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Spanish, Italian, Greek, Provençal: in the land of butter and cream, olive oil is all the rage! Buoyed by the wave of the Mediterranean diet, demand has soared in recent years. But production is threatened by drought in Spain, the world's leading producer.

Head to Les Trois Vallées to find a healthy ski holiday Credit: Getty Despite the fresh air and exercise, a French ski resort is not usually the place for a healthy week away – nothing says “forget the diet” like croissants for breakfast and a white-gloved waitress wheeling a tower of butter at lunch.   “It’s not cheating, it’s balancing,” declared my lunch mate, tucking into seconds of ambrosial bread and butter at two-Michelin-starred Le Chabichou in Courchevel 1850. She had ...