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?
Exercise brings me friends, happiness and health. It’s not about losing weight
Doctors now say diet, rather than working out, promotes weight loss. But after gruelling boxing or calming yoga, the last thing I want is to stuff a burger into my face
Pseudoscience and strawberries: ‘wellness’ gurus should carry a health warning
The blogger Belle Gibson has been exposed as a fraud – but the internet is still awash with others like her, pushing unsubstantiated nutritional advice
Do we worry too much about what we eat?
Nut-free schools, gluten-free diets, careful with the carbs: anxiety around food is on the rise, and it’s not easy to sort the myth from the medical advice
Some shop-bought sandwiches more calorific than burgers
Lunch items from Pret a Manger, Caffè Nero, Marks & Spencer and Asda among those found to contain high levels of fat and sugar
What’s next on the menu for school dinners?
Jamie Oliver ended the reign of Turkey Twizzlers in school canteens a decade ago. Journalist Matthew Jenkin explores how mealtimes and food’s provenance are the next hot topics