Less than half of Australian parents prepare fresh fruit for their family on a daily basis, according to a new report released today by Australian Pineapples. The Australian Pineapples Family Nutrition...

Professor Paul Zimmet, Director Emeritus of Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has slammed the Federal government for its approach to obesity issues. Professor Zimmet said “there is no political...

A study from Lund University in Sweden suggests that men who drink one normal-sized (330ml) soft drink per day are at a greater risk of getting more aggressive forms of prostate cancer. The study is published...

A comprehensive Australian report has reviewed the scientific literature on nuts and health and has countered the view that nuts are fattening. The report titled The 2012 Nut Report: Nuts and the Big Fat...

McDonald’s has replaced its US Chief in a move that reflects bigger shifts in the global fast food business. Last week McDonald’s announced that Jan Fields, who has spent 35 of her 57 years at McDonald’s,...

An Australian academic has defended his advocacy of a “fat tax” for Australia, after critcising Denmark for abandoning a similar tax. According to Dr Gary Sacks, who is part of the World Health Organisation...

After a unanimous 14-0 Los Angeles city council vote last week, the LA city council has declared a war on trans-fats by implementing a “meatless Monday.” The initiative was described by the LA city...

The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an investigation into a brand of “energy shots,” reported to be linked to around 13 deaths and a total of 92 reports of illness in the United...

Australia’s major advertisers have declared that the self-regulatory system for food-related advertising is already working effectively, regardless of a recent report by the Obesity Policy Coalition...

Queensland parents should ban their children from soft drinks and fruit juices in an attempt to reverse the alarming rise in childhood obesity, according to Queensland Chief Health Officer, Jeannette Young...