Diets and dieting

Rise of slimming jabs could lead to overseas trips to remove excess skin, UK surgeons warn
Exclusive: Surgeons raise concerns that people using jabs are unaware of risks of redundant skin
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
25, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM

From unbearable side-effects to cravings curbed: readers on weight-loss jabs
Some have stopped treatment due to debilitating nausea while others have found the injections have reset their relationship with food
Nicola Davis and Clea Skopeliti
25, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM

The truth about Gwyneth Paltrow’s diet? It is as strange as you’d expect | Arwa Mahdawi
The actor and influencer has been called out for glorifying restricted eating. What is it with the rich and their weird ideas about wellness?
Arwa Mahdawi
21, Mar, 2023 @2:50 PM

I’m a dietitian. This is what I eat in a day
From morning tea to a plant-based dinner, Priya Tew on the food choices she makes to stay on top form
As told to Anna Berrill
21, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM

No, you don’t have to poo every day: eight things nutrition experts want you to know
Bowels, bacteria, brain power … gastro specialists share their wisdom in bitesize form
As told to Elle Hunt
20, Mar, 2023 @1:00 PM

‘It’s about more than just food’: Mediterranean diet is part of a whole way of life
Long lunch breaks, firm divisions between work and leisure and the occasional treat enchant food writer who swapped London for a village in southern France
Debora Robertson
19, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM

Chew slowly, keep moving and eat 30 plants a week: 12 rules for gut health
What to eat, when, how to do it properly – and what to avoid. Experts lay out the food habits that will make a real difference to your health
Emine Saner
19, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM

My food revolution: how I learned to love a gluten-free diet
After years of pain, the diagnosis of coeliac disease was a crucial turning point for Lizzy Davies. She explains the changes it forced her to make – and how she learned to love food once again
Lizzy Davies
18, Mar, 2023 @1:00 PM

What are the real signs of a healthy gut? A user’s guide
It’s a huge organ that gives us the energy to live, grow and repair. But how does it work – and how do you keep it healthy? Our science editor unravels its astonishing job
Ian Sample Science editor
18, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM

Weight Watchers wins when our diets fail – it won't change society's broken thinking around food | Susie Orbach
The diet industry benefits if you become a customer for life: its profits soar with our failures, says psychotherapist, psychoanalyst and social critic Susie Orbach
Susie Orbach
16, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM

The obesity jab may save the food industry’s bacon, but should it? | Martha Gill
Semaglutide has reignited the debate over who is responsible for weight, and how as a society we tackle it
Martha Gill
11, Mar, 2023 @7:00 PM

Yes, England’s new weight-loss drug kills your appetite – but as I know, that comes at a cost | Leila Latif
While the medication I take has hugely helped my health, it has also robbed me of the joy I took in food, says critic Leila Latif
Leila Latif
05, Mar, 2023 @2:52 PM
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