So the UK’s eating more than it realises – here’s how we could get thin
We’re hugely underestimating our daily calories – the way we consume food needs to be overhauled, writes Michael Hallsworth
Call for ban on chocolate price cuts to fight obesity crisis
Charity also recommends 20% sugar tax on all confectionery after finding up to 29 teaspoons of sugar in one ‘sharing’ bag
‘I just want to cut it off’: the weight-loss patients who no longer fit their skin
Bariatric surgery is a highly cost-effective way to lose life-changing amounts of weight – but the NHS rarely removes the excess skin that is left behind. Desperate patients are now crowdfunding their operations while struggling with anxiety, depression and identity issues
Is your gut microbiome the key to health and happiness?
Research suggests the vast ecosystem of organisms that lives in our digestive systems might be as complex and influential as our genes in everything from mental health to athleticism and obesity. But is ‘poop doping’ really the way ahead?
High street lunch meal deals ‘can contain up to 30 teaspoons of sugar’
Health group criticises retailers including WH Smith, Tesco and Morrisons for mix and match deals containing calorific snacks
Poor diet is a factor in one in five deaths, global disease study reveals
Study compiling data from every country finds people are living longer but millions are eating wrong foods for their health
UK families could get money off shopping bills if they hit exercise goals
NHS ‘healthy towns’ scheme could offer rewards such as free cinema tickets in attempt to reduce lifestyle-related illnesses
From burgers to breaded mackerel: how Croydon is fighting the fat
On one of London’s unhealthiest high streets one in four children is obese, but now the council has stepped in
Dementia and Alzheimer’s main cause of death for women, says Public Health England
Female life expectancy is now 83 years but many women will spend a quarter of their lives in ill-health, finds report
Obese women more likely to have babies with serious birth defects, says study
Increased risk of health problems including heart defects, digestive anomalies and malformations of genitals or limbs revealed by major study