Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has dismissed a Liberal backbencher’s suggestion that a sugar tax should be considered as a means to tackle child obesity.
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Health Check: how do I know if I drink too much?
Most people know excessive drinking isn’t good for our health, but how do we know when we’re drinking too much?
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Health Check: can vitamins supplement a poor diet?
When writing about supplements, a glib approach is to state we can get everything we need from food, so we don’t need them. Eat your veggies. Don’t take supplements. End of story.
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A dietitian puts extreme ‘clean eating’ claims to the test – and the results aren’t pretty
While the term "clean eating" is heavily used in social media, there has never been any agreement on what it really means.
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Both statins and a Mediterranean-style diet can help ward off heart disease and stroke
Recent reports of an Italian study have suggested adhering to a Mediterranean-style diet may actually better protect people from a heart attack or stroke than taking a statin.
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China suspends licence of Australian dairy processor
China has suspended the licence of the Camperdown Dairy Company, claiming the company’s products contain harmful bacteria.
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Carbohydrate research centre established in SA
The research laboratory will explore the potential benefits of complex carbohydrates that include natural immune system enhancers and high quality cosmetics.
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Science or Snake Oil: is A2 milk better for you than regular cow’s milk?
For those without milk consumption problems, there is no evidence to suggest any benefit in having A2 milk over the common consumed commercial milk.
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Supermarket toddler meals too salty – study
Many Australian toddlers are consuming their recommended daily salt intake in just one sitting, an examination of supermarket toddler meals has found.
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After Dark series – USQ experts share insights into food and wine
Professor Lindsay Brown and Ursula Kennedy will be sharing their unique insights into food and drink at the Queensland Museum’s After Dark series this week.
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‘Slimtember’ raising money for kids with Type 1 Diabetes
The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet has launched a new initiative, ‘Slimtember’, a four-week campaign encouraging Australians to start eating better and losing weight.
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From plate to podium: what does it take to fuel Olympic athletes?
We all know that competing at the Olympics is the end product of years of training, but how much fuel do elite athletes need?
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Does burnt food give you cancer?
If you’re offered a plate of blackened barbecue food, you might think twice about eating it. It’s commonly thought that food that has been burnt could cause cancer.
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Half of ‘natural’ foods unhealthy: report
Australians are being urged to be wary of foods which claim to be ‘natural’ with new research showing that almost 5 in 10 ‘natural’ products are high in saturated fat, sugar and/or salt.
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Researchers develop rapid food safety test
A research team has developed a cheap, portable, and easy-to-use new screening tool to test fresh fruits and vegetables for the presence of bacteria.
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Researchers propose new model for human nutrition
The new framework considers how mixtures of nutrients and other dietary components influence health and disease, rather than focusing on any one nutrient in isolation.
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Investigation into possible Salmonella link with rockmelon
State and territory food enforcement agencies are investigating cases of Salmonella, possibly associated with rockmelon, following an increase in cases in a number of states.
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Female foodies have a bone to pick with women about osteoporosis
Australia’s most influential female foodies are flexing their culinary muscle, warning women about a stealthy danger that threatens the best years of their lives.
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Benefits of drinking coffee outweigh risks – study
The potential benefits of moderate coffee drinking outweigh the risks in adult consumers for the majority of major health outcomes, an extensive scientific review has found.
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Smoothies as talismans: the allure of superfoods and the dangers of nutritional primitivism
Once found only in niche health food shops, displays of “exotic” superfoods like açai from the Brazilian Amazon now appear in supermarket chains, chemists, and convenience stores
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