Health
Beetroot juice is trending – its benefits go beyond the hype
Some marathon runners and other athletes swear by beetroot juice shots, but is there evidence they really do anything for our bodies? Columnist Alice Klein investigates
Comment
Health
A type of fibre that stimulates GLP-1 release approved for use in food
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Health
Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?
Comment
Life
Tweaking the smell of cat food can encourage fussy felines to eat
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Health
The one diet that’s good for everything: Best ideas of the century
Features
Health
The exceptionally tasty new fermented foods being cooked up in the lab
Features
Environment
Simple menu tweak can nudge people into choosing climate-friendly food
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Health
Tim Spector’s guide to fermentation is meticulous and persuasive
Culture
Health
Could lacing food with fat-trapping microbeads help us lose weight?
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Life
Do the bumps on a bell pepper reveal how sweet it will be? Er, no
Social media influencers are convinced that the number of lobes on the base of a bell pepper give us information about its sex and taste. James Wong debunks this myth with some science
Regulars
Environment
Vegan cheese could be about to get a lot closer to the real thing
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Physics
Physicists reveal the secret to chopping onions without crying
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Life
England has just given the thumbs up to gene-edited plants. Hooray!
Comment
Environment
Lab-grown chicken could be made chewier using artificial capillaries
News