In 2005 the European Union outlined a vital area of action on chronic disease prevention: ‘addressing the obesogenic environment to stimulate physical activity.’ A key feature of an obesogenic environment is that it fosters low levels of physical activity,...

Campaigners have warned that nearly 1 million people living in the United Kingdom are unaware that they have developed diabetes. Numbers of people diagnosed with the condition, which is often caused by lifestyle factors, is set to soar over the next few years as...

Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine has added to evidence that school can have a positive impact on children’s health. Through encouraging healthy eating and improving physical education classes, levels of obesity can be reduced. Obesity...