Hollowed out zucchini boats stuffed with a cumin spiced ground turkey and black bean mixture with summer corn and tomato, all baked in the oven with melted cheese.

The obesity epidemic underlines the need for healthy diets, but achieving this is not straightforward. Here we round up how experts think it could be done.

From foods that are full of fibre to nibbles containing nutrients that tell the brain that you are full, this article examines the smart snacks that will keep hunger pangs at bay for longer.

From peanut butter to almond butter, from Nutella to Marshmallow Fluff, the choice of spreads seems to be endless. But are all spreads created nutritionally equal?

Fire up the barbecue and make these three juicy burgers that were carefully cleaned up eliminating low-end, belly-busting ingredients.

A quick Greek yogurt-based cheesecake with a berry compote.

Can abstaining from food actually be good for us?

Why you might want to skip eating certain apples, canned coconut milk and 9 other commonly consumed comestibles.

The food crusader’s campaign is much needed. We’re addicted to the sweet stuff and it’s killing us.

How did a little ground nut (that isn't a nut at all) become one of the most important foods on Earth?

Real maple syrup is worth the extra expense, but why choose maple syrup over other natural sweeteners like honey or sugar? Here's why and what to look for.

Healthy-eating plans of the future may be tailored to your own gut bacteria. 

Diet guidelines recommend increasing dietary diversity. Yet, metrics for dietary diversity have neither been well-defined nor evaluated for impact on metabolic health.

A brief introduction to death

Per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks is the lowest since 1985

The long read: In 1972, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation ruined. How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long?

Sweden has become the first Western nation to develop national dietary guidelines that reject the popular low-fat diet dogma in favor of low-carb high-fat nutrition advice. The switch in dietary advice followed the publication of a two-year study by the independent Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment. The committee reviewed 16,000 studies published through May 31, 2013. The expert committee consisted of ten physicians, and several of them were skeptics to low-carbohydrate diets at...

An epidemiological study analyzing the association of butter consumption with chronic disease and mortality finds that butter was only weakly associated with total mortality, not associated with heart disease, and slightly inversely associated (protective) with diabetes.

A proper diet can give you better health and prevent illnesses. A proper diet should include all the necessary nutrients required for staying healthy and for leading an active life.