Is sugar the new smoking?

Unless we change our diet, Ireland risks becoming the fattest nation in the world

How much should a healthy person fart?

Excessive flatulence, gut bacteria and FODMAPs – it’s more than hot air

Food File: First look at new Cornelscourt foodhall, supper clubs and a friendly reminder

A fresh food offering in Dunnes; dining with the stars at Itsa; and say goodbye to Thornton’s

Eat to ease the menopause

Many of the symptoms associated with the menopause can be managed by lifestyle

You can bring your children to school but how do you equip them to learn?

Expert tips to help your children learn when they are through the school gates

Exercise for menopause: it’s time to get moving

Resistance training is the best way to prevent loss of muscle mass, which is a major cause of disability in older women

Help yourself and the world by eating more green, less red

Giving up meat is not necessary but people need to stretch their protein horizons

On the menu: Food fads and durable diets: how to lose weight and keep it off

Quick fixes won’t work: the only way to diet effectively is to change longstanding habits

Consumers besieged by unhealthy treats 'not addicted'

Nutritionist says no evidence that food is an addictive substance

Food addiction is not the cause of obesity, conference hears

Not enough evidence to show common foods or particular ingredients are addictive

Cautious strategy helps Thai food chain survive and thrive

Recipe for success in food industry is to diversify

On the Menu with Paula Mee: Use it or lose it, foods you need as time goes by

Inadequate protein in older adults leads to a more rapid, unintentional loss of body weight and muscle

Identifying the trigger foods for IBS

The Fodmaps approach has had positive results for people struggling with irritable bowel syndrome

On the menu: Giving fast food a healthy makeover

There are many ways to trim the fats and sugars from your home-cooked meals – and even your takeaways

Hold the salt: A chef seeks other sources of flavour

Irish people consume too much salt. A diagnosis of heart trouble prompted chef Brian McDermott to remove it from his kitchen

On the Menu: Why ‘Meatless Monday’ plan is good news all round

Apart from tackling the obesity epidemic, there are huge environmental benefits linked to the pledge

Go to bed, for nutrition sake

Sleep deprivation can mess up the body’s metabolic rate and cause an imbalance

It doesn’t matter what diet we follow, it’s cutting calories that works

The truth is, there is no single cause and no single treatment for obesity

On the menu: Increase chances of success by committing aims to paper

Writing out a plan forces us to really think about what we want to change

A little of what you fancy won’t pile on the pounds

Don’t deny yourself a little party food this Christmas but try to get back to healthy eating as quickly as possible

Drinking too much is in the blood

While alcohol consumption per adult declined by 12.5% between 2007 and 2012, we’re still fond of our drink

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