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Women who are occasional drinkers gain less weight than nondrinkers

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A new study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts reveals that women who drink occasionally are less likely to gain weight than either...

New research shows humans have a sixth taste – fat

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A recent discovery that humans are able to taste ‘fat’ may be the route to new treatments in obesity, Deakin University health researchers have yesterday announced. Deakin researchers Dr Russell...

Jenny Craig to help trim the fat in France

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Nestlé announced on Monday the launch of its Jenny Craig weight management programme in France in response to rising levels of overweight and obesity. Jenny Craig, the personalised programme for weight...

UK Campaigners slam junk food sports sponsorship

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Health campaigners have slammed the decision by sports associations to sign up companies and brands related to junk food as sponsors. Mars Inc yesterday (9 March) announced it had signed a four-year sponsorship...

Government flushes out dodgy Detox Diets

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The company that sells the popular ‘Lemon Detox’ product, which is widely advertised as a slimming food, has been issued with two penalty notices by the NSW Food Authority for making unsubstantiated...

Children snacking ‘more than ever’

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Child obesity in the US may not have hit a plateau, experts have claimed, with kids now snacking three times a day. According to a study published in the US journal Health Affairs, some 16.4% of kids aged...

Cross-promotions replace TV junk-food advertising

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Restrictions on food television commercials aimed at children may have reduced the number of kids’ TV food ads, but children are still being targeted with cross-promotional tactics and product placement. According...

‘Sin Tax’ on junk food could reduce obesity

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Researchers from the University of Buffalo in the US have published a study suggesting that increasing the prices of unhealthy foods could do more to prevent obesity than subsidising healthy foods. In...

Probiotics during pregnancy may reduce obesity in mother and child

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An ongoing study by scientists at the University of Turku in Finland suggests that taking probiotics during pregnancy may reduce the risk of adiposity – the most unhealthy form of obesity –...

Weight loss expert supports Dairy in Diets

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Dairy has not always been considered favorably when it came to its use in weight reducing diets. However this assumption has now been proven to be incorrect.  Evidence is growing in support of increased...