Vitamin C: good or bad?
Helen Pidd There's no evidence that injecting vitamin C is effective in treating human cancer
Health: Breastfed babies more receptive to tastes, say food research scientists
Different foods in mother's diet cause subtle shifts in the flavour of breast milk tests show
Nutrition: High level of fat and salt in fun park food, says report
Children on school outings offered meals with 'overwhelmingly' high levels of fat, salt and sugar, report says
Diet: Women warned that junk food in pregnancy may hit child’s health
Researchers say experiment on rats applies to humans, and mother's bad diet can lead to overweight offspring
Cereals are not ‘sugary junk’ – they’re the best way to start the day
Response: We don't manipulate diets - we offer nutrition, choice, convenience and value for money, says James Laird
Drop that spoon!
Britain is one of the world's largest consumers of puffed, flaked and sugared breakfast cereals. How did that happen when many were said to contain less nutrition than the boxes they come in? Felicity Lawrence investigates
Scientists issue heart warning on fat content of doner kebabs
Studies find that the food contains up to the equivalent of a wine glass of cooking oil
Hard to swallow
A report saying that certain dietary supplements may do more harm than good has prompted howls of outrage from the vitamin and health-food lobby. So who exactly should we believe? Sarah Boseley reports
Vitamin supplements may increase risk of death
Vitamin supplements taken by millions may raise risk of premature death, claims new scientific review
Sweetener may increase obesity risk, says study
People who use sweeteners may be at greater obesity risk than those who use sugar, scientists warn