Twenty years ago, Kit Kats were sold in two-piece packs weighing 20g, today a Kit Kat weighs 78g. Welcome to our supersize world. The result: we’re also supersizing ourselves. Fancy a biscuit? And how about a coffee to go with it? Twenty years ago, that would have meant a biscuit you could have fitted whole […]

Obese mothers are 60 percent more likely to have a child with autism, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of California, Davis and Vanderbilt University studied over 1000 children aged two to five, some of whom had autism or other developmental disorders. Related: The joys and challenges of raising an autistic child […]

Researchers at the University of Sydney have come up with yet another reason for you to ban your kids from drinking soft drinks — it’s bad for their hearts. The study of 2000 12-year-olds found that children who consumed one or more fizzy drinks a day were at greater risk of developing heart disease later […]

In 2006 Nicole Richie shocked the world when she hit the beach in a bikini looking incredibly skinny with an almost skeletal figure, but she has certainly come a long way in six years. The mother of two was spotted poolside in Miami’s South Beach on Wednesday showing off her healthy curves as she soaked […]

About 25 percent of cancers could be prevented by improvements in diet and exercise, a new Australian study has found. Research conducted by the Medical Journal of Australia found that the incidence of cancer in Australia is likely to increase to 170,000 per year by 2025, a rise of nearly 60 percent since 2007. Of […]

As they danced wildly through the streets pulling “monster faces”, all eyes were on hyperactive the Jolie-Pitt kids. Superstar mum Angelina Jolie looked harried as she struggled to keep up while carrying two grocery bags weighed down with chocolates, lollies and chips. This noisy New Orleans scene is not unusual according to those close to […]

For the first time in six years, Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson is back in her signature triangle bikini. In a shoot for US magazine People the 47-year-old mother of two, who has had a long career known as “The Body”, showed she still has it. Putting her figure down to her healthy lifestyle (get tips […]

Sugary soft drinks might be bad for your waistline but they’re even worse for your heart. A new Harvard University study found that people drinking as few as 6.5 sugary drinks a week were 20 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those who never consumed them. Researchers from the Harvard School of […]

Dust bunnies on the floor? Smears on the mirrors and soap scum in the shower? Don’t worry about it — it could make you depressed. A study published in Molecular Psychiatry found that living in a spotlessly-clean environment could increase your risk of depression. Related: Could allergies protect against cancer? We’ve been told for some […]

With Easter just around the corner, it’s hard to avoid the subject of chocolate, but don’t feel guilty — modern science has come up with many excellent reasons why you can indulge. Up the ante: The cacao beans used to make chocolate actually contain the same disease-fighting phenolic antioxidants which are found in red wine, […]