Baby boys and girls receive different nutrients in breast milk
A mother's milk may contain different levels of nutrients depending on the sex of her baby to meet different growth needs
Can peanut allergies be cured?
Luisa Dillner: A recent study suggests the condition may one day be treatable. What are the causes of peanut allergy – and how far off is a cure?
Before Soylent: a brief history of food replacements
As Soylent readies to make its first official delivery next month, we take a look at other attempts to reimagine what we eat
Almost two-thirds of adults in England classed as overweight by health body
Public Health England survey finds 19 district local authorities with more than 70% of population obese or too fat
Food crusaders’ new challenge: cut sugar to save NHS £50bn a year
The campaigners who helped reduce salt intake in British diets by 15% in seven years have a fresh target in sight. But they fear this struggle will be much tougher – and talks with the health secretary Jeremy Hunt this week could be crucialwrites Barry Neild
Is $17.5bn incentive enough for more mothers to breastfeed?
Kailash Chand: Despite all the evidence for the benefits of breastfeeding, global rates have scarcely increased in 20 years. Could significant investment help buck the trend?
Move over quinoa, Ethiopia’s teff poised to be next big super grain
Rich in calcium, iron and protein, gluten-free teff offers Ethiopia the promise of new and lucrative markets in the west. Claire Provost and Elissa Jobson investigate
The micronutrient distribution challenge
Iodine and vitamin A are vital for child development. Frederika Whitehead reviews two distinct approaches to tackling micronutrient deficiencies
Haribo sugarless gummy bears – beware the laxative effect
More than 100 consumers of the 5lb bag of sweets have posted reports of calamitous flatulence and violent bowel evacuation. Can it really be true, asks Stuart Heritage
How fruit juice went from health food to junk food
Emine Saner: For decades fruit juice has been seen as a healthy option. Then this week a primary school banned it after claims that it's as bad for you as Coca-Cola. But how big a health risk does it pose?