Food labels simplified in anti-obesity fight
A promise to introduce a single, simple food labelling scheme this year, ending the contradictory and confusing systems, will form the centrepiece of the government's anti-obesity drive today.
Government’s obesity fight is toothless, MPs claim
A £372m government strategy aimed at cutting obesity in England fails to impress opposition MPs and health experts
Laying it on thick
Rebecca Smithers: Another day, another obesity strategy from the government. This rehash will fail like the rest while the power of the food industry goes unchallenged
£75m campaign to tackle child obesity
The government has pledged £75m to create an anti-obesity campaign to help tackle the problem of expanding waistlines among children. By Mark Sweney
Plans for junk food ad ban dropped
The government has abandoned plans to impose a pre-9pm ban on junk food TV advertising when it unveils its new anti-obesity strategy. By Mark Sweney
Cooking lessons to be made compulsory in schools
The government is seeking to counter childhood obesity by making cooking lessons compulsory for teenagers at schools in England
Plan to curb fast-food outlets near schools
Ministers will move this week to curb the spread of fast-food outlets near schools when they unveil an action plan intended to halt Britain's spiralling levels of obesity
Fit for purpose?
More people join a gym in January than during any other month. But still only one in eight of us uses a club - and every year more than half of us quit. Faced with an obesity epidemic and a looming recession, what can the fitness industry do to keep us - and itself - in shape? Aida Edemariam reports
Turkeys fight back with a bad fat attack
Forget the Christmas pudding, stuffing and mince pies - it's the turkey that really does the festive damage to your waistline, says a new report
The burden of obesity falls on parents’ shoulders
I am, as they say, conflicted about obesity. You can say it's not your fault, but it is entirely your responsibility to do something about it