Diet & Food
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One third overweight at 11
Nearly one third of British pupils are overweight when they reach the age to leave primary school, according to figures published yesterday. Read more
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Coffee may prevent deadly cancer
Coffee drinking may help spare men from developing a deadly cancer, researchers reported today. Read more
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Waist-line clue to heart disease
Your waist-line may give a strong clue about your risk of dying from heart disease, researchers warned last night. Read more
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Fight climate change and boost health – doctors
Senior doctors weighed in behind claims that tackling climate change could improve health yesterday. Read more
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Salt a major killer – researchers
The high level of salt eaten in the food of many countries is directly linked to stroke and heart disease, researchers claimed today. Read more
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Baked or boiled fish is ‘best’ for heart
The method by which fish is cooked has a direct effect on its benefits for heart health, researchers say. Read more
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New video games may boost heart health
Video games – blamed for the unfitness of modern youth – may finally be redressing the balance, a major heart conference heard yesterday. Read more
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Gut bugs clue to fatness
Scientists may have found another clue to controlling human obesity – the bugs in our guts, it was announced last night. Read more
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Carbohydrates may keep dieters happy
Low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins diet may be bad for the mood, researchers have reported. Read more
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Pregnancy vitamin link to asthma claim
Researchers say they have found a link between the folic acid supplements that women take in pregnancy and rising rates of asthma. Read more