Fat is a prejudice issue
Susie Orbach: It's no surprise fat people are discriminated against at work. We assign fat people the contempt we feel for our own desires
The trouble with mobility scooters
Mobility scooters are big business – and they can transform the lives of people with disabilities. But their rising popularity in the UK is creating hostility, not least when able-bodied people use them as a cheap alternative to a car
We must demonise junk food for the sake of our children
Aseem Malhotra: We must educate children properly about nutrition if we are to alter the statistics on obesity
Giant food firms fail to back battle against obesity
A health campaign to cut levels of salt, fat and sugar is being undermined by lack of support from the food and drink industry
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?