Ditch the shower gel, don’t buy new furniture for your nursery and put down that plastic wrap, ladies! These are just some of the new do’s and don’ts directed at pregnant and breastfeeding women by doctors, in a report that has being criticised as ‘alarmist’.

Drinking milk while pregnant could make your child better at spelling!

Expert advice for healthy and happy kids.

The Weekly puts the biggest weight loss industry players under the microscope to find out what's really in that frozen meal.

In praise of celebrities who have kicked the diet trend!

The weight problem afflicting the majority of Australians is about more than tight clothes. Professor Kerryn Phelps explains how to tell exactly how many kilograms you need to lose.

As the festive season comes to an end, we start thinking about our waistlines. And the minute Amanda Blair heard about the 5:2 Diet, she knew it was for her. But will it all add up to a trimmer self?

Attention dieters, there's a new trend on the block.

A recent study of heart attack patients has emphasised the key role of exercise and dietary change in the recovery process, writes Michael Sheather.

With summer just around the corner, here’s the good oil on a seven foods that might help you drop a few kilograms.