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Ditch junk protein foods for healthy weight loss

Our favourite burger, pizza and meat pie may need a re-think after new research by CSIRO shows Australians are not […]

RACP releases new position statement to tackle obesity

Doctors have warned that the obesity health crisis is increasing chronic diseases like diabetes and stronger preventative action is needed […]

Healthy habits the key to ‘no-diet’ diet

Bond University researchers have shown the effectiveness of a weight-loss regime that keeps the kilos off for at least a […]

Could eating moss be good for your gut?

An international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide has discovered a new complex carbohydrate in moss that could […]

What you eat, not your genes, determines sensitivity to fat

A taste for fat is not driven by genetics, rather it’s all down to diet, a new Deakin University study […]

Accept yourself, and you’ll eat better

The battle to correct eating disorders has taken an interesting turn with researchers finding that acceptance of weight, body and […]

Smartphones the stick needed to eat more carrots

Smartphone apps could be key to addressing Australia’s significant under-consumption of vegetables, especially with men and people who are overweight […]

The end of yo-yo dieting?

Scientists have discovered a molecular switch in the brain that regulates fat burning – and could provide a way to […]

Diet and depression link is not all in the mind

New evidence of a biological link between diet and depression has come from the first study to analyse associations between […]

Tracking food intake on smartphone app impacted by day of week but not season

Dietary self-monitoring is a key component of successful behavioural weight loss interventions and is essential for facilitating other behaviour change […]