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Heat-processed foods may increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes

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Heat-processed foods may increase risk of Alzheimer's Compounds commonly found in the so-called “Western diet” known as Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs) may cause brain changes similar to...

Butter makes a comeback in Australia

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Butter has made a comeback in Australia Is butter better? While that is a question best left for health experts and foodies, recent sales trends reveal that more Australian grocery buyers are purchasing...

US FDA proposes new Nutrition Facts label for American foods

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FDA proposed format nutrition labels The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to update the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect the latest scientific information, including...

Concerns about food packaging chemicals ‘overstated’, Australian experts

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Food packaging is not dangerous, Australian experts have said Australian experts have reassured Australians that the chemicals in plastic food packaging are not harmful to human health. Dr Ian Musgrave,...

No reason to replace fructose with glucose, study

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There is no need to replace fructose with glucose, a study has found There is no benefit in replacing fructose, the sugar most commonly blamed for obesity, with glucose in commercially prepared foods,...

CHOICE comparison finds few health stars among food giant’s stellar sellers

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CHOICE calculated the Health Star Ratings of stringy cheese products Consumer group CHOICE has used the recently released Health Star Rating Calculator to compare a selection of supermarket favourites. CHOICE’s...

Europe announces comprehensive ‘whole grain’ definition, Australian reaction

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Europe has announced a comprehensive 'whole grain' definition The most comprehensive definition of ‘whole grain’ termed to date has been agreed on by the European cereal product research group,...

Some yoghurts and cheeses cut diabetes risk by up to one-third

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Some yoghurts and cheeses may reduce risk of diabetes by one-third Higher consumption of yoghurt, compared with no consumption, may reduce the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes by 28 per cent, according...

Dad’s diet at conception blamed for kid’s poor health

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Father's diet affects chance of obesity in his children There may be a biological link between paternal diet, body weight and health at the time of conception and the health of his offspring, according...

Humans can use smell to detect levels of dietary fat, study

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Sense of smell may be crucial to how we detect dietary fat People can use the sense of smell to detect dietary fat in food, according to new findings from research centre on human senses the Monell Centre...