From antibiotics to fossil fuels: the inconvenient truth about sustainability
Humanity has spent the last century creating life-changing luxuries. Here’s why our next move should be learning how to wean ourselves off these wonders
Pesticide residue on food could affect sperm quality, says Harvard study
Analysis of semen from men at fertility clinic matched with questionnaire on consumption of fruit and vegetables
Should I eat more eggs?
Eggs are no longer considered a health hazard – in fact, they are incredibly good for you. So how many should you eat?
Long-term food bank users risk nutritional problems
Researchers say reliance on processed food usually provided by food banks is unlikely to result in balanced diet
How to combat the ‘if in doubt, bin it’ food culture
Use by, display until, sell by, best before - the confusing array of terms that contribute to the annual 7.2m tonnes of food and drink waste. How can we change things for the better?
The health halo: how good PR is misleading shoppers
US research shows that socially responsible food companies are assumed to have healthier products
Extreme cod feasting – as only the Norwegians know how
The Barents Sea is home to the ‘wanderer cod’. Our writer helps to catch and sample a fish that’s hard to beat for freshness, taste and health-boosting vitamin D
That Sugar Film: how 60 days of eating ‘health food’ led to fatty liver disease
Australian documentary maker Damon Gameau cracks open the refined sugars hidden in so-called ‘healthy’ packaged food in a gonzo activist mission to map his own mental and physical disintegration
Natural superfood: is it time to regulate the sale of breast milk?
If bodybuilders and others are turning to it as a natural supplement and superfood, is it time to start regulating the sale of breast milk?
Death by chocolate: the sugar-fueled diabetes surge in South Asia
More disposable income combined with a traditional Indian fondness for sweets and snacks are leading to an epidemic of type 2 diabetes among South Asians