Fast food

Should I worry about eating too many takeaways?
We all know they tend to be full of salt, sugar and additives – but when does an occasional treat become an unhealthy habit? We separate the fat from the fiction
Joel Snape
21, May, 2023 @2:00 PM

‘I was sick with pain – but doctors thought I was a hypochondriac’: the spreading agony of kidney stones
Up to one in 10 of us will get kidney stones, according to the NHS. Even teenagers are at risk from what was long seen as an older man’s affliction. Why – and what can we do to prevent them?
Lizzie Cernik
15, May, 2023 @9:00 AM

Too tired to cook. Too easy to open a packet. It’s not our fault we eat junk | Rebecca Seal
We’re shamed if we make ‘bad’ choices on diet, but Big Food and an overwork culture are the real culprits
Rebecca Seal
13, May, 2023 @5:32 PM

Wendy’s to test AI chatbot that takes your drive-thru order
US fast-food chain says pilot program ‘seeks to take the complexity out of the ordering process’
Erum Salam
10, May, 2023 @3:59 PM

24-hour sausage rolls: will they lead to a wave of crime and disorder?
Who doesn’t crave a pastry at 3am? But police have said that extending the opening hours of Greggs’ flagship store could lead to serious problems
19, Apr, 2023 @4:10 PM

Inaction on diabetes has plunged the UK into a wholly avoidable crisis
Government sleepwalking, junk food and rising inactivity have created a health emergency that has been warned of for decades
Andrew Gregory Health editor
12, Apr, 2023 @11:01 PM

‘Welshpool McDonald’s is absolutely smashing it!’: the best and worst UK fast food outlets
From the lowest-ranked KFC to the McDonald’s lauded by a Michelin-starred chef, not all fast food is created equal, apparently
04, Apr, 2023 @3:04 PM

Henry Dimbleby’s recipes for healthy family-friendly fast food
Ditch the processed food and try these broad bean burgers and green mac’n’cheese
Henry Dimbleby
03, Apr, 2023 @12:00 PM

Canada woman sues Tim Hortons after ‘superheated’ tea caused ‘horrific’ burns
Jackie Lansing sues coffee chain for C$500,000 after cup of tea that ‘collapsed’ and spilled on her stomach and legs left her ‘disfigured’
Leyland Cecco
20, Mar, 2023 @5:39 PM

‘My gran put out Soreen malt loaf – and I destroyed that bad boy’: readers on their favourite childhood foods
In response to our writers’ recent rundown of foods they enjoyed as kids, readers pick more dubious delights from the supermarket shelves of yore
Guardian readers
16, Mar, 2023 @12:25 PM

UK’s drive-throughs step up a gear as posh brands take to the road
Bakery chain Gail’s is latest high-street chain hoping to serve its food through car windows
Zoe Wood
03, Mar, 2023 @1:27 PM

New on the menu: Subway sandwich chain explores potential sale
Franchise company, with more than 37,000 restaurants in over 100 countries, could be valued at more than $10bn
Dominic Rushe in New York
14, Feb, 2023 @8:15 PM
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