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Surviving the supermarket

Paula Goodyer Comparing labels eats up shopping time - here's how to make fast work of choosing cereal and yoghurt.

Organic food: what you need to know

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Organic food is no better for you than the traditionally grown even though it may taste better, say researchers.

Weird science

Method to alternative medicine madness

Evidence of cupping therapy on the back of Chinese Olympic swimmer Wang Qun at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Luke Malone Cupping, leeches, urine therapy. Alternative therapies can be strange - but surprisingly effective.

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Fending off food allergy

Lunch box, healthy, snacks, school, children, kids.

Paula Goodyer What's the most common food allergy in children? Hint: it's not peanuts.

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Hooked on health

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If anything we eat is worthy of being called a ''superfood'' it has to be fish. Studies have proven fish oil can help alleviate a seemingly endless list of conditions, from heart disease to...

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Liquorice: all sorts of health benefits

Licorice, liquorice, all sorts, lollies, confectionery, candy, sweets.

Annabel Ross What's naturally sweet, low-calorie and good for you too?

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