Health: How to avoid putting on those winter pounds
Keep exercising – and don't rely on food treats to get you through the dark months, says Phil Daoust
Superdiets? They’re just a fairytale, says top doctor
Medical evidence doesn't support claims that faddish eating regimes make you healthier
Calorie count guidance may rise by a cheeseburger
Committee says recommended adult daily calorie intake could be increased by 16%, or up to 400 calories a day
Jamie Oliver’s salty pasta sauces criticised (again)
The sauces which drew opprobrium over a year ago are under fire again, but this time the celebrity chef's team are taking action not making excuses
Alcohol and pregnancy – conflict and confusion
Shouldn't pregnant women be afforded the right to exercise personal choice when deciding whether to drink alcohol? Have you ever felt the need to intervene to stop a pregnant woman drinking, and if so, why?
Salt in Jamie Oliver sauces a recipe for ill-health
• Chef's pasta range has more than any other• One portion equivalent to 10 bags of salted crisps
Fat is a humanist issue
Marianne Kirby: Want to know what it's like to be fat? It means facing a constant barrage of humiliation from people who feel entitled to comment
The doubtful dividends of detox diets
Are 'detox' diets and dishes complete hooey, or might there be something in them?
Learning to cook the Ministry of Food way
Jamie Oliver's Rotherham-based cookery school aims to transform the way ordinary people eat. Could it even make a cook out of Michele Hanson?
Shock finding on salt levels in big-name brand foods
Supermarket own-brand and 'value' ranges have far less salt than the famous names, UK study finds