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Can't stop eating? Blame dopamine

Feet on scales. People who can't stop eating may be able to blame their genes, at least in part, US researchers say.

Aussies give pizza the chop

Pizza chef cutting a pizza into slices. The days of the family pizza night may be numbered as Australians opt for healthier take-away options.

Cheap eats - feed four for $6

Lentil dhal. If money's tight and you want filling, healthy comfort food, get out the lentils and make dhal.

Get a natural sugar high

Mango Sweet, luscious mangoes are a highly nutritious tropical dessert.

Chocolate cravings are real: study

Woman eating a chocolate bar. If that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from your gut, that's because maybe it is.

A leaner, fitter summer ahead

Assorted vegetables The weather's warming up so stock the larder with healthy food and throw out those lazy winter habits.

Sweetness and lies in the cereal aisle

Muesli There can be lots of sugar lurking behind misleading health claims on cereal packets.

Eat yourself fit

Radishes Even with regular exercise it's important to watch what you eat and, more so, when you eat it.

Give up sugar to live longer

Smiley face cupcakes. Passing on sweets and avoiding vitamins could lead to increased longevity, researchers have discovered.

Kitchen life - DIY salad sprouts

Sprouts Sprouts for summer salads - Paula Goodyer tells how to grow your own on the kitchen bench.

The new land army

Organic farming. The battle for the organic dollar is hotting up but do organics really have an edge?

London chef says Aussies can't cook

Scotch fillet steak being barbecued. A celebrity chef has sparked fury with claims London's restaurant scene is superior to that of Australia.

Good cholesterol gets better

The Randwick Deli at the Royal Randwick Shopping Centre, Belmore Road, Randwick. Lemon and Garlic Kalamata Olives. Best Buy.  GOODLIVING  Marco Del Grande060204 "Good cholesterol" remains important regardless of how low "bad cholesterol" is, researchers say.

Fish can help fight diabetes

Wedding of Mathew Egan and Jane Wallace.  Reception at RMYC, Point Sushi/Sashimi.     S WEDDINGS  SPECIAL 35082 A diet rich in fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids helps prevent diabetes, U.S. researchers say.

Brazilian berries the new buzz food

A dark purple Brazilian berry, acai, pronounced "a-sigh-ee", is this year's miracle food.

Government eating plan for children

KIDS;NEWTOWN;960308;PHOTOGRAPH BY KYLIE MELINDA SMITH;SUN HERALD;NEWS;SUN 10;STORY BY JOHN SYNNOTT;PORTRAIT SHOWS ALEX ELDRIDGE (5), EMMA CHERRINGTON (6) AND NATASHA BALASH (6) EATING HEALTHY FOOD FOR LUNCH AT AUSTRALIA ST SCHOOL, NEWTOWN. The federal government is set to mail out a 10-point plan for healthy eating habits to school children.

Every morsel a victory

Therapists sift through a history of trauma and bizarre habits to cure extreme feeding disorders in children.

NZ refutes autism link to milk

Tongala dairy farmer Peter Fitzgerald with his herd Friday 26 September 2003 which is  under threat by proposed reduction of irrigation water alotments.      story by Stathi Paxinos .Generic dairy cows, dairy farming , murray river valley Claims of ill effects from cow's milk have been debunked by New Zealand authorities.

Children know when to stop eating

Jeremy and Jane Strode s Surry Hills restaurant, Bistrode. Young vegetable, herb and fetta salad.  GOOD LIVING  69523 Children as young as six months should decide when and how much they eat, not their parents.

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