Industrial trans fats must be removed from food supply, WHO says

UN health agency says trans fats in snack foods, baked foods and fried foods are responsible for 500,000 deaths each year

Calling dietary guidelines ‘wrong’ ignores the science

If we really want to fix our obesity problems, we have to make it easier for everyone to eat right

It’s right to tax sugar – but there are many reasons we yearn for something sweet

Even if we are one day able to limit the damage caused by sugar, we all know its power will endure

Want to save the world from hunger? Start by not wasting food, shoppers told

World Food Programme teams up with creative agency to encourage public to create meals from food that would otherwise go to waste

What is Britain eating? The ultra-processed truth about 10 of our bestselling foods

From Cherry Bakewells to Fray Bentos pies, do we really understand the cocktail of ingredients in our favourite brands? Nutritionists assess them – and just what they might mean for our health

Time to stockpile Irn-Bru? How the sugar tax will change our favourite drinks

A tax on sugary soft drinks comes into effect on Friday. The industry has found ingenious ways to get the levels down – from ‘restructured sugar’ to artificial sweeteners. But will it make their products any healthier?

The dark truth about chocolate

Grand health claims have been made about chocolate, but while it gives us pleasure, can it really be good for us?

Stop chucking Twizzlers at Jamie Oliver – he’s still a class act

The campaigning chef was accused of patronising poor families but healthy eating is an urgent issue

Is vitamin D really a cure-all – and how should we get our fix?

Evidence is growing that the ‘sunshine vitamin’ helps protect against a wide range of conditions including cancers

UK’s small abattoirs struggle as profit margins are squeezed

Demand for locally sourced meat may be high but suppliers face uncertain regulatory and economic environment