Herbal remedies? Now take healthier lessons from the land
Good health needs more than a bottle of lavender oil, argues the founder of Neal’s Yard Remedies, whose farm is designed to make bigger connections, as Barbara Griggs discovers
The war on fat is over – and I won
Jay Rayner: The killjoys can eat humble pie. Dairy and red meat fats aren't bad for you – and now there are hard figures to back up the case I've been making for years
Why packaging can spoil the flavour of food – and how to avoid it
Amy Fleming: When your bottled water tastes like plastic, it may not mean you are swallowing toxic chemicals, but it's far from refreshing. Find out what jars, tins and bottles do to your food
Eight of the most outlandish food health claims
Alice-Azania Jarvis: In years gone by, the public was told that Coca-Cola cures impotence, biscuits prevent masturbation and pomegranate juice helps you cheat death
Will eating insects ever be mainstream?
For years I've read about the merits of eating insects as a way of making our diets more sustainable, yet as I still can't buy a packet of crickets in the supermarket I'm wondering if this will ever happen. Is it another green idea laid to waste by squeamishness? Lucy Siegle mulls it over
End this sugar rush – it’s the only way to tackle the obesity crisis
Simon Capewell: Attempts to reduce sugar content in food and drinks have failed in the face of Big Food. Legislation is now necessary
Put water on table and stop buying fizzy drinks, nutrition experts tell families
Sugar-sweetened drinks, including sports drinks, contribute to obesity epidemic and are problem for children, say experts
Healthy holidays: Grayshott spa does a soft take on Teutonic health farms
Our writer submits to a strict seven-day regime of fasting, abdominal massage, and lectures on nutrition when she checks into a retreat in the peaceful Surrey countryside
Should all British schoolchildren get free milk?
Head to head: Anne Karpf and Agnès Poirier debate whether David Cameron should have reinstated the free school milk that Margaret Thatcher took away
Meet the ‘super banana’ – a vitamin-enriched upgrade that could save lives
A million African children die or go blind every year due to vitamin A deficiency – but a new genetically modified strain of banana might help put a stop to that