Natural superfood: is it time to regulate the sale of breast milk?

If bodybuilders and others are turning to it as a natural supplement and superfood, is it time to start regulating the sale of breast milk?

Call for ban on selling ‘addictive’ energy drinks to children

Action on Sugar research finds that some drinks contain up to 20 teaspoons of sugar – more than three times the maximum an adult should consume in a day

Magic mash: reducing child malnutrition with sweet potatoes

A project to introduce orange-fleshed Vitamin-A-rich sweet potatoes to sub-Saharan Africa can improve child health. But can local eating habits be changed? Asks Jan Low

Tough new food GCSE to test pupils on poached eggs, palmiers and provenance

Examination will test pupils on culinary techniques as well as knowledge of nutrition, food traditions and kitchen safety

Fat China: how are policymakers tackling rising obesity?

Paul French: Childhood obesity in China could heavily impact on its economic development. What is being done about it?

The new yuppies: how to build a new generation of tech-savvy farmers

If the highest calibre of young people become farmers it will improve food security and help solve the unemployment crisis. Can tech make farming cool?

The Observer view on our health and the sugar-peddling food industry

Observer editorial: The state has to play a more dynamic role in legislating food manufacturers and marketing

Fewer cows, fatter hogs: behind rising prices for meat in US supermarkets

Consumers are paying more for beef and pork products as farmers and cattle ranchers try to adjust to demand. One big problem: obese hogs

How to eat healthily, be mindful and simplify your life: new year’s resolutions made easy

Struggling with your new year’s resolutions? Our team advises you on how to stick to your goals

Five lifestyle factors are key to cutting risk of dementia, says charity

Age UK says exercise and diet help lessen Alzheimer’s risk and healthy activities may cut threat of dementia by 36%