Doctor Ranj Singh is issuing a stark warning to people trying to lose weight - especially with summer on the horizon.

Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, gut health expert, and co-founder of the ...

Western diet, often high in salt, sugar and fat, has the potential to raise the risk of cancer in the lungs, finds a study.

A low-carb diet can worsen the cancer-causing effects of certain gut bacteria by weakening the gut barrier and altering the ...

Nutritionist Dr Emma Beckett sifts through some of the reasons why people are attracted to extreme diets like meat-only and ...

High-protein diets have become mainstream. On social media, food and fitness influencers recommend protein. Celebrities have ...

Cornell researcher Raina Plowright and her team observed that when bats in Australia lost access to their habitat and natural ...

When it comes to weight loss, there’s no magic bullet that works for everyone. As a certified nutrition coach and clinical ...

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The Industrial Revolution also marked a turning point for butter production. Innovations like mechanical churns and ...

New modelling suggests our diets are worsening with Australians predicted to eat more junk food and less fruit by 2030.