Researchers at the Imperial College London have criticised the switch from sugar beverages to artificially sweetened beverages. Their commentary article published online by PLOS Medicine Journal on 3 January...

An internationally acclaimed neuroscientist says brainpower, rather than willpower, is the key to healthy eating. Professor Selena Bartlett is based at QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation....

The first time I ever ate a sushi roll was in Sydney – tuna and avocado as I was a bit wary of anything raw at that stage!  It would have been over 15 years ago and I remember how excited I was...

Consumer advocacy group, CHOICE, has struck out at Nestle Australia for offering fitness trackers alongside tins of Milo, which CHOICE says is 46 per cent sugar. CHOICE says offering the fitness trackers...

Australian doctors are calling for people to be more aware of iron deficiency, saying it is more common than is often thought. “Iron deficiency is very common”, say Dr Jonathan Baird-Gunning and Dr...

A leading Sydney-based medical professor has written about cases of scurvy among patients in Sydney and the relationship of the disease to their poor diets. Professor Jenny Gunton, who heads the Centre...

A new piece of technology is allowing nursing mothers to easily monitor their baby’s feeding patterns and see exactly the amount of milk the baby has consumed. ‘Momsense’ works together with earset...

A leading international health nutrition academic has dismissed any unsubstantiated claim that genetically modified wheat is a cause of obesity or illness. In a preview to his upcoming keynote speech to...

The results from the CSIRO’s 2016 Healthy Diet Score are in and unfortunately most Australians have not fared well. After surveying 86, 600 Australians to give their diet a score out of 100, the CSIRO...

A study has found those with the ‘obesity gene’ can lose weight through diet, exercise and medications just as easily as those who do not have the gene. According to the study published this week by...