A compound derived from cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli protected mice and rats from lethal doses of radiation, according to researchers from the Georgetown University...

A scheme that offered a health insurance rebate that lowers the cost for healthier supermarket foods, such as fruit and vegetables and wholegrain foods, has been successful in improving the diets of shoppers....

Professor Paul Zimmet, Director Emeritus of Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has slammed the Federal government for its approach to obesity issues. Professor Zimmet said “there is no political...

New concerns are being expressed about the proposed introduction of a Health Claims standard into the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. Having undertaken at least 5 draft versions of the proposed...

New research from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has found that rice can help maintain a healthy, low...

Australia’s peak nutrition organisation, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), and Australia’s horticulture industries are collaborating to help Australians eat better. The DAA’s CEO...

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was joined yesterday by Minister for Health David Davis to announce the launch of Jamie’s Ministry of Food as part of the Victorian Government’s new campaign to tackle obesity...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), representing key food industry companies, has just made its submissions to the Federal Department of Treasury in relation to the upcoming May 2012 Federal...

A new report by the University of Queensland and Deakin University has highlighted the need for preventative health, recommending a 10% junk food tax, salt limits in bread, margarine and cereals, increase...

Industry expert and food lawyer Joe Lederman today questioned the need for the proposed Australian National Preventative Health Agency, a new government body which would tackle preventative health issues...