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

Heavy going

Obesity has nearly doubled in the past 14 years. So what is life like for seriously overweight people? Emine Saner finds out

Food watchdog puts calorie count on the takeaway menu

Restaurants, takeaways and canteens may adopt 'traffic light' code to tackle Britain's obesity crisis

US-style calorie counts on way for British restaurants

Food sold in restaurants, takeaways and canteens will be subject to calorie counts as a way of tackling the obesity crisis

The great obesity myth

Dr David Ashton calls for an end to the dangerous misconceptions about obesity

Too fat to adopt – the married, teetotal couple rejected by council because of man’s weight

Husband told that if his BMI drops and he is able to maintain weight loss, he will be reconsidered

New year, new anti-obesity campaign

Will the government's Change4Life campaign succeed where so many before have failed?