A survey of 811 students in Brisbane suggests that the cash-strapped student diet of baked beans and two-minute noodles is putting students at a greater risk of developing chronic diseases. Dr Danielle...

Earlier this week, US First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled a Task Force action plan calling on food manufacturers to curb the marketing of unhealthy foods to children. Here we take a closer look at the report...

When it comes down to buying fresh greens, Australians are buying carrots, lettuce, potato and tomato, twice as much as any other vegetable. The data comes from a new quarterly report by Australian Vegetable...

A funding boost to help parents and children make healthier food choices and learn more about nutrition has been applauded by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) yesterday. The NSW Government...

The latest push to cut salt (or sodium, as our US cousins call the ingredient) from packaged foods has taken off across the Atlantic, much to the satisfaction of consumer advocates. However, for all the...

The European Consumers Association (BEUC) yesterday (27 April) insisted that a pledge to stop advertising junk food to children under the age of 12 throughout the EU needs to go further. Five European...

A new report for just-food by industry expert Julian Mellentin forecasts the ten key trends for food, nutrition and health in 2010. According to the report, digestive health continues to be the biggest...

Female athletes looking to increase lean muscle and decrease fat mass may want to add milk to their training program. A recent study by researchers at McMasters University in Canada suggests that milk...

A new study has found that certain probiotics can improve metabolic syndrome and counteract the adverse effects of a high-fat diet, by reducing tissue inflammation and metabolic endotoxaemia. The landmark...

Leading food company General Mills –  responsible for over 100 consumer brands including Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Old El Paso, and Muir Glen – is accelerating...