Now we can’t eat protein. What can we eat?

Zoe Williams: This week a new report said that a diet high in animal protein could increase oour chances of dying from cancer or diabetes fourfold. So if protein has joined sugar, fat and carbohydrate in being bad for us, what's left for dinner?

It’s time to kick the high-protein diet habit – before it kills you

Holly Baxter: Veggies, tuck into your hummus with glee – it's now almost impossible to deny that eating too much meat, dairy and eggs is unhealthy

Sugar ‘could be addictive’

Chief medical officer Sally Davies says government should introduce tax on sugar to combat growing menace of obesity

Could mushrooms be the cure for cancer?

Mushrooms are being hailed as a miracle cure for cancer. But can a shiitake stir-fry really work wonders? Matthew Jenkin investigates

Do children really get sugar rushes?

We're quick to blame sugar for our children's hyperactivity and own energy crashes after eating something sweet – but scientific evidence points to a more complex explanation

The African Chef who is bringing baobab to British kitchens

Zambian cook Malcolm Riley is on a mission to win Brits over to the health and wallet-friendly benefits of African foods, writes Katy Salter

Can peanut allergies be cured?

Luisa Dillner: A recent study suggests the condition may one day be treatable. What are the causes of peanut allergy – and how far off is a cure?

Before Soylent: a brief history of food replacements

As Soylent readies to make its first official delivery next month, we take a look at other attempts to reimagine what we eat

Almost two-thirds of adults in England classed as overweight by health body

Public Health England survey finds 19 district local authorities with more than 70% of population obese or too fat

Food crusaders’ new challenge: cut sugar to save NHS £50bn a year

The campaigners who helped reduce salt intake in British diets by 15% in seven years have a fresh target in sight. But they fear this struggle will be much tougher – and talks with the health secretary Jeremy Hunt this week could be crucialwrites Barry Neild

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