Can you guess how many teaspoons of sugar are in these foods? – quiz
Do you know how many teaspoons of sugar are in these food and drinks products?
Should your employer discourage junk food at work?
With so many of our daily calories eaten at work, employers are belatedly realising the importance of diet for health, wellbeing and productivity
The queens of greens: the new wave of cooks proving healthy food can taste great
From sweet potato brownies and sesame chicken salad to old-fashioned bone broth – you don’t have to sacrifice taste to eat well
China’s middle class turns to organics after food safety scares
In Beijing and Shanghai the number of specialist and boutique food shops selling organic food is growing, with many willing to pay a premium for good-quality, safe food
Food industry ‘responsibility deal’ has little effect on health, study finds
Firms agreed to make their products healthier, for example by reducing amounts of salt, but few have done so, researchers say
The diet industry has exploited our health fears for centuries – here’s how
Food companies have a new way to make money: the obesity crisis. It’s just the latest chapter that follows the Tudor corset craze and 20th century ‘sweater girls’
Falling price of processed foods fuelling obesity crisis, says study
Overseas Development Institute says taxes on unhealthy foods matched by subsidies on healthier alternatives could reverse obesity trend
Join the baking revolution
All over the UK keen foodies are getting together to bake bread, and sell it to their neighbours for a fair price
Coalition ‘derailed programme to save lives by reducing salt in food’
Ending Food Standards Agency’s nutrition responsibility slowed progress in cutting deaths and new targets gave industry too much power, health experts say
Diet Pepsi has dropped aspartame in the US, so why not anywhere else?
Ever since it was declared safe in 1974, there have been concerns about the sweetener. So what’s the truth about its alleged harmful effects?