Protein powders and protein-fortified versions of all manner of foods line grocery store shelves. But just because something has added protein doesn’t necessarily make it better.
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Translation is only part of the challenge for multinational companies. Words, slogans and symbols can take on entirely different meanings across cultures.
The popular new drug can bring dramatic weight loss for some patients. But for NZ, tackling a rising obesity epidemic is likely to require much broader change.
New research shows how human behaviour and biology are harnessed to create feedback loops that drive people to buy and eat more ultra-processed foods.
As nutrition misinformation spreads, reflecting on the popularity of diet trends offers insight into how individuals form deep attachments to their food choices.
A food scientist explains which foods will give you the best value protein for every $1 you spend – at a fraction of what you’d spend on ‘high protein’ bars.
Children are considered lucrative consumers of food. They need protection against misleading health labels.
A new report shows how ubiquitous unhealthy foods are, how aggressively they are promoted, and how hard it is to access healthy foods in places people spend time.
An effective national school food program can help build the foundations for a healthy population. That’s why Ottawa must limit the influence of the food industry on a national school food program.
Australia’s food labelling system is under-performing. Here’s how we can make it more effective.
The size of food images on product packaging plays a key role in exacerbating diet-related illnesses and obesity.
New research using AI finds that trendy, unique-looking foods generate less social media engagement than traditional, normal-looking foods.
New research found that consumers were less likely to buy a product associated with pleasure if marketers emphasized it was developed with science.
Many school lunchbox products are now heavily marketed as promoting gut health. The limited regulation of such claims leaves it to parents and carers to assess whether they really stack up.
Rather than focusing on single foods for ‘gut health’, we’re better off having a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
Tab was Coca-Cola’s first foray into the diet soda market. Though the brand went on to build and maintain a legion of devoted fans, its days are numbered.
Nearly 40% of Americans are obese, and the numbers are climbing. The U.S. needs to get serious about solutions.
A food heath labelling system Australia and New Zealand introduced five years ago is under review and needs a significant overhaul to make it useful for consumers looking for healthy options.
History shows the targets of product tampering bounce back, often with sales stronger than before.
How do foods break into new niches and global markets? US cranberry growers, saddled with large surpluses and working to boost demand for their product, could take a lesson from soybeans.
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Professor of Health Promotion, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Dietetics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Early Childhood: Diversity and Transitions, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Emeritus Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Affairs, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University
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Senior Nutrition Project Officer at Cancer Council NSW and Adjunct Lecturer at The University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Director of Cancer Programs, Cancer Council NSW; PhD Candidate in Nutrition & Dietetics, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, City University of Hong Kong
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Professor of Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Associate professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania