Kitchen trouble: when chefs get sick – and how they cure themselves

Rich food, after-hours booze, 3am kebabs – a chef’s lifestyle can be full of unhealthy ingredients. Three top professional cooks tell Katy Salter their stories of illness – and recovery

Will these five weird diets help you lose weight?

From pigging out on potatoes to eating clay, wacky diets abound. Some even work, but do they do more harm than good? Ann Robinson asked the experts

Is it worth it: watermelon juice

‘You could buy an actual watermelon for roughly the same price, and it would probably yield far more juice,’ says Stuart Heritage

How to eat healthily, be mindful and simplify your life: new year’s resolutions made easy

Struggling with your new year’s resolutions? Our team advises you on how to stick to your goals

Is it worth it? ‘Freefrom’ foods

People without medical need are turning to these gluten-, wheat- or dairy-free foods as an ostensibly healthier choice. But does it really do them any good? Stuart Heritage finds out

Wine: how to cut down the smart way

Drinking less may suit you better than abstinence, and one way to do that is to go for wines with lower abvs, says Fiona Beckett

11 ways to eat more healthily – without ruining your life

Believe it or not, you can improve your diet and still enjoy meals. Here’s how …

Diets: is there any science behind the latest fad regimes?

The 5:2 to the Paleo, the Bulletproof and the Virgin and more claim they will make you thin, healthy and happy. We look at the facts

Out with chocs, in with quinoa as Christmas hampers get all healthy

Eco-friendly shoppers are demanding raw vegetable muesli instead of bacchanalian feasts, rich cheese and indulgent tipples

Food for thought: new FDA rules will put calorie counts on menus

Restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and vending machines must have tallies displayed ‘clearly and conspicuously’ by November 2015