Superfoods

Amanda Grant: Cabbages come in a number of guises, including red, savoy and spring. All have a great nutritional benefit, contributing good amounts of vitamin C, beta-carotene, fibre and folic acid to our diet. Dark green cabbages also contain iron.

Food for non-violent thoughts

Felicity Lawrence: The brain requires certain nutrients to function normally, so if these are missing from our diet there are likely to be consequences.

When healthy eating turns into a disease

Some will eat only grain, others only raw veg - a few refuse all food unless it's yellow. 'Orthorexics' think their severe diets are healthy, but do they actually have a eating disorder? Kira Cochrane reports.

Should Everest be closed?

Tourism is turning the world's highest peak into its biggest rubbish dump, claim conservationists, who are pressing for controls on climbing. But will this cost sherpas their livelihood? Dan McDougall in Kathmandu reports on the campaign.

Sound the alarm

There is growing evidence that noise pollution is not only a nuisance but also can have a serious effect on people's health.