Too much choice can make us overeat, study finds
08 May, 2015People who eat different types and brands of a particular food, such as pizza, are more likely to overeat than those who tend to stick to the one brand, researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Bristol have found.
Dietary sodium and potassium guidelines "completely unfeasible": researcher
01 May, 2015Current dietary guidelines for potassium and sodium are "completely unfeasible", according to a US researcher. Only 0.1% of British people and 0.3% of Americans meet the WHO's recommendations for potassium and sodium consumption.
Retail sales expected to slow; food retailing eases
29 April, 2015Year-on-year growth in retail sales is expected to slow, the 17th AFGC CHEP Retail Index suggests. The index shows growth of 4% year-on-year in the March quarter, slowing to 3% by the June quarter.
Wealthier parents buy healthier food
28 April, 2015The wealthier a family, the more likely it is to buy healthy food. That's the message from research into health attitudes and food consumption data conducted by Roy Morgan Research.
Osteoporosis concerns to drive calcium- and vitamin D-enriched product growth
17 April, 2015Recent research suggests that as many as two in five British consumers want to improve their bone health, presenting brands with an opportunity to help prevent or manage this growing health concern.
Made in Australia vs Made in China
08 April, 2015In light of the recent hepatitis A outbreak that was linked to frozen berries from China, it's no wonder that the proportion of Australians who are more likely to buy food labelled 'Made in Australia' increased from 85 to 88% over the last two years.
How to stop craving junk food: don't eat it in adolescence or pregnancy
07 April, 2015While some might argue there's no good time to eat junk food, researchers have discovered that there are two crucial points in a person's life when exposure to junk food has the biggest impact: in utero and during adolescence.
Global meat consumption shifting
23 March, 2015While meat consumption has grown in emerging markets, it has actually declined in developed markets. Greece's recession led to a severe decline in meat consumption in 2014, while India emerged as the top-growing meat market in the world.
