"The Taylor Swift of sit-ups" has debuted on the BRW Young Rich List in Australia.

What we eat - as opposed to how much we eat - is a hot topic to study, so can we confidently say that avoiding meat will increase your lifespan?

At just 20 years of age Janaya Smith was told she would be dead in six months unless she changed her unhealthy lifestyle.

By pairing these seven foods together you'll increase your body's ability to absorb their nutritional value.

What people see right now is an adorable little boy with Down syndrome. But what happens when he grows up? asks Charles Moss.

Men and women are now consuming harmful amounts of alcohol in equal measure.

Experts reveal the subtle ways you could be upping your calorie intake without even realising.

NZH Focus: If you're watching your weight after the long weekend, you need to pay as much attention to what you drink as to what you eat.

A mum whose stress levels went through the roof sitting in traffic jams each morning says she found the miracle cure.

Scientists reveal the best ways to eat, absorb and enhance the health boosts we can get from everyday foods.

Researchers say doing housework can add years to a women's life - but has little effect on men.

COMMENT: The only winners here are the diet promoters, who are laughing all the way to the bank.

UK scientists have found the secret of making men temporarily infertile - by "switching off" sperm's ability to swim.

A PR campaign where light bulbs were sent to female journalists has sparked social media outrage.

"Once you're free of the messiness, of the frustrations, of the stains, you're more likely to talk about ... your period."

Research has uncovered the startling relationship between the number of ads seen by youngsters and the amount of breakfast products they consumed as a result.

It may feel like a new lease of life, but those who divorce in their latter years and move into another relationship are seriously risking their health.

New Zealand has some of the highest rates of childhood asthma, with more than one in four children diagnosed with some form.

Many of us have ditched our favourite sugary drinks for their diet alternative, but it seems that diet drinks can be just as bad for you.

Two fizzy drinks a day could double the risk of diabetes - even if they are diet versions - a Swedish study has found.

She was a lifelong chocolate fan, but after ballooning to 183kg, this Auckland mum dropped 10 dress sizes.

Both sides of an ugly stand-off over abortions in Thames are vowing to continue their weekly protests, despite growing concern from women who want terminations. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

With any form of body modification, there are risks. But a clinic in the New York says there's one piercing it refuses to do.

Nutritionist May Simpkin reveals the six mistakes that can be encouraging weight gain.

An autistic boy who cannot be touched has struck up a special bond with a service dog he flew thousands of miles to meet.

A London student has received massive backlash over the reason he thinks tampons shouldn't be free. Here's what he says women should do instead.

Summer's coming so ZM host PJ has decided it's time to get her run on. Keep up with PJ as she works through adidas RunClub's new programme.

The plastic plague: Report reveals hormone-disrupting chemicals found in everyday items like water bottles cause cancer, diabetes, ADHD and autism.

Figures released by a major meth-testing company have laid bare the scourge of P contamination in New Zealand rental homes.

Like most people, I knew basically nothing about miscarriage until it happened to me, writes Alice Callahan.