Vivienne Westwood on her secret to staying young: bathe once a week
Fashion designer, 76, says not washing too much is the secret to seeming young, while her husband, Andreas Kronthaler, says he washes even less often
Poor diet is a factor in one in five deaths, global disease study reveals
Study compiling data from every country finds people are living longer but millions are eating wrong foods for their health
‘They should be much bigger’: the heavy toll of hunger on Madagascar’s children
Chronic malnourishment is causing profound damage to the minds and bodies of one in two children in Madagascar, leaving them too small for their age
Grain drain: should everyone adopt a gluten-free diet?
About 1% of people can’t process gluten, yet endorsements from celebrities allied with health fears mean the ‘free-from’ market is booming among non-coeliacs. Are the benefits real?
From burgers to breaded mackerel: how Croydon is fighting the fat
On one of London’s unhealthiest high streets one in four children is obese, but now the council has stepped in
Why we fell for clean eating
The long read: The oh-so-Instagrammable food movement has been thoroughly debunked – but it shows no signs of going away. The real question is why we were so desperate to believe it
A danger to public health? Uproar as scientist urges us to eat more salt
Exclusive: In a new book a US scientist claims eating more salt will make us healthier. But UK experts have condemned the advice as potentially dangerous
‘Is food medicine? The question has never been so current or so contentious’
Comment: Food can heal, but its role in nourishing the body and mind has long since been lost among an avalanche of fads and quackery. It’s time to prescribe a dose of sensible eating
Do kimchi and other fermented foods give you more fizz?
Products such as kombucha, kefir and sauerkraut are growing in popularity, propelled by health claims and increasing knowledge about the microbes in our guts. But do they justify the hype?