Salt not as damaging to health as previously thought, says study

New research reignites a row with scientists who want to reduce salt intake to near zero

Pineapple tacos, duck doughnuts and apple beer: how cancer patients are being tempted to eat well

Chemotherapy can ruin people’s experience of food. Now chefs and scientists are devising healthy recipes to counter the treatment’s effects

Hot Cheetos are getting their own biopic, but might land you in hospital

The super-spicy snack, set to get its own origin-story film, has been blamed for a teenager’s emergency gallbladder surgery

Fool’s gold: what fish oil is doing to our health and the planet

Omega-3 is one of our favourite supplements – but a huge new study has found it has little or no benefit. How did it become a $30bn business?

Rosemary Ferguson: ‘I do realise my tastebuds are a bit warped’

The nutritionist and former model, 43, on feeling the same now as she did when she was 17, vanity and being a role model for her daughters

Flying high: kids in the UK are wild about energy drinks – but how harmful are they?

UK children consume energy drinks at a higher rate than kids in any other country in Europe - with a fifth of three-10-year-olds having them regularly. Is this a health risk, or no worse than coffee?

Can an apple cider vinegar a day keep the doctor away?

Sales have soared as ‘clean eaters’ hail the health benefits of the kitchen cupboard staple

Want stronger, healthier sperm? Eat your nuts

Snacking on nuts was shown to increase the number and quality of the sperm men produced

How do I get a six-pack? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day millions of people ask Google life’s most difficult questions. Personal trainer Emma Oko answers this one

Scottish government plans restrictions on sugary and fatty foods

Ministers’ plans to tackle obesity in some cases go further than health ministers in England