Public health: saving lives and spending less
Sarah Harper: The US healthcare system costs far more than in Japan, where emphasis is placed on lifestyle
We can beat child obesity epidemic – but we must beat ‘Big Food’ first
Children are on the front line in Britain's war of the waistlines – and food corporations are winning. A heart specialist argues that government efforts to promote healthier eating will never work so long as the industry self-regulates
Disney cancels plan to open fitness park after obesity ‘bullying’ claims
Habit Heroes shuttered after cries it stigmatized overweight children with villains called Snacker and The Glutton
How the world fell in love with quick-fix weight loss
We eat too much, but don't want to diet. Instead, we're adopting increasingly radical measures to shed the pounds. Amanda Mitchison reports
Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: what’s the best way to lose weight?
People on weight-loss programmes tend to lose the flab much more slowly than they expect to. Why?
Tax and regulate sugar like alcohol and tobacco, urge scientists
Sugar is as toxic to the liver as alcohol and is at the root of obesity and certain types of liver disease, claim US scientists
Obesity, battered sausage and me
For years, Hopi Sen consumed huge quantities of food – and got fat. Then one day, he stopped. So what changed?
UK women top of obesity league, and men are second – EU survey
Figures also reveal that more young people are obese in Britain than any other country in Europe
Obesity advisory group disbanded by government
Panel's members criticised health secretary's decision to tackle obesity through 'responsibility deals' with food and drinks firms