Start with children

Leader: There are now 1 million obese children under 16 living in the UK, one-third of Europe's total.

Fat versus fiction

The moral panic about the obesity epidemic was always hard to swallow, says Vivienne Parry. Now, a new study says we may have been wrong all along .

Designer urges emphasis on ‘healthier buildings’

Britain's buildings and public spaces are encouraging obesity and public health problems, according to the government's chief architecture adviser.

Why you should worry if your child watches TV for 8 hours a week

Parents given eight-point guide pinpointing childhood obesity risk factors.

One in four children overweight, figures show

The level of childhood obesity continues to increase in England with the biggest rise seen among primary school children, according to new figures.