Survey finds 59 per cent are stressed at least weekly

Baby-led weaning, or getting your infant to eat finger food, could hold the cure for childhood obesity.

Missing a workout or two won't kill me, and it might even be good, giving my muscles a chance to rest and recover.

Most of us are confused about diet because we're always trying to pin the blame on one nutrient, says an expert.

The majority of Kiwi parents admit to feeding their kids up on poor food just so they will at least eat something.

Feeling under the weather or that you're carrying too much weight after a chilly winter? Here are tips from Dr Libby Weaver.

Forty per cent of obese children and adolescents in a New Zealand study have been found to be at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes in future.

COMMENT: One day I'm going to give up this talk of moderation and balance and a wide variety of whole foods and write a diet book.

Many of us are notorious for eating lots and ditching all our self-imposed diet and exercise rules on the weekends.

Eating processed foods with little nutritional value may be making us mad as well as sick, new research shows.

Kiwi athletes will tuck into an international smorgasbord of gold medal-winning meals as they chase Olympic glory in Rio.

When you add or subtract something from your diet, it's important to consider the other side of the equation in order to remain nutritionally balanced.

From energy drinks and 'rubbish food day' to vege gardens and lolly bans, a new survey of lunchboxes exposes two tales of eating behaviour in NZ schools.

COMMENT: Mental illness is on the rise. Figures reveal crisis referrals from 2010 to 2015 have increased, often substantially.

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

Many types of red meat and red meat products are available, from farmers' markets, to supermarkets, to restaurants.

There is a scene in the 2013 film Escape Plan where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone face off against one another in a canteen.

A NZ health organisation is urging restaurants to offer healthier meals for children after research revealed a lack of nutritious food options.

Health Ministry advises striking coconut-oil from recipes for good of our arteries.

An online test has been created to reveal your risk of serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease or bowl problems.

You may be throwing out some of the best parts of fresh produce. Here's how to get more out of your veges and ease up on waste.

A breakfast treat once thought to be bad for your health has now been shown be part of a healthy, well-balanced diet.

A high salt intake may be linked to obesity, regardless of how many calories are consumed, experts have suggested.

Scientists have found commercial baby foods are so sweet that toddlers never learn to appreciate bitter flavours.

The author of a controversial Paleo cookbook for baby and toddlers has defended a recipe which critics say has the potential to kill a child.

"I'd previously done juicing in the past and I could never make it through a whole day, let alone a whole week. I could soup for five days and when I'm done I want more."

Many will have a memory of sitting miserably at the table being forced to eat what was on the plate before being allowed to get up, Niki Bezzant writes.

If we try to solve the obesity crisis by prioritising exercise programmes over strategies to change the way we're eating, we will get nowhere.