Organic food: the natural choice

Leo Hickman: Why the mock outrage over the nutritional value of organic food? There are a host of more compelling reasons to eat it

France’s ‘cookery bible’ gets English edition

Je Sais Cuisiner, which has sold more than 6m copies in France, has been translated into English for the first time

Study finds big variations in salt contents in global food products

Health lobby group World Action on Salt and Health, which completed research, accuse manufacturers of 'hypocrisy'

Wunder bar! Swiss stumble on low-calorie, no-melt chocolate

International food engineers develop new product under top-secret conditions for chocolatier Barry Callebaut

The website that turns your Big Mac into a gourmet dinner

Sarah Phillips: At fancyfastfood.com Erik Trinidad transforms convenience food into gourmet creations

Hospital food doesn’t have to be bad

Peter Melchett: The Soil Association, in its drive to improve hospital catering, supports Michele Hanson's call for people to report 'crap food'

Fat-rich diets ‘raise risk of pancreatic cancer’

Researchers have found people who consumed most animal fat had higher risk of developing the cancer

Salads can beat fast food for calories, study finds

One tested salad found to contain more calories than a McDonald's Big Mac and medium fries

Boiling carrots whole boosts health benefits, researchers find

Medical properties can be enhanced if vegetables are not diced before cooking, experiments show

Scientists warn consumption of processed meat linked to cancer

Reducing consumption of bacon and ham would stop 3,700 people a year from developing bowel cancer, says Research Fund