New findings indicate that cocoa flavanols may be an important part of a healthy diet for people with cardiovascular disease, which affects more than 80 million Americans, according to research by a team...

The proportion of the adult population in the UK classified as obese has soared, according to a report by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).The ‘Social Trends’ report, published yesterday...

A major survey by one of CHOICE’S sister publications has challenged some myths about how slim people stay that way — are they blessed with the right genes or does it come down to plain hard...

A recent GfK Roper “Gut Check” survey*, sponsored by Align, showed some common misconceptions about the digestive system. The U.S. national online survey was conducted to find out how people...

Parliamentary Secretary for Health Mark Butler today announced the phase out by major retailers of baby bottles containing Bisphenol A (BPA).The voluntary phase out by the Wesfarmers group (Coles, K Mart...

Organic bodies around the world need to work together more closely to promote the environmental benefits of sustainable farming, the departing director of the UK’s Soil Association said yesterday...

Arla Foods Ingredients have begun what it claims is the world’s first commercial production of a milk protein present in human milk.Osteopontin (OPN) is extracted from bovine milk using a patented...

The Asia-Pacific region will witness some of the biggest percentage increases in obese and overweight children in the world, finds Datamonitor. Research by the independent market analyst has found that...

Dr Roger Campbell, CEO of Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), is increasingly convinced that fresh Australian pork has a range of largely untapped health and nutrition attributes.”There’s...

Practical grassroots solutions to help disadvantaged Victorians who have limited access to healthy food will be presented at a forum in Flemington today. VicHealth invested $2.5 million from 2006 to 2010...