Health & Fitness

Australia’s peak nutrition body, the Dietician’s Association of Australia (DAA) has polled 200 Accredited Practising Dieticians to find the worst diets in the country. Of the 11 popular diets in the survey, the results found the top 3 worst diets to be the Lemon Detox Diet, followed by SkinnyMe tea and ...

Whenever associate professor Belinda Beck hears of another school that’s banned kids from doing cartwheels or playing on the monkey bars, she despairs. Why? Because for every child who suffers an injury from such activities, 10,000 more will benefit in terms of reducing their future risk of osteoporosis just by ...

Australia’s over 50s aren’t exercising as much as they used to and are at risk of physical decline due to inactivity, according to new research by health insurer Apia. In the report, it was revealed 77 per cent of ageing Aussies are committed to living a healthy and active lifestyle, but ...

Australian women continue to have a love/hate relationship with bread. According to a recent survey done by Bakers Delight, almost half of Aussie women (43%) avoid bread when they’re trying to lose weight, yet 83% consume bread five times a week because they love the taste. Why has bread become ...

Bread, cereals and protein powders could be boasting an extra ingredient or two in the next few years – insects. That’s the prediction from a growing number of experts investigating how to feed the fast-booming world population. But for the squeamish among you, don’t panic that you’ll be crunching into ...

Emulsifiers make everything from ice cream to salad dressing taste smooth and creamy – but they could also be increasing your risk ofobesity and inflammatory bowel diseases. Researchers from Georgia State University and Cornell University in the US, and Bar Ilan University in Israel, administered two common emulsifiers (Polysorbate 80 ...

A new study examining the health and nutrition habits of more than 22,000 adults in the US, found that diet drink consumers may compensate for the drinks’ zero calorie count by reaching for foods that are laden with sugar, salt, fat and cholesterol. So, even if you thought making the switch ...

If you’re still convinced yoga is all about getting bendy and inverted, it’s time to take a look at some new facts on how this ancient practice can help with stiffness and pain associated with arthritis. A new study published in the Journal of Rheumatology and believed to be the ...

You probably already know that walking around like a zombie isn’t doing your health any favours. Struggling sleepers are at more risk of stroke, heart disease and other cardiovascular disorders. But it seems you might be able to add weight gain to the list. In a recent study from the ...

If exercising was as easy as popping a pill, would you take it? OK, so it’s not something that is on the market yet, but scientists are starting to develop “exercise pills” that could mimic some of the benefits of exercise on the body. Crazy, we know. But nevertheless, interesting! ...