Step away from the table – why you keep eating when you’re full

Ever eaten that last slice of pizza, even though you’ve had enough? Or polished off kids’ leftovers, despite already feeling full? To understand what’s happening –...

Can oily fish, cherries or milk help you sleep? Here’s what the evidence shows

Almost one-in-five British people report they don’t get enough sleep each night. The problem is so bad that in total the UK public are losing around...

The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake

Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke. A quip attributed to former “Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson...

Lab-grown meats and cow-free dairy can meet the demand for protein and help address climate change

The protein sector is at a crossroads. On the one hand, global demand for animal protein has never been higher. On the other, meat and dairy...

Diners more likely to choose a vegetarian option when 75% of the menu is meat-free – new research

How Cup Noodles became one of the biggest transpacific business success stories of all time

See a container of Cup Noodles at a convenience store and you might think of dorm rooms and cheap calories. But there was a time when...

Apocalypse, booze and Christmas: An ancient ABC

For consumers of festive beverages, the news is bad: this holiday season, Guinness may not be on tap and glass for bottling wine is scarce. Climate...

Junk food and the brain: How modern diets lacking in micronutrients may contribute to angry rhetoric

Emotional, non-rational, even explosive remarks in public discourse have escalated in recent years. Politicians endure insults during legislative discussions; scientists receive emails and tweets containing verbal...

How much meat do we eat? New figures show 6 countries have hit their peak

Eating meat comes with an enormous environmental footprint, with food systems responsible for an estimated 34% of global emissions. And yet, in most countries, meat consumption...

Heart disease risk from saturated fats may depend on what foods they come from – new research

Heart disease is a major cause of death worldwide – responsible for some 9 million deaths a year. But it is preventable, and health behaviour changes...