Is fasting a free health fix – or is it just a fad?

Restricting the amount you eat is said to fight disease, extend lifespan and improve wellbeing. As well as dieters, people with diabetes and MS could benefit

There’s a food poverty crisis in the UK. And the government is starved of ideas

As the cost of living rises and wages stagnate, for many food is becoming harder to afford. We’re returning to an era where a healthy diet is aspirational

Few foods on track to meet salt reduction targets, survey reveals

Research by Consensus Action on Salt and Health finds bread rolls are the only foodstuff likely to meet 2017 targets

Dietary supplements – are they fit for purpose?

Can all those drinks, capsules and powders really improve your sporting performance? We asked the experts

‘Outrageous’: expert slams White House for denying school meals’ link to learning

Author of groundbreaking study of school meals’ impact on class achievement said proposed cuts to programs reflects ‘lack of knowledge or … dishonesty’

Nestlé to remove 10% of sugar from all snacks in UK and Ireland by 2018

Corporation vows to cut equivalent of 7,500 tonnes of sugar from confectionery without resorting to artificial sweeteners

Study dispels myth of links between poverty and weight

Unemployed more likely than those in work to be very thin, says report

What a pickle: UK gripped by courgette shortage

Cold and wet weather hits crops in Spain, sending prices soaring and customers bemoaning empty supermarket shelves

Sweetness and blight: the mounting case against sugar

My mantra was: all things in moderation. But as the evidence against sugar mounts, I’m growing anxious. Although I won’t give up fruit…

Give peas a chance: why pea protein is leading the whey

Protein-packed dried and ground yellow split peas are 2017’s first big food trend. Anyone for a piece of pea pizza?