Does democracy make us fat?
Plato thought so. Now his remedy, and an equally stern one from Thomas Hobbes, appear in a new book on dieting from Sunderland - along with kinder suggestions from John Locke and others
A different class: the expansion of Steiner schools
Jeevan Vasagar: The number of Steiner schools is set to expand, thanks to state funding via the coalition's 'free schools' policy. Their alternative approach is appealing, but do they offer a rounded education?
Banned junk food on sale in nine out of 10 academies, research finds
School Food Trust study contradicts Michael Gove's claim that academies would champion government's nutritional standards
Britain has world’s third highest proportion of sexually active teens
UK also ranks badly among high-income nations for harmful teenage drinking, according to study in Lancet medical journal
Body confidence awards: a start in fightback against image-makers
Parliamentary group's inaugural awards challenge culture producing consumers addicted to beauty products and despair
We must demonise junk food for the sake of our children
Aseem Malhotra: We must educate children properly about nutrition if we are to alter the statistics on obesity
The insider’s guide to cancer prevention
These experts spend their lives fighting cancer. They have heard every tip, sensible or not, for how to avoid it. They tell Oliver Laughland how their lifestyles have changed as a result
PIP breast implant warnings were inadequate, says MPs’ report
Committee recommends women should be allowed to pay NHS for replacement at same time as free removal of faulty implants
My fellow MPs need to know what I have learned from working families
As a former obstetrician, the MP Dan Poulter thought he knew all about the struggles of young families. But visiting them has opened his eyes to new problems
I oppose the bill, but don’t idealise the NHS. There’s room to improve
Deborah Orr: My family is from one of the parts of the country that is, statistically, less well-served by the health service. I'm not bitter, but the NHS did not save my father's life