Flu (short for influenza) is a very common viral illness that is easily spread from person to person.

Flu is not the same as the common cold — it is caused by a completely different virus, and the symptoms are more severe and tend to last longer than a cold.

Find out more about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of flu.

Not much has changed in the 2013 NHMRC Australian Dietary Guidelines but the evidence underpinning previous 2003 guidelines has strengthened.

Despite over a decade of evidence-based guidelines in place the rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes continue to rise. What can be done?