Scale drawing.
Morganka
Don’t confuse studies doubting some of the benefits with the bigger picture.
Moloko88 / shutterstock
Dietary changes make a big difference to both people and planet.
unsplash.com/Pexels
Eating more frozen food could help us reduce waste, beat the obesity epidemic and have more money in our pockets – what’s not to like.
Children who are raised as vegetarians grow and develop at the same rate as meat-eaters.
from www.shutterstock.com
Many children are born into families which are vegetarian for cultural, religious, health, ethical or economical reasons. But are they getting the nutrients they need for growth and development?
Good news. Taking a break from your diet every so often will help you lose weight in the long term.
from www.shutterstock.com.au
Allowing yourself a treat every now and then will stop you failing in the long run.
Food scarcity as the world heats up.
www.shutterstock.com
Climate change means the number of overweight and obese people will fall by 2050, but these benefits will be massively outdone by a rise in underweight and malnourished people.
Andrew Taylor.
Spud Fit/Facebook
Andrew Taylor has vowed to eat just spuds for a year. What impact will it have on his health?
Don’t limit yourself to grapefruit – increasing the amount and variety of fruit and vegetables can help you lose weight.
Dan Zen/Flickr
Monday – start diet. Tuesday – break diet! Wednesday – plan to start again next Monday. Sound familiar?
shutterstock.
Talking cows, talking pigs? It’s enough to send you vegetarian. Maybe …
Contains sirtuins?
Shutterstock
If it sounds too good to be true …
Grub’s up.
Lunch by Shutterstock
The secret to longevity – take a look at your poo to find out.
It’s not all bad news.
Steve Snodgrass/Flickr
These days it doesn’t just affect the rich: rates of gout have been increasing globally since the 1960s.
Diet modification is one of the most prominent alternative autism therapies.
Larisa Lofitskaya/Shutterstock
In some cases, clinicians recommend special diets; in others, they’re instigated by parents eager to find anything that may help their child.
The way we eat now.
www.shutterstock.com
When, where, why and how we eat are as important to our well being as what we eat, argues Jane Ogden
Our bodies respond to exercising, eating, meditation and physiological processes differently.
shutterstock
Many people struggle to get an eating plan and exercise routine to follow. The trick is that individualism is key.
Supplementary benefits?
Vitamin D by Shutterstock
Vitamin D is often seen as a harmless supplement to take – the more the better. But the evidence suggests a different picture.
Low food miles: a farmers market in Pennsylvania.
Danny Jensen/flickr
Food is a big part of everyone’s carbon footprint – about the same as electricity use. How can our diet make farming more planet-friendly?
Anthocyanins, which provide the red, blue and purple pigments, may help protect against cognitive decline.
Tom Ipri/Flickr
As well as being a favourite seasonal fruit, a bioactive compound found in cherries is showing promising effects for brain health.
Listen to your gut – dark chocolate is rich in polyphenols.
Chocolate by Shutterstock
Science suggests that diets tailored to your own gut work better than those based on the glycaemic index.
Time for a tax?
Bychykhin Olexandr / Shutterstock.com
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s campaign to introduce a sugar tax on fizzy drinks and snacks has been gaining momentum. Oliver has a history of trying to persuade the British public to eat more healthily…