Decline in soft drinks halted in Australia as younger market grows, research The decline in soft drink consumption among Australians has slowed. For young Australians aged under 25 years, soft drink consumption...

WHO sugar intake recommendations provoke debate The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a new guideline recommending that adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less...

Mediterranean diet betters exercise to cut heart disease risk by nearly half, latest study Adults who closely followed the Mediterranean diet were 47 per cent less likely to develop heart disease over...

Half of consumers around the world say they are actively trying to lose weight, and 75 per cent of them plan to achieve that goal by changing their diet, according to market research organisation Nielsen....

Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. The study, published in...

Food emulsifiers linked to metabolic syndrome and gut flora disturbance Emulsifiers used in many processed foods may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases and metabolic disorders, according...

New ingredients feature in global ready meals market future More consumers are feeling time-scarce and view cooking as a chore, turning to convenient ready meals to free up more time for themselves, according...

Lightweight lager? Europeans embrace the non-alcoholic beer boom A love of a cold pint of beer unites nationalities throughout the globe, however European consumers are gaining a thirst for the non-alcoholic...

High-fat diet in short term may help minimise heart attack damage, study A high-fat diet, eaten one day, one week or two weeks before a heart attack may reduce heart attack damage by about 50 per cent,...

Yoghurt growth opportunities fuelled by global lifestyle differences, market research More than half (53 per cent) of consumers globally are eating more yoghurt than they used to, according to findings...