Bottom line on obesity
Body size is largely inherited, a fact ignored by a recent health committee report, writes Vivienne Parry.
Search for miracle cure goes on
Vivienne Parry looks at the genetic defects that led to the death of an obese three-year-old child.
MP hits back at obesity report critics
The chairman of the Commons health select committee, David Hinchliffe, today hit back at doctors who claimed MPs were wrong to blame obesity for the death of a three-year-old girl.
Fat road to perdition
The death of an overweight 3-year-old opened the doors to a wave of simplistic hysteria about obesity, writes Vivienne Parry.
Obesity’s ills spell fatter bills
As Britons lose the battle of the bulge, insurance firms are set to charge overweight people even higher life premiums. Jamie Felix weighs up a trend that can already add over £3,000 to the cost of insuring a mortgage.