Sports drinks: are you better off making your own?
Rehydration is essential after a workout but some shop-bought sports drinks may prove unhelpful
How to teach … sugar
The sweet stuff is everywhere, but it can cause serious health problems. Make sure your pupils understand the dangers
Growing portion sizes a major factor in rising UK obesity, study finds
Retailers could be forced to charge more for bigger servings to counter damage being done, say Cambridge University experts
Ready steady, shake: Nutribullet and its rivals tested
Nutribullet blenders are everywhere – but are the fancy juicers worth the money, or are cheaper versions just as good? We subject seven machines to stalky, stringy scrutiny
Kale crisis: aphids could destroy the superfood-smoothie revolution
Gwyenth Paltrow fans take note: your favourite fashionable curly green vegetable is suffering the ravages of an insect invasion
Australians’ junk food intake soars but vegetables out of favour, CSIRO finds
Survey of 40,000 people on their eating habits finds junk food has ‘become mainstream and Australians are eating it each and every day’
Whole Foods’ asparagus water: do fruits and vegetables add health benefits?
Amid the grocery chain’s flavored water fiasco, the Guardian interviewed nutritionists for expert opinions on the trend that will never be worth $6 a bottle
Americans cutting calorie intake but junk food proves a hard habit to kick
The drop in calories is greater for children than for adults asfindings only a first step in long fight to battle obesity and improve nutrition
Tesco to stop selling lunchbox-size sugary Ribena and Capri-Sun
High-sugar drinks withdrawn over concerns about childhood obesity, but supermarket will still sell ‘no added sugar’ versions and larger bottles for adults
What’s so bad about ‘processed food’?
Some food campaigners should mind their language just as much as they mind what they eat