Diet drinks may be linked to heart problems in older women Healthy postmenopausal women who drink two or more diet drinks a day may be more likely to have a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular...

Learning how to use spices for flavour helped people reduce their salt intake Teaching people how to flavour food with spices and herbs was “considerably more effective” at lowering salt intake than...

Debate about infant formula marketing monitoring continues Paediatricians from Australasia’s largest specialist college, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) have urged the Federal Parliament...

The new Sanitarium FibreStart breakfast drink Breakfast food manufacturer Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing has launched a new ‘breakfast drink’ in Australia. Sanitarium said the product, called...

A new petition calls for a ban on energy drinks being sold to children in Australia The Australian Parliament has received a petition calling for a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children under 18...

Reduced fat dairy that's still creamy? Adjusting the calcium level and acidity could be the key to developing new better-tasting, more appealing looking and creamier reduced-fat sauces, desserts and...

Scientists have discovered why dark chocolate is good for us The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for a long time, but the exact reason has remained a mystery — until now....

Cafes eating into fast-food operators’ share of the takeaway market The market for convenient takeaway meals has become a battleground between small independent cafes and the fast-food heavyweights,...

Fried foods may interact with genes to influence body weight, say experts Eating fried foods more than four times a week had twice as much of an effect on Body Mass Index (BMI) for those with the highest...

An example of 'innovative' nut varieties The share of nuts in global snack foods launches has risen steadily in recent years as nuts have found increasing favour as convenient and nutritious snacks...