Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food goes to Rotherham
Jamie Oliver is right to point out that Britain's poor diet is a national scandal, but his new show teeters close to being the nastiest sort of human zoo TV
Britain on a plate
Felicity Lawrence: Our diet today is as much about class as it always has been - and it will take more than Jamie Oliver to change that
Why hot chillis (probably) won’t kill you
Emine Saner: 'It is possible to have an anaphylactic reaction but it is certainly not common,' says dietician Sue Baic
Students who can’t cook, won’t cook
Cooking may be the last thing on freshers' minds, but it is worth acquiring some skills, says Fiona Beckett
Pre-washed salad is a dirty trick
Felicity Lawrence: It takes sweated labour to grow it, it's not even really washed before we eat it – and it costs a packet, literally
Food safety: Scientists warn of health risks in salad packs
Growing popularity of pre-packed salads is likely to lead to an increase in food poisoning cases
The water myth
It can be just as harmful to drink too much water as too little. It all depends how much you sweat, says Peta Bee
Grants for corner shops in anti-obesity drive to sell more fruit and veg
Pilot scheme to be aimed at small shopkeepers in deprived areas as part of healthy eating campaign
How bad for you is coleslaw?
Andrew Shanahan: If a mix of shredded cabbage, carrot and mayonnaise isn't a healthy option, what on earth is?