TV ads blamed for rise in child obesity

The government's food standards watchdog yesterday published the first hard evidence blaming television advertising for the excessive consumption of junk food causing an increase of obesity among young people, reportw John Carvel.

A deadly slice of American pie

If the UK is facing a ticking timebomb of ill health due to obesity, in parts of the US that bomb has exploded. Health Editor Jo Revill visits San Antonio, the fat capital of the world.