From "Star Wars" and cannibal films to "Delicious in Dungeon," what – and who – we eat prompts navel-gazing

Researchers looking for clues to why some types of cancer are on the rise in younger adults say they’ve found an interesting lead — a connection to accelerated biological aging.

Coeliac disease can have significant long-term health impacts but most people living with the condition don't know they have it. There are some simple steps to take if you think you're one of them.

Eating ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 50% and contributes to developing other adverse health conditions, a study found.

Potassium-enriched salt tastes like regular salt and you don’t need to change how you cook or season your food. You just need to switch the type of salt you buy.

Modern medicine makes it seem as if drugs are the only way to deal with diabetes. But what if diet can be a solution?

Scientists at UChicago discover that trans-vaccenic acid (TVA), a fatty acid found in beef, lamb, and dairy products, improves the ability of immune cells to fight tumors.

There are more than 40,000 varieties of cultivated rice. If you've ever wondered about the differences between all the colourful rices at the supermarket, here's a rundown.

Fructose, a new paper proposes, is the pernicious little demon driving so many human metabolisms towards obesity.

Losing weight and improving your overall health can be a transformative journey that requires making informed and sustainable choices. One a...

Switching to a diet full of fresh veggies and low in processed foods could do wonders for your brain's biological age, new research shows.

The artificial sweetener sucralose (marketed as Splenda) is widely used and found in products like diet soda and chewing gum.

Could the sweetened drinks we knock back make us feel a little more anxious? A 2022 study that looked at the effects of the artificial sweetener aspartame on mice suggested that it's a possibility that's worth investigating further.

Over the last forty years or so, the number of people with diabetes has jumped from around 100 million to more than 500 million, with matching rises in associated health problems like obesity and cardiovascular disease risk.

Whilst researching my latest book, Food for Life, I learnt that we’re very short of practical advice on food choices which are the most important things we can do for our health (humans and our gut microbes) and also to help the planet. I also learnt that how we eat can be as important as what we eat.