Should you really eat your vegies before your carbs? Health experts weigh in

Should you really eat your vegies before your carbs? Health experts weigh in

The order in which we eat what’s on our plate can have an impact on our blood sugar levels.

  • byNikki Campo

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Are artificial sweeteners helpful or harmful? Even experts are torn

Are artificial sweeteners helpful or harmful? Even experts are torn

New research just adds to the confusion about the controversial ingredient,included in diet soft drinks and yoghurts.

  • bySarah Berry
You’re probably eating too much sodium. Here’s what you need to know

You’re probably eating too much sodium. Here’s what you need to know

Without sodium,your body wouldn’t function. But experts say Australians are consuming too much salt.

  • byAlice Callahan
Three studies,hundreds of kilos:Did we find the weight loss silver bullet?
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Weight loss

Three studies,hundreds of kilos:Did we find the weight loss silver bullet?

Scientists have linked three common and cheap pantry items with significant weight loss. But are these silver bullets as mythical as werewolves?

  • byAngus Dalton
South Korean scientists tout ‘beef rice’ as future source of protein

South Korean scientists tout ‘beef rice’ as future source of protein

Professor Jinkee Hong of Yonsei University in Seoul,who led the research,said it uses grain particles as the base for cultivating animal muscle and fat cells.

  • byHyun Young Yi andDaewoung Kim
It started with a jelly snake:How to have a healthy attitude about unhealthy food
Opinion
Wellbeing

It started with a jelly snake:How to have a healthy attitude about unhealthy food

A recent run-in with another parent at my daughter’s sport’s club was food for thought.

  • bySarah Berry
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Is 2024 the year of the canola oil comeback?

Is 2024 the year of the canola oil comeback?

According to some people,the oil is both dangerous and toxic. To others,it’s one of the healthiest oils to consume.

  • bySarah Berry
The syndrome preventing many female athletes performing at their best

The syndrome preventing many female athletes performing at their best

As many as 80 per cent of female athletes – professional and recreational – are risking their health and performance.

  • bySarah Berry
Experts urge overhaul of nutritional guidelines as kids skip fruit and vegies

Experts urge overhaul of nutritional guidelines as kids skip fruit and vegies

Child health experts want Australia’s 32-year-old policy to be overhauled – including new taxes and marketing bans on unhealthy food – as growing numbers of young people fall outside normal weight ranges.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Replacing table salt with ‘heart’ salt could save thousands of lives

Replacing table salt with ‘heart’ salt could save thousands of lives

We know overconsumption of salt is bad for us,but few people are cutting back. Could “heart” salt be a solution?

  • bySarah Berry
How day-tripping sultanas became a hero for parents struggling with lunchbox guilt
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Lunch box

How day-tripping sultanas became a hero for parents struggling with lunchbox guilt

One mum has shared her story about packing a “beige” lunchbox,and how “day-tripping” sultanas solved her school’s fruit rule.

  • byFelicity Caldwell