If you thought you knew which foods you should and shouldn't be eating on a regular basis to stay healthy, then think again.

Need a little more spring to your step? Here's how to boost your energy simply by making smarter food choices.

COMMENT: Milk without reintroduced permeates is available and costs little more than one that tastes more watery.

First users of advice "toolkit" report more exercise, smaller meals.

Tax would lead 14 per cent to quit, survey finds

You've heard it before and you'll hear it again: breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and eating it could help battle the bulge and manage it long-term.

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

Kiwis keen to shape up for summer are spending up to $99 a day on detox programmes, but experts warn there is little evidence they work.

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

Some easy ways to slash 500 calories from your day in ways that you will barely notice.

COMMENT: A ban on soft drinks is not the answer: Let's collectively shape healthy choices.

Survey finds 59 per cent are stressed at least weekly

Baby-led weaning, or getting your infant to eat finger food, could hold the cure for childhood obesity.

Missing a workout or two won't kill me, and it might even be good, giving my muscles a chance to rest and recover.

Most of us are confused about diet because we're always trying to pin the blame on one nutrient, says an expert.

The majority of Kiwi parents admit to feeding their kids up on poor food just so they will at least eat something.

Feeling under the weather or that you're carrying too much weight after a chilly winter? Here are tips from Dr Libby Weaver.

Forty per cent of obese children and adolescents in a New Zealand study have been found to be at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes in future.

COMMENT: Pete Evans has said people should stop eating dairy because it will remove calcium from bones. For the record, the experts say this is nonsense.

Fast-growing Comvita doesn't just want to rely on honey - it is adding olive leaf extract and Omega-3 fish oils to its portfolio of natural health products.

Eating processed foods with little nutritional value may be making us mad as well as sick, new research shows.

Kiwi athletes will tuck into an international smorgasbord of gold medal-winning meals as they chase Olympic glory in Rio.

When you add or subtract something from your diet, it's important to consider the other side of the equation in order to remain nutritionally balanced.

From energy drinks and 'rubbish food day' to vege gardens and lolly bans, a new survey of lunchboxes exposes two tales of eating behaviour in NZ schools.

COMMENT: Mental illness is on the rise. Figures reveal crisis referrals from 2010 to 2015 have increased, often substantially.

In light of the sugar tax debate we revisit this story about the impact sugar had on singer Che Fu's life.

Many types of red meat and red meat products are available, from farmers' markets, to supermarkets, to restaurants.

Gluten-free Weet-Bix and frozen mango have topped Healthy Food Guide magazine's annual awards.