How to Lose Weight Well review – crash diets and bad advice
Six Britons were put on short-term regimens so complicated that you needed graphs and spreadsheets to decipher them
The Case for Keto review – why a full-fat diet should be on the menu
Gary Taubes argues persuasively that ‘those who fatten easily’ should abandon carbs altogether
The Age of Fitness by Jürgen Martschukat review – why we are obsessed
Do we think of people who keep fit as more successful? The history and politics of an idea
Musician, heal thyself: how ambient music brought solace in 2020
With no clubs or gigs to go to and pandemic anxiety to quell, ambient music chimed more strongly in a year when artists reconsidered their sense of purpose
Fearne Cotton: ‘I have found clarity’
She was the face of popular culture, but then Fearne Cotton reached crisis point. Now she has found her voice again...
Nonfiction to look out for in 2021
Biographies of Philip Roth and DH Lawrence, and the curious death of Robert Maxwell
Philippa Perry: ‘Most parents are not evil – they’re lovely people with the wrong tools’
The psychotherapist talks to Hadley Freeman about her childhood, parenting in a pandemic, and life with her partner, artist Grayson Perry
From variolation to vaccines: a short history of a medical triumph
The humble cow is encoded in one of medicine’s greatest feats
Tina Turner: ‘When I was in the zone, it was like I was flying’
She was a rock’n’roll powerhouse who electrified audiences worldwide. As Tina Turner releases a guide to happiness, she talks to playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler) about how she found the strength to overcome illness, abuse and tragedy
Johnson urged to extend public’s right to roam over English countryside
Letter signed by 100 people including Stephen Fry and Ali Smith points out freedom to roam only extends to 8% of country