When we eat a meal, we take for granted that we should feel full afterwards. But eating a diet high in sugar and fat makes it harder for our body to tell if we are full or not.
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Oral rehydration is the cornerstone of treatment for gastro, especially if you’re suffering from mild to moderate dehydration.
After years of neglect and a notable absence in last week’s Closing the Gap report, nutrition is finally being recognised as integral to closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage.
Monday – start diet. Tuesday – break diet! Wednesday – plan to start again next Monday. Sound familiar?
People overeat. And people don’t always make the healthiest food choices. That much is clear. But who is to blame for overeating and poor food choices?
What are some of those food safety myths we’ve long come to believe that aren’t actually true?
Between work Christmas parties, Christmas lunch or dinner, edible presents and New Year’s Eve, it can be an effort not to gain weight.
It’s like putting the fox in charge of the hen house – food advertisers can make and break the rules as they like.
As well as being a favourite seasonal fruit, a bioactive compound found in cherries is showing promising effects for brain health.
While 32 is an arbitrary number, chewing your food for longer could actually aid weight loss.
The numbers listed on your packaged foods replace the chemical or common name of food additives. These are used to enhance the colour, flavour, texture or prevent them from spoiling.
Eating breakfast is associated with higher grades in English, maths and science.
If the antioxidants that occur naturally in food are good for us, that must mean antioxidant supplements are also good for us, right? Not quite.
While a single, smaller portion leads people to eat less, having multiple smaller portions on offer appears to lead some people - notably the diet-conscious - to eat more.
Rather than informing consumer choice, Australia’s year-old health star food rating system is failing customers, and allowing food manufacturers to give an aura of health to junk foods.
Kids are eating way too much salty food even though it leads to high blood pressure in adulthood as well as increased risks of stroke, heart attack and kidney disease.
Research shows that general practitioners are highly trusted as providers of nutrition advice. Despite this and the fact that medical appointments provide a perfect avenue to talk about diet, doctors are…
Australians love Easter but it seems we love Easter eggs more, spending more than A$185 million on chocolate over the holiday break.
Nutrition celebrities often promote strict diets that eliminate entire food groups. Not only are they based on flimsy evidence, some of their advice can lead to serious harm.
Want to drop a dress or pants size? Then losing five kilograms, or about 5% of your body weight will help that zipper start to close with ease. In case you need another reason, keeping a small amount of…
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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PhD Researcher, Australian National University
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Professor of Nutrition, University of South Australia
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation - School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Deputy Director (Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), Burnet Institute
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Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Chris Forbes-Ewan is a Friend of The Conversation.
Retired nutritionist, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
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Professor of Public Health Nutrition, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
