£1-a-day diet drug promises weight loss
But doctors warn that eating healthily and exercising is the only surefire way to stay slim
NHS trusts see spending on obesity rise seven-fold in three years
Obesity data collated by NHS shows high demand in many trusts for stomach surgery and gastric bypasses
Running on empty carbs
They finish their cereal and snack on nuts and fruit juice. So, how could they possibly get fat? Andrew Purvis on the middle-class myth of healthy-eating
Taking the biscuit
Nicholas Lezard: The meddling doctor who wants us to cut down on chocolate should know that the slap-a-tax-on-it method rarely works
The Hard Sell: Change4Life
David Stubbs on Change4Life
Fat – the root of all evil?
Marianne Kirby: A new study reveals weight gain can be caused by a virus. It's unscientific, but yet again, the media has swallowed it whole
My sister is fat but won’t go on a diet
Private lives: My 23-year-old sister is seriously overweight. How should I tell her that she will be happier if she eats less and exercises more?
Doner kebabs contain ‘shocking’ levels of fat, salt and even pork
Some contain 1,990 calories, 70g of saturated fat, 16.5g of salt and even pork
Children learn to cha-cha-cha instead of chow-chow-chow
Strictly stars join fight against obesity by teaching pupils to dance
Food watchdog puts calorie count on the takeaway menu
Restaurants, takeaways and canteens may adopt 'traffic light' code to tackle Britain's obesity crisis