The Nutrition Times
Friday September 18 2026
Public health
Adults eat barely 18g a day, far below the 30g target, with researchers linking the shortfall to bowel cancer, diabetes and a strained NHS.
Diet
Most adults already eat enough. The people who do not are often older, ill, or living on ultra-light diets.
Science
Extra virgin olive oil still has the strongest case. The panic about rapeseed and sunflower is mostly just that — panic.
Diet
Time-restricted eating can improve blood sugar for some adults, but it is not a moral improvement on toast.
Policy
Drinks got smaller and less sweet. Obesity did not collapse. The policy still looks like a success.
Policy
Standards improved on paper. The tray in front of a 12-year-old is a more mixed story.
Policy
A week of decent meals is still possible on a budget — but the cheapest calories remain the worst ones.
Comment
Dr Helen Cartwright
Why the Mediterranean diet still beats every fashionable alternative
Beans, olive oil, vegetables, fish and shared meals keep outperforming keto, juice plans and the protein aisle.
Prof. David Ellison
New alcohol guidelines will shock moderate drinkers
There is no longer a convincing health halo around the evening glass of wine — and official advice is about to sound like it.