Overweight people miss out on jobs, says report

Overweight people find it harder to get a job than their slimmer counterparts, an online survey of more than 2,000 human resources professionals by the journal Personnel Today suggests.

Fuss is a fat lot of good

Zoe Williams: Obesity is a function of social progress so there's no point in blaming unhealthy food.

‘Too little being done to tackle obesity’

Healthcare professionals from across the country meet today to discuss obesity. The National Obesity Forum will be told the government is not yet taking the issue seriously enough.