Low-sugar recipes: a dozen delicious treats
Sugary food is fuelling the obesity epidemic, so try these healthier alternatives
UK packed lunch – show us what’s inside your school lunchbox
A leading nutritionist has said what's inside school children's lunchboxes isn't much healthier than a canteen meal - what's in your lunch box? Share your picture to create a UK map
Horsemeat scandal ‘could make pupils switch to unhealthy packed lunches’
Nutritionist warns that parents may be put off canteen meals, but just 1% of packed lunches meet nutritional standards
Why Gwyneth Paltrow’s no-carb diet for children makes perfect sense
Gwyneth Paltrow has been castigated for saying she avoids feeding her children carbohydrates, but she's right: we don't need starchy carbs at all, says Joanna Blythman
Are sausages bad for you?
Felicity Cloake: New research says that people who eat processed meat have an increased risk of an early death. Does this mean we have to give up sausages – or will we be OK if we buy posh bangers and grill rather than fry them?
Healthy food: can you train yourself to like it?
Willpower can only get you so far when it comes to eating well. But many psychologists believe there are tricks we can use to change our tastes. What are they and how do they work?
Mediterranean diet ‘cuts strokes and heart attacks in at-risk groups’
Research shows diet can reduce risk for people who smoke, have type 2 diabetes or exhibit other unhealthy characteristics
Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss – review
A damning investigation into the junk food industry is both chilling and contentious, writes Joanna Blythman
Will changing my diet help me to sleep better?
New studies have claimed links between the way we eat and the way we rest at night
How safe are running supplements?
The death of runner Claire Squires during the London marathon last year has been put down to the sports supplement Jack3D that she took. So should athletes avoid them altogether? Patrick Barkham investigates