Obesity rates start badly and get worse at primary school
London has worst problem in England and Wales
Schools make children more obese, leading doctor says
Schools are making children more overweight, says leading GP, who blames lack of exercise and break times spent sitting by computers
Key to longer life may lie in keeping fit from the age of 70, says study
Scientists home in on secrets of longevity in study of thousands of pensioners who live to 90 and beyond
Sweetener may increase obesity risk, says study
People who use sweeteners may be at greater obesity risk than those who use sugar, scientists warn
Persecuting chubby kids
Brendan O'Neill: The obesity scare is zapping the fun out of childhood and giving rise to the state-sponsored persecution of fat children
It’s never too early to fight the nation’s flab
Does government yet know how to reach down into the depths of society and change behaviour? Child obesity offers a critical test, says Anna Bawden
British study finds genetic link to child obesity
A study of more than 5,000 pairs of twins has found that a child's risk of becoming overweight is mostly down to nature, not nurture
Fitness versus flab
Andrée Deane: In fighting obesity, pills and diet management are only one part of the equation: the other is to take more exercise
Drug prescriptions for obesity soar to 1.06m
More than 1m prescriptions for obesity drugs were written last year, an eightfold rise in seven years
Obesity drug prescriptions top 1m
The number of drug prescriptions to treat obesity has exceeded 1m in a year for the first time, government statistics show