Obesity
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Obesity: the Post Mortem examines the effects of excess weight on the human body
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The Long Read: Most of us think of microbes as germs to be feared and killed. In fact they hold the key to improving our health – and may be the key to tackling obesity
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You finally reach your desired weight, only to find it creeping back up. Now, researchers think they have discovered why
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Strategy has become national scandal given PM’s pledge to look after poor and socially deprived, campaigners argue
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As the leader of the cancer taskforce, I’m shocked how this government’s pledge to protect the next generation has been watered down
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Allowing the food industry to regulate itself puts profits before children and flies in the face of the evidence
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Editorial: Theresa May sees the value of an interventionist industrial strategy. She should take the same tack in social policy
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The new prime minister has bowed to the junk food industry over public health. We’re finding out what she really stands for
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British Retail Consortium criticises proposal for voluntary action by manufacturers in government’s much-derided strategy
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Letters: Expecting the food industry to police itself with regard to junk food is like waiting for the oil industry to tell people not to drive their cars
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Catch up on our debate about the government’s plans for a levy on sugary food and drink products
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Fat is a class issue. Most of the seriously obese are poor. Offer a diet of self-esteem, good jobs and social status, and the pounds will fall away
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Experts’ call for ban on junk food price promotions could go unheeded, though tax on sugary drinks expected to go ahead
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Anecdotal evidence suggests app, which encourages users to walk for miles in search of fictional creatures, could ease obesity
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Obesity rates are on the rise, and the under-reporting of how much we really eat is to blame, says a new study. How many calories do you really consume?
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Children’s Food Campaign claims sponsors such as Kellogg’s and McDonald’s are again using Games to push unhealthy products
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More than half of recent promotions at UK supermarkets offered deals on junk food, sweets and fizzy drinks
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Everyone has done it, but research shows the danger of mindlessly consuming savoury dips. Tell us about the other food temptations you’d like to suppress
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