Why is plant-based eating important? There are health, environmental and financial benefits of plant-based diets. Here are some great ways to start eating more plant-based foods.
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Eating more plant-based foods is great for your health, for farm animals and the environment.
Fermented foods – such as sauerkraut and kefir – help your gut stay healthy.
A new review of the evidence found long-term low-carb dieters lost just under a kilo more weight than other dieters. But they could be missing out on some important nutrients.
Substituting one food for another – no matter the reason – may not result in a healthier choice.
Diets high in legumes, whole grains, nuts and less red and processed meat were shown to be more beneficial for longevity.
Adolescence lies between childhood and adulthood, but adolescents are neither big children nor little adults. They have increased food requirements to support their rapid physical growth and maturation.
Some obese people lack the classic metabolic risk factors of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar linked with obesity. But are they still at risk for heart disease and diabetes?
Sugar gets a bad rap, but exactly which sugar is meant? Nutrient-dense sweet ripe fruits are a far cry from refined table sugar – and their differences can have big health implications.
The new year is a perfect time to adopt new health habits and routines. These four scholars reflect on the ways that they overcame the pandemic blues to get fit.
Children who are fed diets high in added sugars are more likely than children with lower sugar intakes to have a number of negative health consequences as they develop.
A breakthrough study from Israel showed why one-size-fits all diets simply don’t work.
Just because something is sweet doesn’t necessarily mean it is sugary. There are a number of molecules that taste sweet. To understand how and why takes a little bit of chemistry.
As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics, people often ask me what I eat. Here are four plant-based foods I have on my weekly grocery list.
Exercise can’t make up for a poor diet, but it can help change eating habits. Regular exercise improves the brain and cognitive processes that help regulate junk food consumption and reduces stress.
Over half of people who intend to make healthy lifestyle changes fail to do so. Understanding the automatic tendencies that prevent people from enacting a new health habit can help them stick to it.
As new year’s resolutions start pouring in, you may want to reconsider a plant-based diet if your motivation is health.
Polar bears are being forced to adapt their feeding habits due to climate change – so reports of summer scavenging, foraging and terrestrial hunting are unsurprising.
In almost every way, one cheeseburger does not equal six apples. With the goal of optimal health in mind, a calorie is not a calorie is not a calorie.
Ever eaten that last slice of pizza, even though you’ve had enough? Or polished off kids’ leftovers, despite already feeling full? Here’s what’s happening and how to fix it.
Top contributors
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Lead for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation - School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Former Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London
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Personal Chair in Nutrition, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Programme Lead Nutrition and Health, Edge Hill University
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Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney
