Related links
Links to key websites that focus on issues and concerns about obesity.
Organisations and initiatives
British Nutrition Foundation (BNF)
A scientific and educational charity that promotes and disseminates evidence-based nutritional knowledge and advice.
Fat is the New Black
A size acceptance group to counter the public's negative attitude towards obese people.
International Obesity Task Force (IOTF)
Works to alert the world of the growing health crisis threatened by obesity and acts to persuade governments to take action now.
The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST)
A UK charity that encourages a better understanding of obesity, its causes and the practical solutions that are or should be available.
Scottish Executive Healthy Living Initiative
A collaboration between NHS Health Scotland and the Scottish Executive to promote Scotland's 'healthyliving' programme, providing resources, advice and support on healthy eating and physical activity.
The Food Commission
Campaigns for safer, healthier food in the UK.
General articles and links
Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO)
Includes a variety of factsheets on obesity.
BBC Science and Nature – Hot Topics: The Science of Obesity
Biozone
A selection of links to nutrition-related websites.
European obesity - which countries have the fattest men, women and children?
BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme (31 October 2004)
Frequently asked questions on obesity (BBC News Online, 26 May 2004)
NMAP
A gateway to a selection of obesity links.
News stories
A mother's obesity can harm her baby (Telegraph Online, 19 July 2004)
Born to be fat (Guardian Online, 11 January 2003)
Comfort and 'boredom'-eating rife (BBC News Online, 23 August 2004)
Food lobby weighs in on obesity debate (BBC Online, 27 May 2004)
Foolish panic is about profit (Observer Online, 30 May 2004)
Bottom line on obesity - Government health report ignores link between obesity and genes (Guardian Online, 17 June 2004)
Obesity: Who is to blame? (BBC News Online, 13 March 2004)
Piling on the prejudice (BBC News Online, 6 September 2004)
One pill for obesity and smoking (BBC News Online, 10 March, 2004)
Schools urged to fight obesity (BBC News Online, 27 May 2004)
Tackling the obesity time bomb (BBC News Online, 21 March 2004)