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Sickened by live animal exports?

Sheep for live export. Chew on This: Paula Goodyer explains what you can do about the live exporting of Australian animals.

Protein each day keeps hunger at bay

Eggs A study that offers insight into how diets work finds high-protein diets keep hunger in check.

Cloned meat good enough to eat

Dolly the sheep. Meat and milk from cloned farm animals are safe to eat, the US Government has announced.

Eating away cholesterol - more nuts?

Mixed nuts. Chew on This: How easy is it to stick to a low-cholesterol diet?

Forget the label, look at the price

Glasses of wine. When it comes to wine tasting, pleasure lies in the price: study.

When fruit juice is not your friend

Fruit juices. Hold that super-size tropical blend with added calories, there's less sugar in red cordial, writes Melissa Kent.

Teen girls need family meals

Traditional family dinner. Meals at the family dinner table could prevent a generation of teenage girls with eating disorders.

Diet versus dieting

Low carbohydrate diet It seems Americans are finally choosing healthy, balanced diets over passing weight-loss fads.

Happy as clams

Tahitian pearls in a giant oyster shell. A couple in Florida enjoying a plate of steamed clams made an unusual discovery: a rare purple pearl.

Top five food trends for 2008

Raspberry smoothies. We've got the manuka honey, we're over raw food, so what next? Here's five food trends coming this year.

Fish: the good mood food

Snapper Scientists are testing a theory that eating seafood can reduce the risk of adolescent depression.

Food to fight Christmas fat

Box of fruit and vegetables. Video A simple and delicious diet to fight the holiday fat and get your body back into summer.

Salmonella linked to raw eggs

Egg cups Authorities are investigating a possible link between Victorian eggs and a NSW salmonella outbreak.

Sydney splashes out for shellfish

Oysters. Oysters, prawns and lobsters are today's top sellers at the Sydney Fish Market, organisers say.

How to eat out and stay slim

Chirashi Sushi. Chew On This Tis the season of eating out but you can stick to your diet if you order wisely.

Malaysian food to lose fat

Praw laksa Malaysian chefs are reinventing the country's traditional cuisine due to a sharp rise in obesity.

Cherries ripe

Cherries Cherries are the perfect summer dessert and they're at their best right now.

Beat your partner with a fish

Jane Strode holding a knife. Husband and wife chef team, Jane and Jeremy Strode, compete to see who serves the best seafood.

Christmas dinner for vegetarians

Deni Hines Chew on This Join Deni Hines and Naomi Watts and make the pledge to veg this Christmas.

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Ten healthy habits

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Eating away at cholesterol

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