Western lifestyle may cause blood pressure to rise with age

Study of remote communities in Venezuelan rainforest sheds fresh light on hypertension

Spike in premature births among Latinas linked to Trump’s win

Premature births among Latinas increased from 7.3% to 8.4% according to New York City health department research

The Guardian view on big data and insurance: knowing too much

Editorial: Insurance depends on the pooling of risk but big data may drain that pool

Weight Watchers plans tech rebrand to take on wellness industry

Under the name ‘WW’ the US-listed firm hopes to broaden its appeal as diets begin to wane

‘Would that all journeys were on foot’: writers on the joy of walking

Will Self on London, Fran Lebowitz on New York, Helen Garner on Melbourne and other writers’ love letters to urban pedestrianism

Goop to pay out over unproven health benefits of vaginal eggs

Gwyneth Paltrow’s company has agreed to pay $145,000 to settle allegations of unscientific claims

‘I didn’t get arrested, I got rescued’: jail is a lifeline for some pregnant women

Incarceration is some women’s only shot at pregnancy healthcare – but the quality varies enormously

How the Oprah effect helped Weight Watchers regain Americans’ trust

Strategy of targeting members’ general health as well as diet boosted by its star ambassador

Hot Cheetos are getting their own biopic, but might land you in hospital

The super-spicy snack, set to get its own origin-story film, has been blamed for a teenager’s emergency gallbladder surgery

Ban fat-shaming show Insatiable, its critics cry. But none of them have seen it

Like Beverley Hughes railing against Brass Eye, those who pelt round the hamster wheels of social media outrage have – yet again – confused the subject of a joke with its target