How vegetables can give you that golden glow
Scientists prove that your five a day make you more attractive – by subtly altering your skin colour
The inside track: fruit and vegetables
Your five a day doesn't have to be raw – cooking your fruit and veg may help you to get your vitamins and nutrients
The Livewell diet: it’s cheap, it’s nutritious and it could help save the planet
The Livewell Plate, a weekly menu compiled by nutritionists, sets out the ideal ingredients to balance healthy eating with sustainable food sources, at an average cost of £29 a person
Hidden the workings out? You might as well be a Raelian
Ben Goldacre: Sibling statistics, software secrecy and study shortcuts all show why scientific authority derives from transparency
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