The National Heart Foundation of Australia is calling on the Australian government and the food industry to enforce mandatory nutrition targets to make processed foods healthier. Apart from requesting...

A world-first trial to test if a healthy Mediterranean diet can improve the mental health of people with depression is being conducted by Deakin University researchers in Australia, funded by the National...

The Australian Beverages Council has rejected calls for “tighter regulation” on energy drinks in Australia, arguing that Australia is already one of the most heavily regulated markets in the world. CEO...

Margaret River residents have been joined by the Heart Foundation in Western Australia to oppose the development of a Woolworths centre food court to house fast food chains. Woolworths has denied its proposal...

US doctors at the Center for Science in the Public Interest have written an open letter to Walt Disney Co, urging the company to remove its characters from confectionary food products in the United States. General...

The UK government has officially launched its traffic light labelling system, which has been subject to much debate over the past year. The red, yellow and green labels have been officially released by...

The Australian government is investing $40.9 million over ten years expanding its “stores licensing scheme” to improve access to healthy food in the Northern Territory. Stores licensing, as part of...

School parents in Stockholm, Sweden, have been reported to be angry after some schools banned butter from canteens “to adhere to Sweden’s National Food Agency guidelines.” The schools have said that...

The Western Australian government has launched a shock advertising campaign designed to make obese people rethink their lifestyle choices. The campaign has the name LiveLighter. The graphic images feature...

Coles Supermarket group has announced the launch of a range of 90 ‘Simply Less’ healthy food options to encourage Australians to choose healthier food options. The ‘Simply Less’ range was developed...