Blog Search - "Diet & Nutrition "

Posted on Wed, 11 Aug 10

Eat food, not nutrients

Popular nutritional recommendations are outdated, misleading and missing the bigger picture suggest Dariush Mozaffarian and David Ludwig from Harvard University. The standard advice to avoid saturated fat, eat plenty of fibre, and avoid added salt and sugar are impractical, have been corrupted for commercial gain and may not be the best recommendations for your health.

Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 10

Gardening gets kids eating, and loving, their greens

Experiential learning is a powerful way to improve eating behaviours in children, and they desperately need to improve as currently less than 10% of children age 4-13 meet healthy eating guidelines. Learning through growing food from seed to table can help.

Posted on Mon, 12 Jul 10

Nuts or drugs for heart disease?

Statin drugs are cholesterol lowering drugs routinely recommended for prevention of heart disease however the best evidence to date suggests there is little, if any, benefit. There is however a natural food that can significantly reduce your cholesterol and lower heart disease risk for the price of peanuts, literally.

Posted on Mon, 28 Jun 10

Low GI diet improves polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition which affects up to 1 in 10 reproductive age women, is a major cause of infertility and results in symptoms such as menstrual irregularities, excess facial and body hair and acne. For the first time it has been shown that a low Glycaemic Index (GI) diet is an effective way to improve the condition.

Posted on Thu, 17 Jun 10

Apple juice improves Alzheimers disease

More than 35 million people worldwide have Alzheimers disease and although current therapies can improve symptoms they do not slow progression of the disease, are costly and fraught with side effects. A new study suggests that apple juice may improve even the advanced stages of the disease.

Posted on Wed, 16 Jun 10

Traditional meat is better for you: Wagyu vs. Kangaroo

The transition from our traditional hunter-gatherer diet to modern foods is thought to play an important role in the development of disease such as heart disease, certain cancers and obesity. In line with this notion a new study suggests that wild game meats are a healthier choice.

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