Kiwi competitive speed eater Nela Zisser was feeling "a bit full" last night after knocking back 100 pieces of sushi.

They never served these sweet treats in the Bastille.

If a bad mood has you reaching for the biscuit tin, watch out – they might not taste as sweet as you’re expecting.

Birkenhead eatery has top-notch food.

If we try to solve the obesity crisis by prioritising exercise programmes over strategies to change the way we're eating, we will get nowhere.

Offering people choices is the answer, not bludgeoning them with the blunt stick of taxes, writes Kerre McIvor.

A nutritionist has dubbed a 3km stretch of road featuring more than 30 fast-food options "Heart Attack Alley".

Put on your ‘meat-eatin’ shoes’ for a great meal out.

Paul Rudd was miserable to be around for a year as he embarked on a bland diet to get in shape to portray Marvel superhero Ant-Man.

Eating too much fatty food can damage nerves in the stomach that tell the brain we are full, scientists believe.

Try out these wines, recommended by writer Yvonne Lorkin, for winter.

The vibe is dimly lit and very hip with a strong Southern influence.

The baker of the quintessential American treat has been turning down $2 billion offers from a pack of hopeful buyers.

Seven Samoan dishes to celebrate today's test between Manu Samoa and the mighty All Blacks.

Viva managing editor Amanda Linnell shares highlights from today’s Viva magazine. Follow her hyperlinks below and be informed and inspired at viva.co.nz.

If you had never heard the one about the Irishman, the German and the Sikh, Te Mahurehure Community Marae in Pt Chevalier on Sunday was the place to be.

In between the ignorance about food and the obsessing about diet, we’re forgetting the middle ground, writes Anna King Shahab.

"I'm always trying to persuade more women to drink beer. When I have dinner parties I pour out my ale into champagne flutes and brandy glasses," - Britain's best beer sommelier.

Comfort food with Italian grace notes.

Before you sink your teeth into Pizza Hut's new cheeseburger crust pizza, you'll need a fitness plan ready to work off its contents.

Being on the road is great, but it’s also a joy to come home and whip up some of these home-grown favourites again.

Invented in Naples, the pizza has become one of the world’s favourite fast foods. But for every good pizza there are many dozens of bad ones. Living’s restaurant reviewer, Peter Calder, checks out his top pizza picks in town.

Preliminary results from a study by Mexico's National Institute of Public Health show their sugar tax has decreased the average consumption of sugar.

July already? Good grief! Instead of contemplating where the year has gone, think about what to drink this weekend.

In a not-so-trendy part of town is an eatery offering exciting modern European cuisine with flavours from Bangkok to Texas.

Devotees say raw milk is the ultimate health food. So why do scientists think it’s so toxic?

Reality style food shows seem to be the television that we currently love to hate. From Come Dine with Me to Masterchef and My Kitchen Rules - our TV channels are full of them.

If the weather's right, you can opt to pack a basket with cheese and antipasto and enjoy a picnic on the grassy property.

Worries around palm-sized alcohol sachets have been put to Government cabinet ministers today, as one of the entrepreneurs behind the products hits back at fresh calls to ban them.

Marriage can boost your health in a number of ways but it appears there is one measure where it lets you down – your waistline.