Diet of despair

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere, but we know weirdly little about which ones are the most dangerous. These scientists are trying to crack the code

The centre left has joined the populist right in despairing of good government

People often talk about food addiction but there’s a blurred line between genuine addiction and a disordered relationship with food. While food doesn’t fit the mould of an addictive substance like alc

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Food and culinary tradition as casualties of conflict

Swerving processed foods can feel harder than snagging a table in a beer garden. We’ve perused The Unprocessed Plate, the new book by nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert, to find the tastiest way to keep UPFs at bay