To understand how healthy a food is, we often look at fats and proteins, vitamins and minerals. But this approach overlooks one property that’s a key part of a food’s health potential – its structure.
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Many chronic diseases increase our risk of Alzheimer’s disease. This link between our bodies and our brains means certain healthy choices could protect our cognitive function.
Canada’s Food Price Report, recently published by Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph, predicts significant price hikes for vegetables this year.
Many of the low-income people who do use VeggieBook after downloading it at food pantries are eating more nutritious meals, often with more focused family time at the table.
A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows we’re eating less junk food than before, but still far too much.
Teaching children to grow their own fruit and vegetables could be key to tackling the obesity crisis.
It’s not just about getting kids to eat their greens; they should be eating fruits and vegetables of all different colours. Here are some strategies to make it easier.
A new study has found breaking old and forming new habits is key in keeping weight off.
Several studies on locavores – people who go out of their way to buy foods and other products from local sources – explore the beliefs and values that makes them tick.
Preparing healthy meals can be difficult. Here’s what a doctor recommends.
Monkey see, monkey do: it’s important to be a good food role model.
Perhaps you’ve noticed something unusual in the bathroom after you consume this healthy spring vegetable. A Speed Read explains there’s two parts to the stinky puzzle: production and perception.
Food refusal is a normal developmental stage, but there are a few problem traits to look out for.
A proposal that all imported vegetable seeds be treated with fungicide has drawn outrage from Australia’s organic producers, who fear losing their certification.
Old-fashioned gender stereotypes are rife on YouTube.
The chemical formula behind your tears.
Urban residents are increasingly keen to farm verges, parks, rooftops and backyards, but planning rules sometimes stand in the way.
Amazon paid a premium to snap up the upscale grocery chain, so we asked an economist to help us better understand the deal and what it means.
Is it best to chop your salad vegies? What’s good in theory doesn’t always make much difference in practice, as the science tells us.
The populations of most Western countries report eating far less fruit and vegetables than they’re supposed to. So what’s making it so hard for us to get to the recommended ‘two and five’?
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester
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Professor (Food Science & Human Nutrition), Singapore Institute of Technology
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences. Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Lecturer, University of Leeds; University of the Western Cape
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Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Assistant Professor in Nutrition & Dietetics, University of Canberra
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, University of Sydney