If you were to visit a primary school in Sydney’s Canterbury-Bankstown area, be careful not to throw a half-eaten apple or banana away. You might be reprimanded by a “food fighter” –

In an impassioned appeal, emeritus professor Robert Manne wrote in 2015, “Unless by some miracle almost every climate scientist is wrong, future generations will look upon ours with puzzlement and anger

Many of us have had or know someone with school report cards that say, “she would do well if she tried.” Doing well with homework and exams is more than just brains. Some people just lack the motivation.

While trekking through Europe in his twenties, my husband dutifully visited elderly Italian relatives and immediately sat down to a sumptuous garden-grown, home-cooked meal. His ‘nonno’ asked him to pass the salt.

An experimental carbohydrate diet that restricted processed foods and most sugars has relieved symptoms in eight out of 10 children with inflammatory bowel disease

The funniest line I ever read in an academic paper was “America is a country of low-fat food and high-fat people,” penned by Professor Brian Wansink.

Thinking of Mediterranean food tends to conjure up images of pizza, pasta and lamb on a spit. But the traditional diet, extolled for its bountiful health benefits, is far more colourful. With roots in provincial Mediterranean villages, this “peasant food” is tasty, diverse and simple. It can also be deceptively cheap.

Pediatrician Helen Rodríguez-Trías (1929-2001) beat incredible odds to become a champion for underprivileged women and children.

People don’t generally connect diet with mental health, and it’s certainly not on the radar of most health professionals when treating depression.

The garden is my husband’s refuge. When he’s not at work there are few things he enjoys more than planting seeds and nurturing them into edible beans, tomatoes, corn, spinach, eggplant; sweat dripping, hands immersed in rich Adelaide foothills soil, left in peace. So I was surprised when one evening, a couple of months ago, …

Natalie Parletta explores what does make us happy — it’s not a never-ending supply of chocolate.

Scientists used to think the brain could not regenerate itself.

Struggling with a difficult career decision, or lacking direction? You’re not alone.

A recent editorial in the journal Open Heart suggests many of us have it all wrong when it comes to the balance of fats we eat.