Doctor, doctor
Dr Tom Smith on diabetes and scabies
Girth control
Can we avoid sleepwalking into obesity without the aid of a weight-watching nanny state? Fat chance
Being obese made me feel like a social outcast
Experience: The mockery and dismissals didn't help with my dieting. They fed an ever-growing obsession with food
Obese man calls fire brigade to move him on bed
Case of a Scottish man who called out firefighters four times in one week leads to calls for rethink on dealing with obese people
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