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Why does everyone seem to have food intolerances these days?

Image: Shutterstock Most of you will have noticed hosting a dinner party is harder than it used to be. One friend is gluten-free, another is...

‘Food sequencing’ really can help your glucose levels. Here’s what science says about eating salad before carbs

Image: Shutterstock Biochemist and author of the Glucose Revolution Jessie Inchauspé says tweaking your diet can change your life. Among her recommendations in the mainstream media and on Instagram, the founder...

Sweeteners may be linked to increased cancer risk – new research

Image: The sweetener aspartame is found is many common foods and drinks, such as diet sodas. Kmpzzz/ Shutterstock Sweeteners have long been suggested to be bad...

4 plant-based foods to eat every week (and why science suggests they’re good for you)

Image Shutterstock As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics people often ask – what do you eat? Plant-based foods are good sources of healthy nutrients....

Appetite for convenience: how the surge in online food delivery could be harming our health

  Picture: Shutterstock With the simple touch of a smartphone, online food delivery services conveniently offer takeaway food straight to your door. Contact-free delivery has surged in popularity...

Can eating hot chilli peppers actually hurt you?

  Picture: Shuttlestock We all know the burning sensation we get when eating chillies. Some can tolerate the heat, while others may be reaching for...

Combo meal deals and price discounts on fast food encourage us to eat more junk. It’s time for policy action

  Image: Shuttlestock Australians love to eat out, especially fast food. About a third of household food budgets are spent on food prepared outside the home, with...

5 ways to spot if someone is trying to mislead you when it comes to science

 Image: Shuttlestock It’s not a new thing for people to try to mislead you when it comes to science. But in the age of COVID-19...

From lurid orange sauces to refined, regional flavours: how politics helped shape Chinese food in Australia

  A Chinese community dinner in Sydney, some time in the 1930s. City of Sydney Archives The first whiffs of Chinese cooking in mid-19th century...

Not feeling motivated to tackle those sneaky COVID kilos? Try these 4 healthy eating tips instead

 Picture: Shuttlestock In Australia and around the world, research is showing changes in body weight, cooking, eating and drinking patterns associated with COVID lockdowns. Some changes have been positive,...
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