The number of meat-free products has grown exponentially in the past decade. Photo: Getty

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Why meat-free products aren't always a healthy alternative

As the number of Australians eating plant-based diets increases, so does the availability of meat-free products – but new research shows this seemingly healthy alternative isn’t all it may seem.

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The science behind the latest diet trends

Every year a new batch of diets become trendy, with the latest including the mono diet, charcoal detox, Noom, time-restricted feeding and Fast800 – but is there any scientific research to support them?

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The flaws in Australia’s healthy food rating system

It has been pitched as an easy-to-read system to help shoppers make healthier choices at the supermarket, but a leading nutrition expert says the Health Star Rating still has serious flaws, and ignores a key risk facing Australians.

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Sickly sweet or just right? How genes control your taste for sugar

A new study that helps explain why some of us prefer sweet food could lead to personalised diets to improve people’s eating habits based on their genetics, writes researcher Daniel Liang-Dar Hwang.

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Can eating certain foods make you smarter?

Emerging evidence suggests that a healthy diet can improve brain function. Researchers Margaret Morris and Michael Kendig look at some of the foods that may help boost cognitive abilities and mental wellbeing.