Superfoods – myth or truth?
‘top 10 superfoods…’ ’… superfoods to boost a healthy diet’ ‘…superfoods you should be eating’ What are these foods and why are they so super? […]
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Glycaemic Index
What is it? Initially developed by Dr David Jenkins in the early 1980’s to assist with dietary choices for diabetics1, the glycaemic index (GI) ranks
The Global Food System
With more than 2 billion people, almost one third of the world’s population, without regular access to a healthy diet1, one in ten undernourished and
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Bulking up…
…Dietary fibre (DF) and all its benefits A forum sponsored by the American Association of Cereal Chemists provides us with a consensus definition for dietary
Gluten
What is it: Gluten is a protein, belonging to a family of proteins known as prolamins. Where does it come from: Prolamins are found in
Cholesterol
What is it: Often mentioned in conjunction with lipids (fats), cholesterol belongs to a class of lipids known as sterols. Sterols are structurally different to
Nutritional Status
Public health professionals, clinicians and researchers continually review dietary intake at a national population level right down to a single household or individual. This is
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Timed eating patterns
Reports suggest there are health benefits associated with making a permanent change to our eating patterns, including weight loss and a reduction in chronic inflammation
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That ‘D’ Word
Do diets deliver? In this post we’re looking at dieting and weight loss. But let’s be clear, there is more than one definition of the