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Tesco Lotus opens first ‘zero-carbon’ store in Asia

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Tesco Lotus has opened Asia’s the first of its “zero-carbon” supermarket Asia, as part of its commitment to be a zero carbon business by 2050. Tesco Lotus is a major supermarket chain in Thailand, Cambodia and China....

Processed foods blamed for excessive salt in New Zealand diets

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Processed foods are largely to blame for nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of adult New Zealanders consuming more sodium than current nutrition guidelines recommend, according to researchers from The University...

Lack of motivation and attention stand in the way of healthier food choices, EU research

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A lack of motivation and attention of consumers prevents nutritional information on food labels from impacting positively on food choices, a European study has found. The study was part of the ‘Food...

Research discovery: Cooked meat provides more ‘energy’ than uncooked meat

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New research from Harvard University, in the U.S., has shown that cooked meat provides more energy than raw meat. The researchers claim their findings suggest cooking played a pivotal role in human evolution...

American company launches world’s first ‘alcohol-free whisky’

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American beverage company, ArKay Beverages, has launched what it claims is the world’s first alcohol-free whiskey. Launching the new drink, a spokesperson for the Florida-based company said ‘ArKay’...

Fizzy link to teenage aggression

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US scientists have used surveys of public school students from Boston, Massachusetts, to suggest an association between high soft drink consumption and teenage aggression. The research, published today...

McDonald’s announces higher global revenues for third quarter

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McDonald’s Corporation, one of the world’s largest food chains, has announced financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2011. The company posted higher revenues, operating income...

Australian research finds dietary or cooking habits affect drug dosage tolerance

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A University of Sydney PhD student has discovered that a patient’s diet and cookery styles impacts on the required doses of medicines commonly used to treat illnesses such as depression and psychosis. Vidya...

Potatoes and other high-GI foods may not be dietary villains after all, NZ study

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Potatoes and other foods reportedly high on the Glycemic Index (GI) might not be the dietary villains that many dieticians claim them to be, according to a new study by the University of Otago, in New...

UN calls for global action to tackle high food prices

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The United Nations has called for action to ensure long-term global food security as a new report shows that high food prices are likely to continue over the next decade. ‘The State of Food Insecurity...