A man who blames his heart disease on the Atkins diet said on Thursday he is suing the privately held Atkins Inc. to force it to disclose what he called the risks of the popular high-fat, low-carb regimen. Reuters

Removing additives and colourings from school dinners has transformed the lives of a group of pupils. Kids at Ysgol Deganwy Primary, in Conwy, North Wales, took part in a year’s trial in which processed meals were replaced by healthier treats including home-made pizzas. Teachers found the children's behaviour and concentration improved. And the trial, which cost the school nothing extra, was so successful that all 63 primary schools in Conwy County Borough have now changed to the healthier menus. The Sun

The list of diseases linked to smoking grew longer Thursday. Add acute myeloid leukemia, cancers of the cervix, kidney, pancreas and stomach, abdominal aortic aneurysms, cataracts, periodontitis and pneumonia. The Associated Press

The Agriculture Department is dropping new organic food guidelines that allowed limited use of pesticides and antibiotics and drew criticism from some consumer groups and organic farmers. The Associated Press

Cable network MTV refused to air advertisements for documentary "Super Size Me," a critical look at the health impact of a fast-food-only diet, its distributors said on Wednesday. Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films said in a statement the cable TV channel targeted to young audiences told them the ads are "disparaging to fast-food restaurants." Reuters

The death of a three-year-old girl from heart failure brought on by her excess weight was highlighted in a damning report by a British parliamentary committee examining a feared obesity epidemic. One expert quoted in the report by the House of Commons Health Committee told of four children who required ventilatory assistance at home for a respiratory condition because of their obese condition. AFP

Women's magazines should dump diet stories, a magazine associate editor told a body image conference in Melbourne today. Sarah Wilson, a former model who battled poor body image in her teens and 20s and now campaigns publicly on the issue, said her magazine Cosmopolitan had consciously dumped diet stories despite commercial pressure to include them. "As (Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief) Mia Freedman says, if she ran a 'Lose three kilos in a week' diet in the magazine, circulation would jump 10 per cent at the very least," Ms Wilson told a conference on International No Diet Day in Melbourne. "But Cosmopolitan, in the face of this truth and in spite of the incredible commercial pressure to do otherwise, does not do diets. The Australian