AAP - 15-07-2015

UK doctors have called for a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks to subsidise fruit and vegetables. A 20 per cent levy should be imposed on sugary

AAP - 15-07-2015

Anaphylaxis rates have more than doubled for Australian children aged between five and 14, according to a new study. The number of Australians

AAP - 28-05-2015

The risks from caffeine from all dietary sources have been assessed by the EU for the first time and it seems more than four espressos could be harmful.

AAP - 20-05-2015

New Zealand's doctors say the government must take a tougher stance on alcohol sales, taxation, sponsorship and drink driving to curb alcohol harm. AUCKLAND,

AAP - 20-05-2015

A revamped health eating pyramid is aimed to address misleading information created by fad diets. After shaping Australia's eating habits for almost 40 years,

AAP - 08-05-2015

Italian scientists have conducted research which shows taking vitamin D can help obese and overweight people lose weight. Taking vitamin D supplements has been

AAP - 01-05-2015

Nutritionists are lamenting the decrease in Australians' consumption of beneficial whole grains as a result of new dieting trends. Australians are increasingly

AAP - 09-04-2015

The United Nations has launched a food safety campaign for an era in which millions are dying of hunger or tainted produce even as more and more people fall ill from eating

Karen Keast - 17-03-2015

The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) is calling on celebrity chef Pete Evans and the co-authors of his controversial Paleo cookbook for babies and toddlers to reconsider

AAP - 17-03-2015

Consumer group Choice has criticised a number of major food manufacturers for so far failing to put health star labels on their products. Consumer