An American food website has just discovered fairy bread. And they've given it a bit of an artisan makeover. Prepare to be outraged.

A proposed voluntary code on advertising to children features explicit restrictions on advertising of "occasional" foods and beverages.

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.

COMMENT: A day-long symposium on eliminating sugary drinks from New Zealand concluded there is no silver bullet - but a tax would be a good first step.

Benefits include faster recovery and fewer side effects.

Pet owners are being reminded that sharing leftovers with their furry friends isn't always the best thing for their health.

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

Coca-Cola is defending its brand as health experts call for a ban on sugar-sweetened drinks linked to obesity, type-2 diabetes, addiction and tooth decay.

Jamie Oliver has launched a new book, and a challenge.

New Zealand's less restrictive food classification system called into question by researchers.

Annette King will release anti-obesity policy in November - and says there is mounting evidence and growing support for sugary drink taxes.

Professor Stephen McGarvey talks about his recent breakthrough establishing a link between Samoan populations and obesity.

One in five Bay of Plenty 4-year-olds are overweight, obese or extremely obese, a new report shows. A Tauranga dietitian says the

Weight-loss surgery is an effective option for obese patients with type-2 diabetes, a New Zealand study has found.

High obesity rates among Samoans are partly caused by genetics, scientists have discovered.

Concerning statistics now show that a third of New Zealand children are overweight or obese.

Kiwi researchers experimenting with a bitter plant extract have developed a potential appetite suppressant, they have told an obesity conference.

COMMENT: The fact of the matter is that Eljae is obese. Markedly so. That's not an insult, that's a fact. And someone needs to own that, writes Andrew Dickens.

COMMENT: We listen to doctors, but when they use terms such as obesity most people take their wisdom with a healthy grain of salt.

COMMENT: No one has even suggested a rate at which the tax should be levied. Without knowing what rate of tax will be imposed no one can know how consumers will react, writes Robin Grieve.

COMMENT: Sure, obesity increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes and sore ankles. But if something is going to kill you, it might as well taste good.

COMMENT: This refusal to confront the obesity-diabetes epidemic is like a replay of the global warming crisis fiasco, writes Brian Rudman

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

"The onions are stinging my eyes," 8-year-old Nihaal Singh moaned as he chopped the devilish vegetable - a harsh lesson all budding young chefs must learn.

COMMENT: The Big Ward's greatest achievement is simply getting a serious public health issue into a time slot usually occupied by reality shows.

The Government has launched a new effort to slash obesity and boost learning among Kiwi kids.

Have you ever wondered what happens to your body after you drink a can of your favourite fizzy drink?

We are designed to seek food - our drive to do so is essential to our survival and we have a complex system to control this, writes Matthew Haines.

Older toddlers - aged about 2 - are picking up on potentially harmful anti-fat attitudes from their mothers, research suggests.