Dried and frozen fruit contain more sugar than their fresh equivalents. So, why do we think they’re healthy?
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Thinking about trying for a baby? Then now is the time for you and your partner to “spring clean” your food and lifestyle habits.
Tiny versions of leafy green vegetables and herbs have made it from restaurant tables to the home kitchen. But are these microgreens healthier for you than regular greens?
There is no evidence supporting claims that cooking or heating food in the microwave can give you cancer or food poisoning.
Consumers tend to think that healthy foods have to cost more than their less nutritional counterparts. New psychological research looks at how pervasive this is.
There is converging evidence from both human population and animal studies that curcumin may help prevent age-related cognitive decline.
Excess nutrients from farm fields cause widespread water pollution across the U.S. Bioreactors – essentially, ditches filled with wood chips – are emerging as a way to reduce nutrient pollution.
Potatoes are more nutrient-dense than many other staple foods in South Africa including maize meal, rice, bread and pasta.
Arguing about the pros and cons of fat in our diet takes the focus away from the real nutritional demon: processed foods.
Where once scientists used to be solitary creatures, today science is a highly collaborative affair, and the latest research in ecology is no exception.
Africa’s soil crisis calls for quick and creative action. This includes deepening farmers’ knowledge about soil microbes.
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.
National dietary guidelines have become an easy target for those looking for a scapegoat for bad diets in rich countries. And a BMJ article about draft US guidelines adds further fuel for the fire.
Successive plans to curb the sediments, nutrients and pesticides flowing into the waters around the Great Barrier Reef have fallen short, leaving the corals that call the reef home highly vulnerable.
Turmeric is said to be the latest “blockbuster nutrient”, helpful for “everything from heart disease to Alzheimers, asthma to arthritis.” But is there any scientific evidence behind this claim, or is it…
State of the Future 2012, a quick introduction What is the “state of the future”? How successfully are we tackling global challenges threatening our collective future? These questions are asked annually…
Research has revealed, in unprecedented detail, how parasites use different nutrients needed for growth, showing unique drug…
Principales colaboradores
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Lead for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor in Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Canberra
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Professor of Global Environmental Studies, Chancellor's Fellow and Director, John Muir Institute of the Environment, University of California, Davis
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Senaka Ranadheera es Amigo de The Conversation.
Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor in Nutrition & Dietetics, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Agroecology and Food Politics, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University
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Chris Forbes-Ewan es Amigo de The Conversation.
Retired nutritionist, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
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Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Reading
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Lancaster University
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Lake Ecologist and Modeller, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
