Australia’s National Heart Foundation and food giant Unilever have independently welcomed the new Australian Dietary Guideline’s message in support of “good fats.” The 2013 revision of the guidelines...

New US research by Euromonitor has found that health and wellness beverages are continuing to increase in popularity, equating to 44 per cent of sales in the non-alcoholic beverage market. The Functionality,...

Previous research which has promoted polyunsaturated vegetable fat such as margarine as a healthier alternative to butter has been quashed by a group of leading US scientists. The new research findings...

A recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity has concluded that timing of when meals are eaten plays a crucial role in the success of a weight loss program. The study led by Professor...

New US research by the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), has found that dairy intake is associated with higher bone mineral density...

Australian research, published online this month and to be published soon in the American Journal of Public Health,  has shown that the “consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) should be considered...

Australia’s Woolworths supermarket chain has announced its commitment to have all the wild-caught fish it sells certified by the Marine Stewardship Council by 2015. Sydney’s famous Taronga Park Zoo...

A study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine has revealed melamine is being released into hot food from many serving bowls. The study involved otherwise healthy...

A recent report by an international research house reveals a significant difference in attitude between younger and older UK consumers when it comes to presumptions about “lighter weight” packaging....

The January issue of the Medical Journal of Australia this week has reported on a study into the “prevalence and implications of overweight and obesity in a rural maternity cohort”. Spanning from 1...