Money to fight obesity raided to bail out hospitals, Tories claim

Tories publish document outlining measures to stop earmarked cash being siphoned off to tackle funding shortfalls in other areas.

Parents are focus of new childhood anti-obesity education campaign

· Report links excess weight in minors to bad parenting· 40% of 6- to 9-year-olds choose own evening meal

The fat of the land

Louise Diss: NHS plans for tackling obesity may serve the government well, but they stand little chance of helping overweight people.

Childhood obesity in girls can lead to early onset of puberty, study suggests

· Trend in Britain likely to follow US, say researchers· Fifth of children under 15 could be obese by 2010

Digestible nonsense

Zoe Williams: It is absurd to try to learn about trends in child obesity from the story of one extremely fat boy.

Obese boy stays with mother

Connor McCreaddie, 8, will not be taken into care, social services officials say.

Mother’s anger as obese boy, 8, faces care order

· Health fears prompt child protection meeting· Family claims little help in tackling weight problem