Nutrition

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Summertime Food Safety

Summertime and the Christmas holidays are a great time to get together with family and friends, but it can also be a danger time for food poisoning. Hot weather...
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Constipation Nation

Constipation is very common in Australia. It affects up to 1 in 10 children and 1 in 5 adults. In addition to causing unpleasant symptoms, it may lead to compli...
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Cut back on low-carb diets

Low-carbohydrate diets such as the Paleo and Atkins diets may be popular for weight loss and good health, however the medical research finds they provide little...
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Mercury in fish – keep to the limits

  While seafood is a great source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids, it does also contain mercury - and too much mercury can damage the body's nerves a...
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Sugar – the good and bad

Sugar is frequently blamed for the high obesity rates in Australia. Some even say it increases health risks in general. But the expert advice is that such claim...