The rise of rapeseed oil

Carefully made, high-end British rapeseed oil is all the rage in restaurants, but the cabbagey flavour means there are limits to its versatility. Do you use it?

Why our food is making us fat

We are, on average, 3st heavier than we were in the 60s. And not because we're eating more or exercising less – we just unwittingly became sugar addicts

Alcohol and other health risks: let’s get our story straight

Michael White: The Everest deaths show it's hard to balance liberty and safety, but a report suggesting half a glass of wine a day goes too far

Sandwich labels misleading consumers

Tesco, Aldi, Caffe Nero and Greggs criticised by Which? for failing to print 'traffic-light labelling' on the front of packs

Banned junk food on sale in nine out of 10 academies, research finds

School Food Trust study contradicts Michael Gove's claim that academies would champion government's nutritional standards

Food allergies: worrying reactions

Eating out can be a nerve-racking experience if you have a food allergy, especially when restaurant staff think they know best

Students: what’s in your fridge?

You think you have no time to cook. But eating well in the run-up to exams could boost your grades

This column will change your life: restaurant rules

In search of a great meal? Follow some foodie advice, Oliver Burkeman says

We must demonise junk food for the sake of our children

Aseem Malhotra: We must educate children properly about nutrition if we are to alter the statistics on obesity

Takeaway pizzas twice as salty as those from supermarkets, study finds

Campaigners claim lack of labelling lets down consumers with one outlet offering pizza saltier than Atlantic seawater