Fad diets typically appear in the latest women's or gossip magazines and come with a promise of losing weight fast. Some use 'before and after' photographs or celebrity endorsement to prove their effectiveness, and they often talk about severely cutting back, or completely removing, whole food groups.
More...
With Australia taking over as having one of the world’s fastest growth rates of childhood obesity, a timely breakthrough could soon see our school children eating foods enriched with dietary fibre which comes from sugar cane.
More...
Food Standards Australia New Zealand's (FSANZ) improved web site will make is easier for consumers, the food industry and health professionals to find information about food standards and other food concerns.
More...
94.5 per cent of women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could be weaned off their chemical cocktails within five months says British health expert Maryon Stewart.
More...
One in three Australian adults has an increased risk of developing kidney disease, one in seven shows at least one sign of existing kidney damage and one in 35 actually has chronic kidney disease.
More...
Studies into regular consumption of sports drinks show that they may lead to dental decay and/or dental erosion because acid levels have been linked to harming tooth enamel.
More...
