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'Get off your high horse, Paleo Pete'

COMMENT: Pete Evans has said people should stop eating dairy because it will remove calcium from bones. For the record, the experts say this is nonsense.

Comvita food innovation spurs growth

Fast-growing Comvita doesn't just want to rely on honey - it is adding olive leaf extract and Omega-3 fish oils to its portfolio of natural health products.

Processed food 'may be driving us mad'

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

Breakfast of Olympic champions

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

Sum of diet matters more than one food

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.

Clear lessons to create healthy Kiwi kids

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.

Nutrition of early babies studied

Rucklidge: Health Bill a bitter pill

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

Stop throwing away these vege off-cuts

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.

An egg a day is now okay

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

Calories don't count - salt intake is linked to obesity

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

Commercial baby food to blame for sweet tooth

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

Chef defends 'deadly' bone broth for babies

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.

The next Hollywood diet craze (+watch)

"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."

Niki Bezzant: Broccoli battles can lead to bulge

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.

Niki Bezzant: You can't run off a bad diet

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.