Look into my pies …

A weight-loss diet that doesn't involve suffering and deprivation? Is this some sort of delusion?

Toxins are all in the mind

Hadley Freeman: Whatever Gwyneth or Beyoncé do, cutting out major food groups can be very bad for your health

Raise a glass to low-calorie champagne

It might sound a little joyless to toast the new year with 'zero dosage' fizz. But when Anna Pickard tried it, she discovered the drink is not just for dieters

Just say no to sugar

Stephanie Mangold: New York state plans to fight obesity by taxing sugary soft drinks. But losing weight requires personal commitment

Morning-after medicine

Scientists claim there's no such thing as a hangover cure. What nonsense, writes Lucy Mangan