New research claims to have found that eating more calcium or taking calcium supplements is unlikely to help prevent fractures or osteoporosis in the elderly.   Lead scientist, Dr Mark Bolland from...

An Australian study has found that women do not necessarily need to ‘eat for two’ whilst pregnant.   Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) discovered that expectant mothers...

Nearly four per cent of global launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in the financial year ending the 30 June 2015 used a protein marketing claim.   The claims were either ‘high-in-protein’...

Alicyclobacillus (ACB) species are bacteria which are resistant to low pH and pasteurisation. They produce off-flavour and aroma compounds that spoil juice products. Current methods for ACB testing are...

Discovering how to unboil an egg has resulted in more than the perfect breakfast for one Australian academic.   Professor Colin Raston from Flinders University has developed a machine called the...

Israeli scientists have discovered that the immune system may play a key role in weight management.   As part of a study researchers found that mice lacking a certain immune cell gained weight and...

A new study has found the best evidence to date proving that people eat and drink more when large tableware is used.   The research from the UK’s University of Cambridge found that if large portions...

A large study into the evolution and distribution of a major banana disease virus has been carried out by an international team of researchers, led by Dr Arvind Varsani from the University of Canterbury...

A new study from Roy Morgan Research has revealed that most Australian shoppers are not loyal to one supermarket.   Research found that three-quarters or 77 per cent of Australian shoppers visit...

A new study predicts nearly a third of South Australian residents will be obese by 2019.   The research published in the latest Australia New Zealand Journal of Public Health says 28.7 per cent of...