Hundreds of Australian dietitians have voted on the “three worst diets to avoid in 2013”, with The Lemon Detox Diet taking the number one spot for the second consecutive year. Closely followed by the Acid and Alkaline Diet and The Six Weeks to OMG Diet, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) said these popular Australian diets were the top 3 “worst” ways to lose weight. More than 230 members of Australia’s peak nutrition body, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), took... ...Read more »

A comprehensive Australian report has reviewed the scientific literature on nuts and health and has countered the view that nuts are fattening. The report titled The 2012 Nut Report: Nuts and the Big Fat Myth reviews the past 20 years of research into nut consumption. According to the report, the “nuts make you fat” diet myth is so engrained in the Australian psyche it’s the number one reason 98% of Australian don’t eat the recommended 30g handful of nuts a day. Surprisingly, health professionals... ...Read more »

Although the benefits for healthy people of eating a gluten-free diet for reasons other than intolerance are questionable, there is no denying that the industry is booming. The United States gluten-free product industry is estimated to be worth $4.2 billion by the end of 2012, according to research company Packaged Stats. The Packaged Stats report said that the gluten-free industry has been rising at an annual rate of 28 per cent since 2008, translating to about 1 in every 5 American consumers buying... ...Read more »

Kraft Foods Australia has been pleased with the market take up of  its belVita Breakfast biscuits.  Launched in March 2012, research conducted in June 2012 by AC Nielsen Homescan showed market penetration of 10.9% (or more than one in ten) Australian households having tried the product. Following on from this success, Kraft Foods Australia is introducing a new flavour to extend this biscuit range, which is specially designed for breakfast, to include a new Honey & Nut with choc chips flavour. The... ...Read more »

More than half of Australians are regularly skipping breakfast, according to a new study by Kraft Foods Australia, released today. The Kraft Foods ‘Aussie Breakfast Report’ researched the breakfast eating habits of Australians. The study found that despite 42 per cent of Australians acknowledging that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, more than half (56 per cent) are missing out on their morning meal at least once a week, and almost a third are skipping as many as three times per... ...Read more »