Some people swear that food is flavourless without salt, and others refuse to have a saltshaker on their dinner table, for fear of overindulging. But the truth is, we get most of the salt we need from

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A new research review, published in the Food and Nutrition Sciences Journal, has revealed many vitamin and mineral shortfalls across vital health areas in the UK population. Dr Emma Derbyshire, who co

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Many of us have a tricky relationship with sugar – we know that too much of it can be bad for us, but it can be difficult to kick the habit. While it’s a piece of cake to figure out that biscuits and