Nutrition

Fat and sugar change gut bacteria and brain flexibility.

Fermented foods reduce social anxiety, especially in neurotic people.

We take a close look at our go-to nutrient protein and share how our diets have evolved throughout the ages.

With food challenges of the future there will be lots of reasons to eat insects.

Nuts are linked to a longer life, so are peanuts, but not peanut butter.

Adding eggs or oil to your salad improves absorption of carotenoids.

Teens who snack on protein have an improved appetite and better mood.

A Mediterranean style diet plus selected nuts and oils improves the ageing brain.

Noise, such as on an airplane, changes the way you taste your food.

Cacao, not chocolate, can help keep you alert in the afternoon.

Coffee can act as an antioxidant and so can the by-products of coffee manufacture.

Eating healthy food before shopping makes you more likely to make healthy food purchases.