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if you ever feel tempted to go for a cheeseburger, fries and a soft drink, consider this: along with the fast food, you are ordering up an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity. but the opposite is true, too. according to a new university of florida (uf) study, if you stay away from processed and fast foods and instead eat a lot of veggies, nuts and fruits, you will actively be helping to prevent or reverse harmful metabolic processes in your body.

this shake is a delicious addition to a healthy diet and also makes for an excellent source of protein for those looking to shed a few points. both hemp and coconut provide some of the most essential nutrients on the planet. researchers are now saying that these two foods may be the answer to the world`s food crises, obesity problems, and malnourishment issues in both developing worlds and industrialized nations.

global convenience retailer 7-eleven is looking to continue their private label push with the creation of a new position - senior product director for private label products. tom gerrity, who has led 7-eleven’s foray into private-label packaged food while supervising the grocery category, will now focus his merchandising efforts solely on the company’s growing 7-select line of products. “establishing this key role in the organisation supports our commitment to develop a best-in-class private-label program with products to meet the needs of our customers and franchisees,” kevin elliott, senior vice president of merchandising and logistics, suggested.

the australian banana industry is meeting with chewing gum maker wrigley’s today over a dispute regarding an advertisement for chewing gum. the ad, promoting plaque-fighting gum, groups bananas in with sugary snacks - a link the industry is far from pleased with. as such, they filed a complaint with the advertising standards bureau and have even gone as far as to boycott chewing gum. the banana industry has spent millions promoting the health benefits of their product and believe the wrigley’s advertisement undermines their positioning as a healthy snack.

the possibility of conservative festive season spending will not have an impact on the food industry, according to market researchers ibisworld, with supermarkets expected to be among the biggest winners. ibisworld (australia) general manager, robert bryant, said his firm has forecast total retail spending during the month of december to reach $20.5 billion - softer growth of 5% when compared to christmas sales of the past two years.

most of the suppliers of milk to national foods in tasmania are yet to sign agreements with the dairy firm, despite the deadline for the offer ending this afternoon. the collective bargaining group maintains that the current offer by national foods is unfair and will see farmers unable to meet the costs of their production. however, national foods insists that the current offer will not be raised as the market is not strong enough to support a price rise.

the vegemite cream cheese spin-off has yet to hit shelves under its new name almost two months after the public voted to name the product cheesybite, but kraft has dismissed claims that slow sales are to blame. kraft initially saw strong sales from their spin-off when it was branded ‘vegemite name me’ as part of a competition to come up with a suitable name. indeed, almost 3 million jars were sold in its first two and a half months.

the hershey trust, the controlling shareholder of the us chocolate maker, has reportedly asked law makers in pennsylvania to allow the company to potentially bid for cadbury. according to the wall street journal, the trust has approached pennsylvania attorney general tom corbett to get his approval for any move it makes for the dairy milk maker. sources familiar with the matter told the wsj that, in recent weeks, at least one member of the trust’s board had approached corbett to see if he would allow hershey to table a bid for cadbury.

a mixture of inulin and carrageenan may allow the formulation of low-fat custard formulations with a creamier texture than the full-fat versions, says a new study. custard formulated with a blend of long and short chain inulin and carrageenan was considered to be thicker and creamier than the full-fat version, and consumer tasters preferred this product, according to researchers from spain’s institute of agrochemistry and food technology (iata) in valencia.

the french government’s advisory council on biotechnology has outlined rules for a voluntary gmo-free labelling system in a new report. currently, there is no european regulation on what constitutes gmo-free, although products that contain more than 0.9 per cent genetically modified ingredients must indicate gm content. however this does not apply to meat and dairy products, with no requirement that a distinction be made between those that come from animals fed gm or non-gm feed.