Diet & Food
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New calcium supplements warning
People who take calcium supplements to strengthen their bones need to be careful they do not put their hearts at risk, researchers warned today. Read more
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Caesarean link to obesity
Children born through caesarean section face a doubled risk of becoming obese, researchers warn today. Read more
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Conflict over diet advice for pregnant women
Pregnant women can reduce the risk of developing serious complications by following a calorie controlled diet, researchers say today. Read more
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Day-time abstention may help combat obesity
Regular eating times and fasting for a number of hours a day might prove to be beneficial to our health, a US study has claimed. Read more
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Poor food tax plan probed
Fatty foods would need a "fat tax" of at least 20 per cent to make a significant difference to the way Britons eat, experts warn today. Read more
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Brits struggle with five-a-day
Fewer than a quarter of Britons are complying with government advice to eat five fruit and vegetable portions daily, according to a new survey. Read more
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Go to work on egg – conference told
The novelist Fay Weldon may have been right when she coined a famous advertising slogan about eggs, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Vitamin tested for diabetes prevention
A major project is being launched by a UK medical school to see if a vitamin supplement can help prevent a kind of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. Read more
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Coffee may combat diabetes
People with diabetes may help prevent themselves from mental degeneration by drinking caffeine, researchers suggested yesterday. Read more
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Cancer patients to test curry spice
Patients in Leicester, UK, are set to be the first to test the potential of curry spices to treat cancer. Read more