Gym won’t fix it
Membership of fitness centres is at an all-time high. So why are more of us obese than ever? Because, says Tessa Thomas, we've fallen for the great gym con.
Fast food firms face screen test
A Labour MP is to introduce a bill that would ban fast food companies from advertising to pre-school children amid calls for the government to tackle obesity among British youths, writes Claire Cozens.
Fat matters more than ever
It is time for a properly resourced strategy that will tackle obesity, writes Anna Coote.
Are we turning our children into ‘fat’ junkies?
One in 10 British children under five is obese. Health experts blame sedentary lifestyles - and ever bigger fast food portions - but new research suggests that a diet high in fat and sugar may trigger the same addictive cravings as tobacco or drugs. Ellen Ruppel Shell reports from America
Bullied at 12 for being overweight
Ryan Owen hit the headlines last month when he refused to attend school because he was bullied about his size. Dee O'Connell talks to his mother
Pupils to be given free use of private gyms and swimming pools
Schoolchildren will get free use of private gyms and fitness lessons with personal trainers in a new drive to tackle the growing problem of obesity.