How to eat and drink healthily, with tips from the experts
Four dietitians go beyond the usual advice on what to avoid, and focus on behaviour
Head west for food festivals and fun
Food File: Restaurants extend their menus to include a little wellness and design
The float test: Do you know how to tell if an egg is fresh?
Researchers say eggs are often safe to eat long after packaging date passes
Krispy Kreme: It’s morning and already a line of cars snakes through the car park
The queue is organised with metal barriers, like at an airport
Five apps to get you on track to a healthier lifestyle
How much have you eaten? Nutrition apps to get your juices flowing
Deli counter: Where is someone looking to be healthier to start?
Is it possible to buy a reasonably healthy lunch from a convenience store?
Hey Pesto, not so healthy after all?
Pesto sauces contain far too much salt, study finds. Go for fresh, and check the labels
Stay well this winter with the ‘neck check’ and the garlic boost
Experts share their winter-beating tips: Flu vaccine, herbal tea and syrup can all help
Bloom 2017: Here’s everything you need to know
From parking to the plants and insider tips, here’s how to make the most of your trip
Bloom 2017: The pick of a very beautiful bunch
We preview the best of this year’s festival, which kicks off in the Phoenix Park on June 1st
Is sugar the new smoking?
Unless we change our diet, Ireland risks becoming the fattest nation in the world
Fitness trackers: the good, the bad and the ugly of wearable tech
When it comes to our health, more knowledge may not always be a good thing
Healthy food pyramid: Butter slips from pride of place
Vegetables and fruit replace bread, pasta, cereals and rice as foods to be eaten most
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
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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