Just in time for Easter, it's the news chocolate lovers have dreamt of – official confirmation that their favourite guilty pleasure can be good for you.

Being a fussy eater could be in your genes, new research suggests.

A health expert says new research on the dangers of sitting should be a wake-up call - and trading in your office chair for a pricey ergonomic model is unlikely to help.

Slimmers turning to low-fat foods could be piling on the pounds.

Researchers have a controversial explanation for rising obesity levels in women - they are not doing enough housework.

Carl's Jr operator Andy Puzder says he is proud to bring good quality food and service to poorer areas - and at 63 he still eats plenty of his firm's burgers.

Nearly one in five New Zealanders over the age of 15 have a blood disorder that precedes Type 2 diabetes, a finding described as "alarming" by experts.

Manufacturers' measurements do not take into account the caloric value of fibre.

This week in America, one of the contenders most likely to be the 2016 Republican presidential candidate defiantly ate a doughnut on late night television; it was a glazed and jelly-filled two-fingered salute to his critics.

A study into sports sponsorship has found a third of food and beverage companies sponsoring sport in New Zealand could be classified as unhealthy.

One expert fears the voluntary system may be dominated by Australian food industry pressure for even unhealthy foods to get a star.

Paleo diets have gained substantial ground in the past two years as more nutritionists and health gurus turn a sceptical eye to the benefits of a grain-based diet, which many of us eat.

It takes just six weeks for the long-term benefits of a diet overhaul to be seen, a University of Auckland study has found.

Children as young as 9 are joining weight-loss programmes in a trend industry experts say will grow as children lead more sedentary lives.

A new study into the health effects of sugar by the University of Otago aims to disentangle what has been a confused and controversial issue, its author says.

Many festive folks will have one eye on the difference Christmas indulgence makes to their waistlines.

Recipes by TV chefs including Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson are "less healthy" than ready meals, researchers said.

The number of clinically overweight children aged under 10 being seen by a Tauranga dietitian has increased fourfold in two years.

Eating disorder clinics are increasingly seeing patients who developed their condition as a result of being overweight or obese, a leading Australian health expert says.

Taxing fizzy drinks and fatty foods and subsidising fruit and vegetables could have significant health benefits for New Zealanders, a local study has shown.

New Zealand's weight problem is gobbling up more than 4 per cent of what we spend on health care, according to a study out today.

Researchers studying a school-based programme credited with reducing the rates of obese and overweight 7-year-olds have now found a reduction in asthma symptoms.