Will alcohol ruin my diet?

Booze contains plenty of calories, although studies have shown that moderate drinking is not necessarily associated with piling on the pounds

Few foods on track to meet salt reduction targets, survey reveals

Research by Consensus Action on Salt and Health finds bread rolls are the only foodstuff likely to meet 2017 targets

Dietary supplements – are they fit for purpose?

Can all those drinks, capsules and powders really improve your sporting performance? We asked the experts

The health benefits of growing purple potatoes

Purple tatties not only look good – they could help ward off strokes and heart disease, writes James Wong

Meet the people who eat 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day

After scientists recommended eating 800g a day to prevent early death, readers tell us how they get so much greens in their diet

Children’s sugar intake equals five doughnuts a day, campaigners say

Obesity Health Alliance calls for food and drink makers to cut ‘hidden’ sugar to curb dangerous obesity among young people

Forget five a day, eat 10 portions of fruit and veg to cut risk of early death

Scientists say even just 2.5 portions daily can lower chance of heart disease, stroke, cancer and premature death

Pumped on protein: can a shake ever be as good as a plate of food?

Sales of power bars and powders and supplements are surging – but does anyone really need them?

Deliciously Ella with Friends by Ella Mills – digested read

John Crace reduces the latest clean and healthy cookbook from the blogging author to a slimmer 700 words

Study dispels myth of links between poverty and weight

Unemployed more likely than those in work to be very thin, says report