From hot chocolate to pre-packed salads: the surprising sources of salt

Some sweet products have been found to contain more salt than a bag of crisps – but where else is sodium hiding?

Will alcohol ruin my diet?

Booze contains plenty of calories, although studies have shown that moderate drinking is not necessarily associated with piling on the pounds

Few foods on track to meet salt reduction targets, survey reveals

Research by Consensus Action on Salt and Health finds bread rolls are the only foodstuff likely to meet 2017 targets

Tsimané of the Bolivian Amazon have world’s healthiest hearts, says study

Heart attacks and strokes are almost unknown amongst the Tsimané thanks to a high carbohydrate, low protein diet and active lifestyle, study shows

The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy review – a memoir of wanting too much

The New Yorker writer had a life that balanced domesticity with intellectual and sexual adventure. Then it fell apart

Does eating alone help you diet?

Sharing a meal with friends or family is one of life’s greatest pleasures – but it can wreck any diet plans. So what’s the best way to stick to your regime?

Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving – review

Psychotherapist Julia Samuel’s case studies provide vital and compelling insights into bereavement

Prisoners of the Paula Principle: why women work below their abilities

This persistent injustice is also a waste of talent – and men as well as women need to see why before we can change it, says Tom Schuller

UK workers record lowest rate of sick days since records began

Britons were absent for an average of 4.3 days last year, with coughs and colds the most common cause followed by back pain, ONS figures show

I went to a death cafe to learn how to talk to dying patients

Medical students do not learn how to talk about death. Junior doctors are forced to learn on the job – and that isn’t fair on patients or families