Inside an e-cigarette Once quitting smoking was simply a matter of a patch, gum or tablet, but new research from Mintel sees smokers in the UK increasingly turning to E-cigarettes to beat the habit, with...

The new Sanitarium FibreStart breakfast drink Breakfast food manufacturer Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing has launched a new ‘breakfast drink’ in Australia. Sanitarium said the product, called...

A new petition calls for a ban on energy drinks being sold to children in Australia The Australian Parliament has received a petition calling for a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children under 18...

Reduced fat dairy that's still creamy? Adjusting the calcium level and acidity could be the key to developing new better-tasting, more appealing looking and creamier reduced-fat sauces, desserts and...

Scientists have discovered why dark chocolate is good for us The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for a long time, but the exact reason has remained a mystery — until now....

Cafes eating into fast-food operators’ share of the takeaway market The market for convenient takeaway meals has become a battleground between small independent cafes and the fast-food heavyweights,...

Fried foods may interact with genes to influence body weight, say experts Eating fried foods more than four times a week had twice as much of an effect on Body Mass Index (BMI) for those with the highest...

An example of 'innovative' nut varieties The share of nuts in global snack foods launches has risen steadily in recent years as nuts have found increasing favour as convenient and nutritious snacks...

A vegetarian diet may reduce blood pressure Eating a vegetarian diet appears to be associated with lower blood pressure, and the diets can also be used to reduce blood pressure, according to research from...

CHOICE has tested popular lunchbox contents with the Health Star Rating calculator Australian consumer group CHOICE says it found “significant variations in the nutritional profile” of several...