Scots rank second in world for obesity

New report shows Scotland has second highest rate of obesity in the world, beaten only by the US.

Is obesity an infectious condition? Only if you’ve eaten a takeaway and a Snickers first …

Barbara Ellen: Please excuse me; I'm unwell. I think I may have caught 'being fat' from a stranger, probably on the tube.

Fat chance

The window of opportunity to tackle the obesity crisis is rapidly closing and the present token measures will be totally ineffectual.

Womb to tomb replaces cradle to grave as focus for health service

· Campaigns to tackle obesity and alcoholism · Deprived areas targeted in drive for healthy lifestyles

Official: obesity risk to half of all children

· Rising numbers 'alarming' - minister · New rules on healthy school meals

Infertility crisis looms in the west as obesity levels soar

· Couples seeking treatment may double in next decade · Problem could be eased if women lose weight

Sore throat virus linked to obesity

A common virus that causes throat and eye infections may also play a role in obesity, according to US scientists.