Intermittent fasting has become increasingly popular — but does this diet help or hinder athletic performance?
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Does intermittent fasting have a negative or positive effect on athletic performance? At the moment, the scientific data about this is contradictory.
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Sports gels and protein powders can meet the increased nutritional needs of endurance athletes in a convenient form. But they do pack downsides too.
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The inequitable distribution of the benefits and harms of the food system is a violation of the constitutional right to food.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has recently shared he follows Omad.
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‘Omad’ is popular with many celebrities, including Bruce Springsteen.
The gut microbiome may play a role in regulating the body’s appetite, cognition and immune responses.
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Research has examined how ultraprocessed foods can contribute to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mood disorders. A healthier diet is one way to use food as medicine.
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Reaching for pasta or a bowl of comforting soup? Here’s how the cooler months can affect our cravings.
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Ozempic uses semaglutide to mimic the role of a hormone naturally produced by the body to create feelings of fullness. Certain foods can do the same thing.
Heart-healthy approaches to eating include the Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet and the Portfolio diet.
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Research shows the key to changing your diet is focusing on changing eating habits and food behaviours, one at a time.
Salmon’s distinctive colour comes from carotenoids in their diet.
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Antioxidants in salmon’s diet give the fish their distinctive colour, but internet rumours proliferate about how farmed salmon achieve the same colour.
Regular exercise and heathy diets, including low consumption of processed foods, are important to prevent diabetes.
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For parents, encouraging healthy family diets for children from the time they are babies is one way to keep children’s blood sugar levels in check. The Indonesian government can do more to help too.
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Australia’s food labelling system is under-performing. Here’s how we can make it more effective.
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If you’ve lost weight and then put it back on, it’s not because of a lack of willpower.
Eating meat only when it is served in a social setting is a growing dietary trend.
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More people are opting for a “social omnivore” lifestyle – could it save the planet, your health and your social life?
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‘Ultra-processed’ is not just another term for junk food. It has been shown to be bad for the body and the planet – and it can be tricky to identify.
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From low histamine to anti-inflammatory diets, people on social media have been touting a variety of eating patterns to help manage long COVID.
You can change your gut microbiome composition by eating different foods.
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Cancer cells are ‘cheaters’ that do not cooperate with the rest of the body. Certain microbes in your diet can either protect against or promote tumor formation by influencing cell cooperation.
Magnesium has many important functions in the body.
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While most of us aren’t getting enough magnesium, supplements may not be necessary.
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There are a lot of tummy bugs about, especially in NSW. But does the old advice of what to eat and drink during recovery still hold true?
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Encouraging your child to ‘eat a rainbow’ is backed by the evidence and can start more well-rounded and positive conversations with them about foods.
An extra 10-20 minutes of walking each day can really make a difference.
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Making small changes to your everyday habits may be easier to stick with over the long run.