Have government ministers had a happiness bypass?
First George Osborne tells us 2014 is a year for “hard truths”, and now Jeremy Hunt calls for some “national soul-searching” about obesity.
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The 1970s get a bad press. Economic ruin, union strife, racism, Jimmy Savile, embarrassing music – the list is endless. But was this decade really as bad as it’s portrayed?
Bishops think there is a link between food poverty and government welfare reforms. But what is the hard evidence?
Buoyed by their success in getting manufacturers to reduce the amount of salt in processed food, scientists are now hoping the same campaign tactics will see reductions in harmful levels of sugar too.
First George Osborne tells us 2014 is a year for “hard truths”, and now Jeremy Hunt calls for some “national soul-searching” about obesity.
Britain needs a political leader who is prepared to confront the urban traffic disaster that every day threatens the health – and the lives – of cyclists.
Thousands of tonnes of saturated fat are to be cut out of a range of foods, from Kit Kats to breadsticks, a government pledge says – but concerns are raised that the plan does not go far enough.
London’s hospitals are at breaking point and will be unable to cope with the needs of the population by 2020, according to top healthcare professionals.
Scientists claim a “turning point” in the fight against degenerative brain disease, but are we really anywhere near a cure for diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s?
Scientists have come up with another reason to eat your greens: the humble broccoli could prevent or slow osteoarthritis, the most common form of the bone condition arthritis, says a new study.
I love a bit of pop music and know a good deal more about One Direction than is perhaps wise to admit, writes Social Affairs Editor Jackie Long. So what’s the verdict on Morgan Spurlock’s new film about the boy band?
School dinners are much better for pupils than packed lunches, which should be banned by headmasters – the message of a new government-commissioned report.
Britons are more likely to die early than people in most wealthy nations, according to new research published in the Lancet, and experts fear that the gap is widening.
Michael Moss, a journalist with the New York Times, says that it’s no accident that junk food is often people’s first choice for a meal.
Britain is too fat and it is getting fatter – and now is the time to act, warns an influential medical group. But will their suggested measures to tackle the “obesity crisis” work?
The head of the country’s obesity forum is calling for every obese child to be offered stomach surgery, as Science Reporter Asha Tanna reports.