Food, fitness or family… which one is most to blame for childhood obesity? New research from Mintel suggests today’s parents aren’t sure, and they’re feeling overwhelmed and worried...

The National Health Survey of 2007-08, released on Monday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has again heightened calls for new food legislation. The research suggested that Australian waistlines had...

The food labelling debate has ignited again overnight, following the release of the largest study on the issue completed to date. Commissioned by the UK Food Standards Agency, an independent group of experts...

A coalition of parent, health and consumer groups have renewed calls for tougher advertising regulations, after releasing figures suggesting Australian children encounter about 2200 junk food advertisements...

Just seeing a salad on the menu can push some consumers to make a less healthy meal choice, new research has discovered. It’s an effect called “vicarious goal fulfillment”, in which a...

Eighteen major catering companies, including many high street fast-food brands, will introduce calorie information on their menus for the first time. The list of trailblazers, announced overnight by UK...

A report by the UK Department of Health has suggested junk food be placed above the eye-line of children as part of a wider strategy to tackle high obesity rates in the region. Industry body, the British...

A report linking the practices of the tobacco industry of the 50s, 60s and 70s to the food industry of today has caused quite a stir. In a review and analysis of tobacco and food industry practices, leading...

IGA, Australia’s largest chain of independent supermarkets, is encouraging individuals and families to abstain from fast food for 21-days, breaking the common and, often unhealthy, habit of relying...

A new report in the UK has questioned the impact of a number of celebrity chefs on the consumer diet, suggesting some are contributing to the high rates of obesity in the region. The study by The Fat Panel...