So, what exactly is the Mediterranean diet? Here’s everything you need to know
We break it all down for you.
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Sydney couple ARRESTED after their baby was found to be malnourished and suffering from rickets
Police believe the little girl's parents had fed her a very strict diet that may have lead to her stunted growth.
Coca-Cola is set to launch its first alcoholic drink because apparently ‘it makes sense’ *rolls eyes*
Is this a blatant grab for the young market - AKA our children? We investigate...
6 common food cravings and what they really mean
Pasta? Chocolate? Potato chips? There's a reason for that.
Shape up with our new healthy cookbook
We’ve just launched a great new cookbook — and Health Minister Tania Plibersek even cooked breakfast with us to celebrate. The Minister helped our Test Kitchen director Pamela Clark whip up a batch of healthy blueberry hotcakes this morning. The Eat for Health mini cookbook is packed with family meals and snacks, and each recipe […]
Menopause: everything you need to know
Every woman’s experience is different so menopause treatment is not a one size fits all – it has to be tailored to your needs says Professor Kerryn Phelps Flushing? Awake at night sweating? Cranky? One of the great medical controversies of the past decade has been the debate over the best and safest treatment for […]
Multi-vitamins can make you smarter
Many people consider vitamin supplements a waste of money, but a new study has found they can actually make you smarter. Research from British scientists, published in not one, but three prestigious journals — the British Journal of Nutrition, Psychopharmacology, and Human Psychopharmacology — concluded that popping a daily multivitamin supplement boosted brain power and […]
Diet and exercise could prevent 25 percent of cancers
About 25 percent of cancers could be prevented by improvements in diet and exercise, a new Australian study has found. Research conducted by the Medical Journal of Australia found that the incidence of cancer in Australia is likely to increase to 170,000 per year by 2025, a rise of nearly 60 percent since 2007. Of […]
Six reasons you SHOULD eat that chocolate
With Easter just around the corner, it’s hard to avoid the subject of chocolate, but don’t feel guilty — modern science has come up with many excellent reasons why you can indulge. Up the ante: The cacao beans used to make chocolate actually contain the same disease-fighting phenolic antioxidants which are found in red wine, […]