Saturated fat to be cut in chocolate products, makers pledge
Products ranging from Kit Kats to breadsticks to belVita will contain less fat, but sugar levels will stay the same
Childhood rickets is back – while vitamin D sits in warehouses
Colin Michie: Vitamins work, but an existing scheme has failed because of problems with supply chains, delivery systems and staff training
Free vitamins for all under-fives advised by chief medical officer
Dame Sally Davies says rise in rickets points to need for vitamin handouts to curb illnesses linked to vitamin D deficiency
Butter and cheese better than trans-fat margarines, says heart specialist
Aseem Malhotra says saturated fat is not a problem, low-fat products are often full of sugar and statins are over-prescribed
Obesity experts appalled by EU move to approve health claim for fructose
Food firms using fructose will be able to boast of health benefits despite fruit sugar being implicated in soaring US obesity levels
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease by Daniel Lieberman – review
Why children should chew gum and why fruit juice is junk food: life advice from the barefoot-running advocate. By Peter Forbes
Give me the (green) juice: confessions of a juicing fanatic
As the medical profession grows concerned about juicing, Tim Jonze explains his conversion to a new obsession
Should I cut out sugar?
Luisa Dillner: Research has found that sugar is addictive and linked to many health complaints, but is it really so bad for us?
Don’t make children eat their greens
It's the age-old family dilemma. Tim Lott explains why it isn't worth the bother
Are free school meals a good idea?
Nick Clegg announced last week that all five- to seven-year-olds are to get free school meals from next year. Mark Littlewood and Carmel McConnell debate whether this is fair