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Oliver’s Real Food to launch on ASX

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Oliver’s Real Food will be listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Oliver’s offers healthy fast food through approximately 20 locations across New South Wales and Victoria. It is largely...

Australians only getting half of the cereal fibre they need

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Australians are only eating half of the cereal fibre they need, research has found. In the first study of its kind, University of Wollongong researchers put together a database of more than 1, 900 food...

Australians are unaware about how much salt they really consume

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Australians are underestimating the amount of salt they eat by at least a third a new study has found. After studying the diets of more than 400 Australians, The George Institute for Global Health found,...

Governments will save money investing in weight loss, say UK researchers

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Offering year-long weight loss classes could be the key to keeping thousands of people out of hospitals says a new study conducted in the United Kingdom. Published online last week in The Lancet Journal,...

Saturated fats clog up arteries theory is “plain wrong”, say doctors

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An online editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has called the popular belief that saturated fats clog up arteries “plain wrong”. Published today, the editorial says to prevent...

Australian researcher finds diet may slow macular degeneration

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An Australian researcher has found eating certain foods may slow the progression of aged-related macular degeneration. Age-related macular degeneration causes blurred or no vision in the eye. Instances...

Diageo to start using nutrition panels on alcoholic drinks

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Alcohol producer, Diageo, will be adding nutritional panels to its beverages. Diageo’s Bundaberg Rum will be the first drink to start featuring a nutrition panel, with other brands including Smirnoff,...

Two out of three Australians failing to eat their veggies, CSIRO Report

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A new Fruit, Vegetables and Diet Score Report released by the CSIRO has found two out of three Australian adults are not eating enough vegetables. One out of two adults are also not eating enough fruit...

Australian researchers discover asthma relief in fibre, fatty foods bad for asthma

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New Australian research has found a surprising link between taking fibre supplements and treating asthma. Presented today at the Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Canberra, scientists say fibre...

Blueberries could help fight baby blues

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Blueberries and supplements could be the key to eliminating the “baby blues” says a group of Canadian scientists. Studying the effects of different nutrients given to women feeling down after giving...