According to the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research, 8% of the population consume sports drinks such as Powerade, Gatorade and Staminade in any given seven days. Twice as many men (10%) as women...

Australian diets are not making the grade with an addiction to junk food largely to blame, according to findings from the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score Survey. The country’s diet quality was given a rating...

The cost to Australia’s economy of alcohol and other drug related (AOD) absenteeism has soared from $1.2bn in 2001 to more than $3bn, according to analysis being published next week by Flinders...

New quantified research has confirmed that Australians prefer to purchase pre-packaged potatoes rather than potatoes on the loose. The latest report from AUSVEG consumer research project, Potato Tracker,...

A challenging morning meeting or an interaction with an upset client at work may affect whether we go for that extra chocolate bar at lunch. In a study appearing August 5 in academic journal, Neuron, researchers...

Australia’s well-known scientific body, the CSIRO, has discovered the science demonstrating that a certain type of pear can prevent a hangover by consumption before heavy alcohol intake. Those looking...

Eating spicy food more frequently as part of a daily diet is associated with a lower risk of death, suggests a new study published in the latest British Medical Journal (BMJ). The association was also...

With Australians navigating increasingly busier lifestyles, leaving less time to prepare and eat homemade meals, the overall consumption of snack foods is increasing – with business information analysts...

The latest findings from Roy Morgan Research indicate that 45% of Aussie adults (or just over 8.1 million people) drink some kind of wine — still, sparkling and/or fortified — in an average four weeks,...

The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) has announced plans to eliminate the use of antibiotics when taking care of animals. “By 2030 New Zealand Inc will not need antibiotics for the maintenance...