AAP - 11-03-2015

The US sugar industry conspired to push research away from decreasing sugar consumption to ways of mitigating its effects on teeth, researchers say.

AAP - 10-03-2015

Scientists have found that, compared with meat-eaters, vegetarians had a 22 per cent reduced risk of bowel cancer. Cutting meat out of the diet

AAP - 05-03-2015

In a bid to combat obesity, the World Health Organisation is pushing for a big drop in the consumption of "hidden" sugar in food and drinks.

AAP - 20-02-2015

A warning against eating foods high in cholesterol is no longer included in the US government's draft dietary guidelines. More butter, anyone?[subscribe]

AAP - 20-02-2015

New estimates suggest US children are consuming 200 more calories a day than they were in the 1970s and also weigh five kilograms more than 30 years ago.

AAP - 06-01-2015

Whole grains lower the risk of heart disease, but not that of cancer, a US study says. People who eat more whole grains are more likely to live

AAP - 11-12-2014

Health experts are calling for stricter regulations on packaged foods after finding many contain misleading fruit and vegetable claims. Beware

AAP - 09-12-2014

Scientists have discovered an enzyme in the brain that seems to drive sugar cravings, which could lead to new anti-obesity drugs. A protein responsible

AAP - 03-12-2014

Liver disease now accounts for 500 per cent more deaths among working age people in the UK than in the 1970s, according to a UK health official.

AAP - 28-11-2014

Rats given doses of alcohol designed to simulate binge-drinking in humans and then treated with a new drug, navigated a maze as well as sober rats.