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Nutrition

News, comment and features on nutrition in the developing world

September 2024

  • An illustration of a school lunch tray

    School food fights
    A comic guide to what changed (and what didn’t) for US school lunches

    This year, the USDA put some limits on added sugars for the first time. But changes face robust resistance
  • Steve Turner

    Why stop at breakfast? We paediatricians think all of England’s primary pupils should have lunch for free

    Steve Turner
    There are increasing numbers of children with chronic health conditions. It must be on Labour’s menu to help them, says Steve Turner, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Illustration of people eating, with shopping trolley

    The experts
    The experts: dietitians on 20 ways to cut down on UPFs while still eating what you love

    Ultra-processed foods are everywhere – but a few small tweaks to your diet can minimise the damage they cause. Here’s how to go about it

August 2024

  • A vegan burger made of zucchini, green pea, seasoning, herbs and spices, held out on a plate

    Plant-based meat alternatives are eco-friendlier and mostly healthier, study finds

    Food Foundation’s study notes that some processed ‘alternative protein’ products have high levels of salt
  • cartoon of floss lassoing bottle of mouthwash

    Ditch mouthwash, always floss: experts on their wellbeing dos and don’ts

    From skin to nutrition, sleep to menopause, we are inundated with wellness advice. But what actually makes a difference?

    • A common condition
      Cabbage and potatoes are not the only vegetables: can these female farmers persuade Mongolia to change its diet?

    • Start your day on a strawberry: 15 microhabits for calmer, healthier mornings

    • More than 75% of popular takeaway and restaurant food is unhealthy, study finds

July 2024

  • graphic illustration of a blender full of greens against a purple background

    Detoxification is a popular claim in wellness. But it’s just another lie

  • Devi Sridhar

    Ozempic or Wegovy can be a godsend, but their non-medical use is alarming

    Devi Sridhar
  • An array of foods, with processed ones on the left and fruit and vegetables on the right

    ‘Avoid ingredients you don’t know’: 25 of the healthiest processed foods you can buy in the UK

  • Nadia Mohd-Radzman, with glasses and in a headscarf and cotton jacket, stands in front of vegetable market stalls holding a bunch of broad beans and grinning

    Broad beans could be the cure to Britain’s blues, says Cambridge research scientist

  • Olympians are super fit. That doesn’t mean we’re healthy

  • Our unequal earth
    Why is it so hard to get ultra-processed foods out of our diets? A lack of time

    Lindsey Smith Taillie

  • The Conversation
    Small changes to what you eat can have big benefits for the planet

    Michalis Hadjikakou for the Conversation

  • Healthy childhood diet can ‘keep mind sharp into 70s’ and ward off dementia

June 2024

  • Michael Mosley reaching towards a glass of red wine on a board containing food and drink in a feature on weight loss

    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
  • Devi Sridhar

    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
  • Red first aid kit with white cross

    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

  • A student chooses her lunch at school

    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
    Brazil, Finland and South Korea have figured out how to pay for nutritious meals for students. The US can, too
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