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

Our metabolism's response to food is highly idiosyncratic and there are hints that tailoring our diet to these personal differences can deliver health benefits

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

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Perfect caramel sauce

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

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The chemistry behind making a perfect caramel sauce

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How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature

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How Star Trek-style replicators could lead to a food revolution

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time, Rowan Hooper takes us to the early 2030s, when a technological step change enabled us to produce all the food we needed without the use of animals

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How to temper chocolate

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How Great British Bake Off's Josh Smalley tempers chocolate

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The science behind tempering chocolate

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How to make a perfect baked Alaska? It's all about thermodynamics

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The science behind making perfect puff pastry

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