Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move‘ campaign, launched yesterday by US President Obama, has gained support from America’s National Restaurant Association and the Healthy Weight...

British consumers are eating less saturated fat, less trans fat and less added sugar than they were 10 years ago, according to results published in the first annual National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS). The...

A report just released by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, titled ‘Inspiring Australia’  aims to build a strong, open relationship between science and society,...

Australia’s food and grocery industry has urged the Senate to pass a Bill to establish a new National Preventative Health Agency, the Australian Food and Grocery Council has advised. Introduced into...

A coalition of around 40 US retailers, NGOs and food and beverage manufacturers have joined forces to create an organisation designed to help reduce obesity. The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, which...

The need for a blanket ban on advertising unhealthy food on pay and free-to-air TV prior to 9pm has been disputed by the advertising watchdog. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) believes...

Despite not always eating what’s good for them, kids know healthy foods from those that aren’t, according to a new study by American-based foodservice consultant Technomic and kid-focused brand...

UK supermarkets should pull a range of snack products, including flapjacks, from their shelves in a bid to curb rising obesity, according to the outgoing head of the Food Standards Agency – the British...

Less than one in ten adults in Victoria reaches the recommended daily intake of vegetables, a statistic that VicHealth is hoping to change with new research programs into the state’s food supply. The...

Public health strategies with regard to food are failing to have their desired impact because inconsistent and confusing consumer information is blocking the facilitation of behaviour change, an independent...