Gluten-free foods contain more fat, salt and sugar than their gluten-containing equivalents, and are generally more than twice has expensive, a study has found.

While recent trials debunked some established truths about salt, the leader of the research says the findings don’t give us a licence to liberally consume it either, says Peta Bee.     

So what do you need to know about salt intake? We’ve done some salt myth-busting to point you in the right direction...

SALT GENE: A gene linked to blood pressure helps to regulate salt consumption, research has shown.

Valerie O’Connor looks at the wondrous uses of common ingredients.

New York City begins a new era in nutritional warnings this week, when chain restaurants will have to start putting a special symbol on high-salt dishes.

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An Irish lecturer has won an international award for research which could reduce our national salt intake which is twice the recommended rate.

Consuming too much salt leads to more than 1.6m heart disease-related deaths around the world each year, research suggests.

Food preparation and cooking should be included on the primary school curriculum in light of a new study showing growing levels of childhood obesity and ill health, a chef says.