Another day, another initiative to combat obesity. Sometimes feels as if we're fighting a losing battle against the bulging waistlines of the UK population. Same old advice, same old results. I therefore empathise with the reaction of Lib Dems health spokesman Norman Lamb to the government's...

This week, I was forwarded an article from a colleague where McDonald's UK boss is quoted blaming computer games for being a main catalyst, amongst other factors of course, of obesity in children. I had to read the introduction a few times to make sure we were talking about McDonald's the fast...