‘Healthy towns’ to fight obesity
Manchester and Portsmouth among nine areas included in £30m initiative unveiled by health secretary, Alan Johnson
We’re all getting fatter and it may be contagious, claim economists
Figures since 50s show that obesity could be socially contagious and linked to status
University lecturer gets £5,000 to study Wii
Research project aims to discover whether console can be used to tackle obesity in schoolchildren
Obesity crisis fuelled by lack of cooking skills, Oliver warns
Jamie Oliver has said the government needs to invest £6.5bn in culinary education and appoint a minister of food
Pupils growing too big for their chairs, survey finds
Children who no longer fit 1960s school furniture could face back problems
Schoolchildren too big to squeeze into chairs
Schools need to upgrade their furniture because children have outgrown 1960s tables and chairs, say experts
Pupils earn just reward for healthy eating
Scottish council to encourage charity projects through organic and locally sourced school dinners
30,000 sent to slimming clubs by NHS
GPs open new front in obesity battle by referring their overweight patients to private clubs
Screening plan to tackle male menopause
The so-called 'andropause' has also been linked to diabetes and obesity
Obesity drug withdrawn over depression link
Sales and prescriptions of Acomplia suspended because 'benefits no longer outweigh risks'