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?
Why artichokes are good for you
Good for you: Globe artichokes are architectural and detoxifying, with a pleasantly bitter aftertaste
Why flat-leaf parsley is good for you
Good for you: This versatile herb is bone-strengthening, breath-freshening, boldly flavoured – and far more useful than its curly cousin
Students: could you turn flexitarian?
Cash-strapped students are turning into part-time vegetarians to help save money and the environment. Could you survive a whole term without meat?
Blackpool to extend free breakfast scheme to 12,000 primary school pupils
Pilot scheme success prompts council to roll out £1.3m scheme to provide fruit, yogurt and bread to town's 33 primary schools
Adding salt to sweet will always be a seller
Emma Sturgess: Concerns about hidden salt levels in biscuits are well founded, but conspicuous consumption in the form of salted caramels has won over fans from Nigella Lawson to Barack Obama