Obsessed By My Body review: at last I know why bodybuilders smear themselves with fake tan

Welcome to the world of teenage bodybuilding – a hotbed of preening and paranoia. Plus, The Secret Life of the Zoo; time to rethink meerkats – they’re not as cute as they look

People aged 40-59 are least happy and most anxious, report finds

Pressures of looking after children and ageing parents could be taking major toll on this age group, ONS study suggests

‘No one looks at the whole of me,’ my mum says. How the NHS is breaking apart

Her local hospital was once state of the art, but now it creaks, with over-full wards and over-worked staff

Snuffed out – the kids’ classics that would be censored by a smoking ban

The World Health Organisation would like films that feature smoking to automatically be given adult ratings. Bad news for Pinocchio and Cruella de Vil …

Workplace loneliness is a real problem. For 45 hours a week I feel isolated

I have a good job which I enjoy, but in a bustling office I feel entirely alone. Employers need to tackle this, both for work performance and for people like me

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig review – one man’s battle with depression

A timely memoir of mental illness reads as a highly personal and creative response to crisis

Zika outbreak raises fears of rise in deaths from unsafe abortions

Campaigners urge governments in Latin America to rethink bans on abortion and make contraception widely available

Breastfeeding could prevent 800,000 child deaths, Lancet says

Breastfeeding at risk from poor government policies, lack of support for mothers and aggressive formula milk industry, research finds

Wine: want to cut down on alcohol? Try these lower-abv reds

As well as drinking less, it might be an idea to drink good wines that have lower alcohol content, too. There are some out there

How dieting will get personal – and much more effective

Project analysing people’s gut bacteria and determining which foods cause a spike in their blood sugar levels is paving the way for tailor-made diets