Blood pressure risk to children from high salt diets

Higher salt diets in children lead to raised blood pressure which increases the risk of heart disease and stroke in later life, according to a study based on data collected in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Global food crisis looms as climate change and population growth strip fertile land

. 'Ignorance, need and greed' depleting soil . Experts warn competition will lead to conflict.

Food for thought. What Britain’s top brains eat

Are greens good for the grey matter, or will egg and chips do just as well? Tim Lewis asked our top boffins to reveal their eating habits.

Are we using too much olive oil?

Zoe Williams: Sales of extra-virgin olive oil hit a record £71m last year, which means it now accounts for more than 30% - the largest share - of the UK oil market.

What’s really in them?

What's really in the new breed of "healthy" flavoured waters?

What’s good for the guru

Nothing from a tin, no preservatives: Ayurveda makes tough demands, but it's worth it, says Caroline Boucher.

What’s in your basket?

Kelly Rowland, 26, singer

Hands up who wants peanuts for tea?

Britain is undergoing an epidemic of food allergies in children, and no one knows why. But one doctor thinks he may have the answer.

Is baby food unnatural?

Joanna Moorhead: There is now another objection to the £120m-a-year baby-food market: babies don't actually need it at all.