In the short-term, inflammation is a sign your body is healing. But persistent levels of inflammation in blood and tissue, called ‘inflammaging’, is linked to disease. Diet might help.
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Female athletes are at increased risk of not eating enough. If energy intake is too low to meet training needs, there can be severe consequences for exercise performance, muscles and health.
Functional foods − which should not be confused with ‘superfoods’ − possess specific components that contribute to better health.
Doctors once prescribed overweight people extracts of animal glands – either eaten raw or dried in pill form or injected – to treat their supposedly ‘sluggish glands’.
Most of us are vaguely aware we shouldn’t eat too much red meat, but why? And does the type of meat make a difference?
Weight regain might be common, but that doesn’t mean you can’t prevent it.
Some foods can affect how well your lungs function, how often you have asthma attacks and how well your puffer works. Here’s what to eat if you have asthma.
Despite the prevalent view that people with large bodies should simply eat less and move more, it’s nearly impossible to fight our genetic heritage or other factors that are not within our control.
We studied 55,000 people’s diets and linked them to data on environmental impacts of food.
Food prices are rising and around half of Australians are trying to cut back on their grocery bill. So how can you save on the cost of meat and dairy products without skimping on nutrients?
IARC has listed the artificial sweetener aspartame as possibly cancer causing. Here’s how to digest the findings.
Many people don’t realise that muscle is also lost when losing weight.
Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can help with weight management and improve overall health.
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis affects around 2% of adults worldwide.
It’s important to establish regular and adequate eating so your body and brain are well-fuelled and you can make sensible decisions around the food you consume.
You don’t need a six-pack to be healthy.
As the use of Ozempic, a drug for diabetes, slams into the mainstream as a weight-loss method, will the drug’s use impact our concept of fatness? And how does fatness intersect with race and class?
Research is clear that what we eat can drive our test preferences as early as 2 years of age.
US tech billionaire Bryan Johnson spends $2 million a year on an anti-ageing regimen. Is there any evidence to support it?
Many plants contain flavanols – but some contain more than others.
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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
