News, comment and features on nutrition in the developing world
July 2024
Healthy childhood diet can ‘keep mind sharp into 70s’ and ward off dementia
Study is first to track people at different time points in life and finds close link between nutrition and cognitive ability
June 2024
From cold showers to hot tomatoes: 10 of Michael Mosley’s top health tips
The TV presenter who died this month was full of ideas for single actions that could benefit body and mind
Why is Britain turning into the under-40s diabetes capital of the world?
Devi Sridhar
Education about the risks of being overweight means nothing if people have no access to healthy food or places to exercise, says global public health expert Devi Sridhar
A guide to ADHD and autism
‘Find people who understand you and be kind to yourself’: an expert guide to living well with neurodiversity
A GP, psychologist, nutritionist and fitness instructor give their advice on how to live healthily and happily with ADHD and autism
May 2024
School food fights
Organic cheese and free lunch for all: what the US can learn from other nations about better school meals
Jennifer Gaddis and Sarah A Robert
The Conversation
When fresh isn’t best: as cost of living bites, frozen and canned fruit and veg can bolster your two and five
Evangeline Mantzioris for the Conversation
Lunch with...
Academic and doctor Chris van Tulleken: ‘Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us’
Cash incentives may help men lose weight, research finds
Butt seriously: why you might be pooping wrong – and what to do about it
Cheese, please! Eight everyday foods that are great for gut health – and aren’t kimchi, kombucha, ’kraut or kefir
Soya, nuts and yoghurt: the diet tweaks that can ease the symptoms of menopause
Science Weekly
How much protein is too much? – podcast
Appetising, delicious food served up to prisoners? It works for the Nordic countries
Lucy Vincent
UK cottage cheese sales boom as social media craze drives demand
April 2024
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?
‘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
School food fights
Why are kids being forced to eat lunch in silence?
April McGreger
Saving their social time – and their emotional lives – is more important than ‘achievement’ activities
March 2024
‘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
Our daily bread can be a dietary disaster
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
Brief letters
Climate anxiety adds to teenagers’ fears
Brief letters: Betrayed youth | Ultra-processed foods and health | Sheffield United | Treasury orthodoxy | A hug for James Timpson
