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The complete guide to cooking oils and how they affect your health

From seed oils to olive oil, we now have an overwhelming choice of what to cook with. Here’s how they all stack up, according to the scientific evidence

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Different cooking oil options

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War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s

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Is personalised nutrition better than one-size-fits-all diet advice?

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How to cut through the latest nutritional fads

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How to cut through the latest nutritional fads

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The surprisingly simple supernutrient with far-reaching health impacts

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Are fermented foods like kimchi really that good for your gut?

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Can we really balance our hormones by eating certain foods?

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The surprising truth about the health benefits of snacking

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Do certain foods suppress inflammation and help you live longer?

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Could when you eat be as important as what you eat?

Peaks in appetite and metabolism driven by our body's inbuilt clocks mean that eating at the wrong time can have consequences for our health and waistline

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Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it

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Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it

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How to make the perfect caramel sauce with Bake Off's Josh Smalley

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Astronauts could one day end up eating asteroids

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Ants can be used to make yogurt – and now we know how it works

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