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%
The ketogenic diet: high fat, high hopes
Cure for epilepsy? Radical weight-loss programme? This increasingly popular regimen could have many benefits
Diets: is there any science behind the latest fad regimes?
The 5:2 to the Paleo, the Bulletproof and the Virgin and more claim they will make you thin, healthy and happy. We look at the facts
Anaemia epidemic: we are neglecting adolescent girls’ nutrition
Sufferers are more likely to die in childbirth, face debilitating exhaustion and find it harder to learn. How do we combat the global anaemia epidemic?
How many jelly babies in your pint?
People may be drinking far more calories than they realise. Find out if you’re eating more jelly bean-equivalents than you should with our easy-to-read chart …
Put calorie labels on beer, wine and spirits, say public health experts
Alcoholic drinks are fuelling obesity epidemic and most have no idea how many calories their drinks contain
Macho diets: from Lord Falconer’s Diet Coke and apples to Charles Saatchi’s nine eggs a day
Falconer’s five-stone weight loss is the latest in a string of unusual regimes – so what’s with the ostentatious suffering that goes with so many alpha male diets, asks Stuart Heritage