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
Dietary supplements – are they fit for purpose? Can all those drinks, capsules and powders really improve your sporting performance? We asked the experts
‘Outrageous’: expert slams White House for denying school meals’ link to learning Author of groundbreaking study of school meals’ impact on class achievement said proposed cuts to programs reflects ‘lack of knowledge or … dishonesty’
Nestlé to remove 10% of sugar from all snacks in UK and Ireland by 2018 Corporation vows to cut equivalent of 7,500 tonnes of sugar from confectionery without resorting to artificial sweeteners
Study dispels myth of links between poverty and weight Unemployed more likely than those in work to be very thin, says report
What a pickle: UK gripped by courgette shortage Cold and wet weather hits crops in Spain, sending prices soaring and customers bemoaning empty supermarket shelves
Sweetness and blight: the mounting case against sugar My mantra was: all things in moderation. But as the evidence against sugar mounts, I’m growing anxious. Although I won’t give up fruit…
Give peas a chance: why pea protein is leading the whey Protein-packed dried and ground yellow split peas are 2017’s first big food trend. Anyone for a piece of pea pizza?
Children consume half of daily sugar quota at breakfast – study Public Health England launches barcode app after finding that under-10s consume three times the recommended limit
Let them eat nuts: dentists want office ‘cake culture’ to end in 2017 Royal College of Surgeons dental faculty also urges firms to provide fruit and nuts instead of biscuits at meetings