Fruit and vegetables do not reduce overall cancer risk, review concludes
Reducing smoking and alcohol consumption is a far better way to avoid cancer, decade of research shows
Fruit and veg consumption and cancer
Story tracker: A review of research suggests eating more fruit and vegetables will not protect you against cancer. Is this the last word on the issue?
Fertility changes with the seasons
Kate Ravilious: Does the month in which you were born affect how fertile you are?
The truth about men, women and food
Are men hard-wired to eat meat? Do women have an innate need for cupcakes? Eva Wiseman reports
Jamie Oliver: ‘No one understands me. No one’
The TV chef and campaigner explains why nothing will deter him in his fight to improve school dinners
Why exercise won’t make you thin
Got a few pounds to lose? Cancel the gym membership. An increasing body of research reveals that exercise does next to nothing for you when it comes to losing weight. A result for couch potatoes, yes, but also one that could have serious implications for the government's long-term health strategy
Obesity crisis ‘cannot be solved by exercise alone’
Study urges severely obese to eat more healthily, finding that forgoing a small sandwich is as effective as a one-hour run
Crisps: a very British habit
They're fried in fat and smothered in salt, so why do we have an unhealthy obsession with potato crisps?
Champion slimmers: What happened next?
Champion dieters are paraded by rival slimming organisations, but what happens after they lose the weight? Do their lives change – and is it always for the better? Simon Hattenstone investigates
Fish oil salesmen find EU in the way
Ben Goldacre: It's tough wading through health claims for food supplements, but Brussels has rejected 80% of 900 examined so far