Each week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.

Scientists blame the increase on the spread of a Western-style diet, leading to rising levels of obesity.

Each week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.

Pasta has conquered plates and bowls as the world's favourite food.

Claire Gourley, the author of Who's Cooking Tonight? says: "I love food but I'm always busy with friends, school and sport and don't have much time to spend cooking. But that doesn't mean I want to settle for average food ... "

Shelley Bridgeman asks six women and men to tell us what they eat in a typical day - from the multisport athlete who trains 20 hours a week to the lap-band surgery patient who can't eat more than a cup and a half of food at a time.

It's low in carbohydrates due to a lack of bread, and while the Double Down might trigger the taste buds...

Children who have meals with their families are less likely to be fat than those who eat alone, research has found.

Natalie Portman has given up veganism during her pregnancy.

New Zealanders who do not have enough access to nutritious and affordable food have higher levels of distress.

Going grocery shopping with a nutritionist is an eye-opening experience for Gill South.

We're increasingly thinking outside the square when it comes to fresh produce, writes Estelle Sarney.

The dental health of young children continues to be among the worst in the developed world, figures reveal.