Diet & Food
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Children getting plumper in primary school – campaigners
Some 57,000 children a year are leaving primary school obese or overweight in spite of being a healthy weight when they started, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Row as child obesity plan unveiled
Plans to reduce child obesity in England, announced today, failed to satisfy campaigners. Read more
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Weight loss drug risks under-reported
Adverse events associated with the weight-loss drug orlistat are often understated in trial reports, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Obesity linked to diabetes rather than CV disease
Lifestyle interventions to tackle obesity may be most effective at reducing the risk of diabetes, according to research on twins. Read more
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Omega 3 benefit for bowel cancer patients?
Bowel cancer patients who consume omega 3 fats from fish may help reduce the risk of mortality from their disease, new research suggests. Read more
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Researchers quantify obesity loss of life
Being overweight shortens life expectancy by about a year, according to a major international study published today. Read more
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Junk food means a ‘better time’ – children
Children associate junk food with having a better time – and advertising influences them in what they want to eat, a new report out today shows. Read more
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Office cake culture main source of adult sugar – professor
Workplaces suffer from a "cake culture" which is the main source of sugar for many adults, a senior member of the Royal College of Surgeons claimed last night. Read more
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Warning on obesity rates
Growing rates of obesity in the UK could contribute to more than seven million cases of disease over the next two decades, campaigners claim today. Read more
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Coffee safe, hot drinks maybe not – experts
Excessively hot drinks rather than coffee are responsible for high rates of oesophageal cancer in some parts of the world, experts said yesterday. Read more