Kiwi men are being encouraged to get off the couch and become more active in a new initiative being launched today.

Kiwis are very keen on crackers. Everyone likes a quick snack of crackers and cheese, and it should be a healthy snack.

Cured meats such as biltong and jerky are becoming increasingly popular because they give you a low-calorie meal of protein which is low in fat and carbohydrate free.

Coating chicken or fish with breadcrumbs is a great way to add flavour to your dinner.

I am a big fan of any food producer that attempts to replace sugar with a natural alternative.

I hope readers of this column spend a bit of time looking at ingredients when shopping for their food. But how many of us bother to spend the same amount of time checking out our pet's food?

The old Sony factory in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture is up and running again. But this time it's an indoor farm that is the largest of its kind.

Herbalife shares fell the most in three months after billionaire Bill Ackman vowed to show Enron-like fraud at the seller of supplements and weight-loss shakes.

A leading New Zealand health researcher is calling on supermarkets to follow the lead of the UK's biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, and remove all sweets and lollies from checkout areas to remove temptation from impulse buyers.

When you're trying to lose weight it can be hard to give up sweet treats such as chocolate and ice cream.

Everyone knows about carbs these days. People go carb-free in an effort to lose weight, and athletes carb-load before a big event.

A delicious drink that includes plenty of fruit and green vegetables

Bircher muesli was invented in 1900 by the Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner for patients in his hospital where a diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables was an essential part of therapy.

Eating like a caveman is getting costlier. The prices of beef, beans, bacon and nine other protein sources, has jumped 28 per cent in the five years through May.

New Zealanders trying to incorporate five servings of fruit and vegetables into their daily food intake do not have to break the bank.

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.

This product falls under the "why on earth is it here?" category.

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.