Nutrition
The truth about protein: how to get enough – at every age
We need protein to build muscle, produce hormones, regulate mood and appetite, and strengthen bones. But how much, and what kind, should you eat every day?
Amy Fleming
15, Apr, 2024 @9:00 AM
‘It’s eating what the sea provides’: Galicia’s Atlantic diet eclipses Mediterranean cousin
In Fisterra in north-west Spain, a diet rich in seafood, fruit and vegetables survives, and has been found to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart-related conditions
Sam Jones in Fisterra
13, Apr, 2024 @6:00 AM
Why are kids being forced to eat lunch in silence?
Saving their social time – and their emotional lives – is more important than ‘achievement’ activities
April McGreger
04, Apr, 2024 @2:00 PM
‘I can’t make them eat it’: Teachers and parents share school meal concerns in England
Shrinking portions, very beige servings and rising costs leave schools and families bewildered
Clea Skopeliti and Jedidajah Otte
15, Mar, 2024 @3:41 PM
Our daily bread can be a dietary disaster | Letter
Letter: Chris Young from the Real Bread Campaign says mass-produced supermarket bread is very different from genuine sourdough, in response to an article on ultra-processed food
12, Mar, 2024 @5:09 PM
Climate anxiety adds to teenagers’ fears | Brief letters
Brief letters: Betrayed youth | Ultra-processed foods and health | Sheffield United | Treasury orthodoxy | A hug for James Timpson
07, Mar, 2024 @6:39 PM
‘Hey, I grew that’: the Native American school that’s decolonizing foodways
In the Umoⁿhoⁿ Nation, teens learn about nutrition and build tribal sovereignty by farming for their school and community
Kate Nelson
07, Mar, 2024 @12:00 PM
People who eat breakfast high in refined carbs rated less attractive, study finds
Researchers in France believe subtle shift in facial attractiveness is down to changes in blood sugar and insulin
Ian Sample Science editor
06, Mar, 2024 @7:00 PM
Why the double standards on ultra-processed foods? Because some have better PR than others | Giles Yeo
The growing evidence on UPFs merits sober discussion, but products marketed with a halo of ‘health’ are avoiding scrutiny, writes professor of molecular neuroendocrinology Giles Yeo
Giles Yeo
06, Mar, 2024 @1:05 PM
Ultra-processed food linked to 32 harmful effects to health, review finds
World’s largest review finds direct associations with higher risks of cancer, heart disease and early death
Andrew Gregory Health editor
28, Feb, 2024 @11:30 PM
Can we have our cake and eat it? Welcome to the world of sugar elimination
Our sugar problem could be solved by counteracting it after we’ve eaten it, as stomach ‘sponges’ and fibre-making enzymes head to market
Zoë Corbyn
24, Feb, 2024 @4:00 PM
Got chocolate milk? As US schools consider a ban, an old, sketchy study holds sway
Research from a now discredited scholar continues to stoke the belief that the sugary drink is better than no milk at all
Jessica Terrell
23, Feb, 2024 @3:00 PM
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