Sydney based company Play Market Research has introduced Australia’s first syndicated product testing platform.   The new platform called ‘Pop Up Shopper Community’ will see consumers receive...

Scientists are currently in the process of developing pills which mimic the effects of exercise.   A review published in the October 2015 edition of Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, (Vol. 36)...

Horticulture representative body AUSVEG has released data showing that less Australians might be doing a weekly grocery shop but they are still managing to eat more fresh vegetables.   The study...

Hate the taste of Brussels sprouts? Do you find coriander disgusting or perceive honey as too sweet? Your genes may be to blame.   Everybody’s food preferences vary and are shaped by their unique...

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’...

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...