Fruit and vegetable consumption by poorer families falls 30%, figures show

Rising food prices and recession resulting in lower income households cutting their recommended five-a-day portions

The ultimate TV dinner

Can you survive four weeks eating only food advertised on TV? Tom Lamont takes on the challenge

Paralympic cycling champion Sarah Storey reveals why her team once had to live on chocolate for a week

400m hurdles world champion Dai Greene on his diet secrets – including peanut butter and Nutella on toast

The European heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis on her diet secrets – and why all athletes like Nando's

Olympic medal-winning gymnast Louis Smith explains why it's all about eating the right food at the right time

World champion 10km open water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne on her diet secrets. And pastry

As part of a series offering well-meaning unasked advice to the prominent, Emma G Keller lends guidance to Paula Deen

The people's panel: As an inquiry into self-image coincides with a protest against dieting, five readers tell us their experience

Because there's a lot more to Polish cuisine than you might have thought