Fat girl slim

London's East End has the highest rate of obesity in Britain - one in 10 children is obese. Now the community is fighting back with 'fat clubs' for kids, and chefs to improve the nutritional value of a 40p school dinner. Jo Revill investigates.

Curb on junk food adverts to combat child obesity

The government is to intervene in Britain's obesity crisis by asking the new television regulator Ofcom to draw up a tough code on junk food and drinks advertisements directed at children, write Jackie Ashley, Patrick Wintour and Mark Oliver.

Fast food the new health food? – fat chance

Simon Hoggart: The Commons health committee is holding an inquiry into obesity, and yesterday they heard witnesses from Pepsi, Kellogg's, Cadbury and McDonald's - there to be grilled, so to speak.