So the UK’s eating more than it realises – here’s how we could get thin

We’re hugely underestimating our daily calories – the way we consume food needs to be overhauled, writes Michael Hallsworth

Undiagnosed adult ADHD could cost UK billions a year, report finds

Costs of the disorder in adults who are unable to work or hold down a full-time job are high, says thinktank

Walkable cities reduce blood pressure and hypertension risk, study finds

Research finds significant link between the walkability of a city and the blood pressure and hypertension risk of the people who live there

‘Ultra-processed’ products now half of all UK family food purchases

Exclusive: health experts warn increasing popularity of industrially-made food will lead to negative effects such as obesity and poor health

Wales bans intimate piercings for under-18s over health fears

Law forbids practitioners from working on areas including tongue, breast and genitals

I’m breastfeeding everywhere – and guess what? People are great about it

I’ve been truly surprised by the support of strangers. A kind word doesn’t take much but for anxious mums it means a lot, writes freelance journalist Nell Frizzell

Folic acid: new research is a ‘gamechanger’ in push to fortify British foods

Study concludes there is no need for an upper limit on folate, removing a further barrier to mandatory fortification that would prevent birth defects

Boots cuts price of morning-after pill across UK

Chemist follows Tesco and Superdrug’s lead on discount after initial refusal

Cheers? No thanks! Low- and no-alcohol lifestyle booms

Sales of beer and cider with under 1.2% alcohol soared by 30%

Call for ban on chocolate price cuts to fight obesity crisis

Charity also recommends 20% sugar tax on all confectionery after finding up to 29 teaspoons of sugar in one ‘sharing’ bag