Simple dietary swaps can help to transform your health, possibly extending your life and making you less prone to heart disease, cancer and dementia.

Cocktails may look less calorific than a glass of wine or beer, but a nutritionist reveals that some of these drinks contain more calories than a glazed doughnut.

Telling people to "drink plenty of fluids" when unwell could be dangerous, doctors have warned.

Are you getting enough choline? Chances are, this nutrient isn't even on your radar.

Much of the food we consider to be "unhealthy" is packed with nutritional goodness. Here's a break down of the guilty treats that can actually be good for you.

COMMENT: I think we overlook the fact that it is possible to be both healthy and indulgent at Christmas.

DISTRESSING IMAGES: A neglected orphan who weighed less than 4kg after being starved for seven years is making a miraculous recovery after being adopted.

These celebrities may look good, but do their proclaimed diet methods actually work? Experts reveal the good from the fad.

New submissions sought on how to identify age of advertising audience.

After her father's death, this woman lived on a diet of fast food, including kebabs for breakfast.

After seeing her 10-year-old son, who weighed 80kg, struggle to finish a school race, this mum decided it was time to make some changes for her family.

A metabolism expert explains what happens to your body on a diet - and what to do next.

Black Sticks star Gemma Flynn shares how she maintains a healthy diet and good relationship with food.

The Government's new plan to get help for obese kids is proving a turn-off to many parents.

Busting the biggest myths counteracting your ability to lose fat.

Forget coconut water and kale, these are the new healthy foods nutritionists predict will take over in 2017.

There are five places around the world where people live beyond 100 years, have the least chronic disease and the greatest vitality. Here's how they do it.

Vaughan Somerville spent large chunks of his childhood and youth in Starship being treated for the complications of cystic fibrosis.

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.

More kids are consuming at least the recommended minimum amount of dairy following the supply of a daily drink of milk in schools, new research has found.

They survived Boko Haram, now millions are at risk of starvation. It has been described as one of the world's biggest humanitarian disasters.

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.