose will be able to boast of health benefits despite fruit sugar being implicated in soaring US obesity levels

Should I cut out sugar?

Luisa Dillner: Research has found that sugar is addictive and linked to many health complaints, but is it really so bad for us?

Are free school meals a good idea?

Nick Clegg announced last week that all five- to seven-year-olds are to get free school meals from next year. Mark Littlewood and Carmel McConnell debate whether this is fair

Health of pregnant women and babies jeopardised by weight, shows study

Analysis of women's pregnancies in Scotland highlights problem of obesity during pregnancy and growing financial costs to NHS

Smoothies and fruit juices are a new risk to health, US scientists warn

Scientists say potential damage from naturally occurring fructose in apparently healthy drinks is being overlooked