US Outlook The image of the sedentary, pop-swilling American is more than a stereotype; one in three people here is obese, and the numbers are going up, along with the incidences of chronic disease, such as diabetes, that disproportionately afflict the overweight. There are many causes, inevitably, but one villain in particular is in the sights of government: the fizzy drinks industry.

New York City's mayor is proposing an unprecedented ban on the sale of large fizzy drinks and other sugary drinks in the hopes of combating obesity — an expansion of efforts to encourage healthy behavior that have led to shouts that America's largest city is becoming a "nanny state."

A detective sergeant was jailed for eight years today for raping a mother in her own home.

An 11-year-old girl needed hospital treatment after binging on a "vast quantity" of vodka, police said.

The company behind fizzy drink Irn-Bru has defied the downturn with an increase in sales this year.

Foreign Secretary William Hague has said there is only one answer to Britain's economic woes - hard work.

School meals campaigner Jamie Oliver has warned the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, he is endangering the health of millions of children.

Jamie Oliver has warned Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, that his school meals policies are endangering children's health.

People are underestimating sugar levels in drinks which are perceived to be "healthy" options, according to new research.

Soft drinks manufacturers would be forced to reduce their sugar content under a parliamentary move to prevent more children and adults developing the life-shortening disease diabetes.

Soft drinks manufacturers would be forced to reduce their sugar content under a parliamentary move to prevent more children and adults developing the life-shortening disease diabetes.

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