Five historical summer drinks to keep you cool

We all have our favourite summer cold drinks, from fruity British favourites like a cup of thirst-quenching Pimms or a refreshing goblet of Italian Aperol spritz...

McDonald’s Canada is discontinuing On-Cup McCafé® Rewards stickers and cards

Starting August 1st, McDonald’s restaurants in Canada* will begin to transition to hot beverage cups without McCafé® Rewards stickers and cards. Once the transition is complete, the...

Food and drinks are getting sweeter. Even if it’s not all sugar, it’s bad for our health

Unsplash/Rod Long, CC BY Humans have an evolutionary preference for sweetness. Sweet foods, like fruit and honey, were an important energy source for our ancestors. However,...

The Nordic diet: fans claim it rivals its Mediterranean counterpart for health benefits – here’s what we know

Every month there seems to be a new diet doing the rounds online. One of the latest is the Nordic diet, which some claim could be...

Mixed messages: Is coffee good or bad for us? It might help, but it doesn’t enhance health

Coffee is good for you. Or it’s not. Maybe it is, then it isn’t, then it is again. If you drink coffee, and follow the news,...

Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat

Florida’s outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death, 22 hospitalizations and an ice cream recall since January. Humans get sick with...

Vegetarian diets may be better for the planet – but the Mediterranean diet is the one omnivores will actually adopt

Mulled wine: how ‘Christmas in a cup’ went from ancient medicine to an Aussie winter warmer

When the temperature drops in the southern hemisphere, you might like to stave off the chill with a big steaming pot of mulled wine, and fill...

Vegan cheese: what you should know

For many people who go vegan, one of the hardest things to give up is cheese. Fortunately, thanks to the increasing popularity of veganism, food manufacturers...

Why does everyone seem to have food intolerances these days?

Most of you will have noticed hosting a dinner party is harder than it used to be. One friend is gluten-free, another is dairy-free, one can’t...