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Food Fictions

Are you eating the right amount of salt?

By Jessica Brown

A full English breakfast on a plate with toast and a cup of coffee (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?

By Jessica Brown
A close up of a pile of red apples (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

Why an apple a day is really good for you

By Jessica Bradley
A ladle lifting chicken soup (Credit: Getty Images)
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Can chicken soup fight off a cold?

By Jessica Brown
One study found that those who consumed chillies almost every day had a lower risk of death (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

Can spices really benefit your health?

By Jessica Brown
A person holding a latte coffee, seen from above (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

Why a cup of coffee may be good for you

By Jessica Brown
Pile of small round chocolates (Credit: Getty Images)
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Does chocolate really give you acne?

By Jessica Bradley
Woman taking 1950s TV dinner out of freezer (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

Should you eat in front of the TV?

By Jessica Brown
A bowl of kimchi (Credit: Getty Images)
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Are fermented foods actually good for our health?

By Jessica Bradley
Packets of butter and margarine in a supermarket in the UK (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

Butter vs margarine: which is healthiest?

By Jessica Bradley
A plate of food in a microwave with the door being opened (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

Is it safe to microwave food?

By Jessica Brown
Many of us often are mildly dehydrated and don’t realise it (Credit: Getty Images)
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How much water should you drink a day?

By Jessica Brown
Bottles of olive oil on a production line (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

Which oil should you be cooking with?

By Jessica Brown
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Food Fictions

The truth about eating eggs

By Jessica Brown
Protein-rich foods including eggs, meat, fish and pulses on a table (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

How much protein do we actually need?

By Jessica Brown
Chocolate dipped strawberry (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions

The truth about aphrodisiacs

By Jessica Brown