Pasta has conquered plates and bowls as the world's favourite food.

Claire Gourley, the author of Who's Cooking Tonight? says: "I love food but I'm always busy with friends, school and sport and don't have much time to spend cooking. But that doesn't mean I want to settle for average food ... "

Shelley Bridgeman asks six women and men to tell us what they eat in a typical day - from the multisport athlete who trains 20 hours a week to the lap-band surgery patient who can't eat more than a cup and a half of food at a time.

A high-profile personal trainer inflames the plus-size model debate, saying he wouldn't trust one to save him in a fire.

Expectant mothers' diets could be creating an obesity timebomb for their unborn children, a groundbreaking study involving New Zealand scientists has revealed.

Natalie Portman has given up veganism during her pregnancy.

New Zealanders who do not have enough access to nutritious and affordable food have higher levels of distress.

Going grocery shopping with a nutritionist is an eye-opening experience for Gill South.

The dental health of young children continues to be among the worst in the developed world, figures reveal.

Get your day off to a relaxed start with a delicious brunch worth lingering over.