How 5+ a day beats takeaways
New Zealanders trying to incorporate five servings of fruit and vegetables into their daily food intake do not have to break the bank.
New Zealanders trying to incorporate five servings of fruit and vegetables into their daily food intake do not have to break the bank.
This dip was mentioned to me by a friend who had bought it thinking it was vegetarian.
One baby has died and 14 others are fighting for their lives after being poisoned in NHS neonatal care units in the UK.
Red velvet cake has been around for many years and in the old days it used to get its deep, red colour from beetroot juice.
Michael Mansell was an addict, but it wasn't alcohol, gambling or drugs he was addicted to.
Apple has hired a swathe of leading biomedical experts prompting speculation that the technology giant is planning a major expansion into the health sector.
Eating fast food and consuming sugary drinks renders the most common asthma inhaler ineffective, a study warns.
Kiwis are drinking more alcohol and eating more bread, red meat and takeaways than a year ago, data from Southern Cross shows.
A majority of Kiwi adults have shown some support in a survey for controls on how much sugar can be fed to us by the soft-drink industry.
A group of New Zealand scientists is gearing up to emulate the success of anti-tobacco campaigners by getting rid of sugar-flavoured soft drinks by 2025.
A new fad diet, called "teatoxing", is gaining popularity in New Zealand and prompting concern among dietitians and eating disorder advocates.
School starts across most of Australia this week, so parents and carers are breaking out the lunch boxes once again.
It used to be that sugar was the sweetest, most useful thing in our larder, a crystalline ambrosia that could make almost any food taste better and last longer.
I am using this jar of Strawberry Marshmallow Fluff to christen a new food category for my column called "Loud and Proud".
The future wellbeing of millions of Africans may rest in the unlikely hands of a vegan hippy scientist working for a sweet company who plans to map and then give away the genetic data of 100 traditional crops.
Children who eat the same meals as their parents are far more likely to have healthy diets than those who do not, according to research.
People reaching for a protein bar, thinking it's a healthy snack, may be unwittingly adding to their waist lines.
Today, we know that lifestyle and environment interact with diet to affect our health, writes Charlotte Martin.
I was asked to look into Nutella by a reader whose children consume "vast quantities" of this spread every day and who is concerned it might be bad for them, despite the fact that it is made out of hazelnuts.