Drink up, it’s good for you! A red wine detox holiday in France
You don't usually associate detoxing with fun – or booze. But there's plenty of both on a new red wine detox in the Madiran wine region in south-west France
Packed lunches: pupils face ban in new school food plans
No 10 aims to boost take-up of school meals as report by Leon suggests link between nutrition and academic performance
Margarine v butter: are synthetic spreads toast?
Sales of margarine are in decline, due to a combination of reformulated recipes, price, health and taste. Do you defend marge, or is butter simply better?
Why kohlrabi is good for you
Good for you: This sputnik-like veg tastes like a sweet cabbage and packs more vitamin C than oranges
Labour unveils plan to promote food-growing culture in Britain
Plant fruit trees on housing estates and vegetable patches in schools to address 'nutrition recession', party says
Why cherries are good for you
Good for you: English cherries may be pricey, but they taste as good as sweets and keep gout at bay
40 consequences of 10 wet summers: what will a decade of rain do to us?
Forecasters have warned that we may need to get used to washout summers, perhaps for the next 10 years. From wildlife to camping to fashion, what will this do to us a nation?
Why sourdough bread is good for you
Good for you: Sourdough bread is a slice of much-needed tradition that's easier to digest than industrial loaves
Tokyo’s traditional diet
Michiko Ono and Masaru Nishimori are both in their 80s, have never suffered a serious illness and deal with the Japanese capital's city heat better than their interviewer
The Okinawa diet – could it help you live to 100?
Japanese people are more likely to reach 100 years old than anyone else in the world, a fact that some researchers attribute to their diet. So, are they right – and is eating tofu and squid the place to start?