Instead of learning about the right and wrong foods to eat, let’s learn instead about the many different foods and diets each compatible with healthy living. Instead of learning to change what we...

Deakin University researchers in Melbourne have found that children who eat more than the recommended amount of salt have an increased risk of becoming overweight or obese.   Published in Volume 115,...

Weight management products soaring globally Sales of weight management solutions are soaring in the wake of growing awareness of the extent of overweight and obesity on a global level, according to new...

Former Australian Olympic swimmer Susie O’Neill yesterday launched ‘Together Counts’ – a program aimed at improving the health of Australians by getting their energy balance right with the...

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...

European consumers may soon be able to make more informed choices about their diet after scientists from the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) NDA panel reached a milestone in health claim assessment....

In an investigation by Australian consumer advocacy group Choice into Australia’s biggest weight-loss chains, the group claims that people who want to lose weight are often faced with “aggressive sales...