Emma Thompson dropped two dress sizes and could still drink wine, finds Radhika Sanghani.

Right now, some really positive things are going on in our food culture that point to where we're heading.

Our restaurant reviewer Peter Calder on what restaurants do wrong. Sometimes the customers could do with a tune-up, too.

A trio sure to inspire oohs and aahs.

A collision of English roasts and Kiwi summers ticks all the boxes, writes Kim Knight.

We all know how depressing it is to put on weight. This doctor has some tips of his own.

People who walk briskly for more than 30 minutes a day were found to have lower BMIs and smaller waists than everyone else involved in the study.

COMMENT: A flavoured tuna pocket is easy to take to work or to complete a meal but why not buy a tin and add your own fresh flavour.

Mindful eating is the weight loss industry's latest go-to. But, as Kim Knight reports, not everybody is convinced.

McDonald's have recommended a salty-sweet combo that's left the internet divided.

For women embarking on dry January, it's not their own ability for self-restraint they have to worry about - it's their partner's.

A woman collapsed and suffered multiple seizures after taking a New Year detox to combat stress.

Elusive fried chicken recipe may have been revealed once and for all after being found in an old scrapbook.

Sugar-free and diet drinks are not helpful for weight loss and could even cause people to pile on the pounds researchers claim.

But not all are rushing to get their fill of Big Macs and McChicken sandwiches.

We all love a bit of fast food every now and then, but some pretty disgusting things can go on behind the counter.

'Every time I'm in London I go out to the clubs - you don't learn anything by sitting in your office," says the president of vodka brand Belvedere.

Anna King Shahab reveals the top 10 places for icecream, in and around Auckland.

Life is so much better when we allow ourselves to experience it in all its wonderful, fascinating variety.

Nutritionist reveals the meals to minimise a sore head - and the foods you should always avoid to prevent a lasting hangover.

COMMENT: I understand that our reader finds this easy to prepare and it is less fatty than a true hollandaise but, oh, it has so many additives.

Almost 60 cases of food poisoning are being linked to a farm selling raw milk, it emerged yesterday.

'Tis the season to consume more alcohol than normal, but the throbbing head that follows is not so festive. Here's how to avoid a bad hangover.

Keep these tips in mind if wine is your poison this silly season.

This dog found the meat on Christmas Eve, wrapped in tin foil under a tea towel, and had left only a tiny fragment by the time she finished.

A man going through treatment for colon cancer won a restaurant's raffle for a year's worth of free pizza and then donated his prize to a food bank.

Did you eat so much food this weekend that your clothes don't fit any more? Here are some food and drinks that you can eat that will alleviate the bloat.

A nutritionist reveals the foods so lacking in positive nutritional attributes that they are best avoided entirely.

It is often said the smaller the bubbles in a glass of champagne, the better. But research suggests that may not be true.

The festive season is upon us again, and with it comes celebrations, good times, general merriment all round ... and a good deal of worrying about waistlines.