Why ban ham from school canteens? And what are some healthier alternatives for kids’ lunches?
Western Australia has introduced a limit on ham in school canteens. Here’s what has changed and the evidence it’s based on.
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What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries
Nutrition Facts labels provide useful information about how nutritious a food is, but can be overwhelming. A single score could help make healthy grocery shopping more approachable.
Governments slow to act to ban trans fats
Banning the use of trans fats has proven to be the most effective way to prevent the spread of major world diseases. But…
Monday’s medical myth: low‑fat diets are better for weight loss
If food is labelled low fat, it’s got to be better for weight loss, right? Wrong – it’s the total kilojoules that matter most for weight loss. Looking solely at fat content only gives you part of the picture…
And now the bad news: red wine is not great for health after all
Nutrition research often loses sight of the wood for the trees by focusing on a single component of food. The latest example of this comes from a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine today that shows…
Is that muesli bar you put in your child’s lunchbox actually healthy?
Knowing what is in snack bars is of particular importance to parents given nearly one in five two- to 18-year-olds consume muesli- or cereal-style bars.
Health Check: can eating certain foods make you smarter?
We pick healthy foods to look after our bodies, but research shows certain healthy choices can also benefit our brains.
Why the government should tax unhealthy foods and subsidise nutritious ones
By tweaking the prices of foods and drinks, to make healthy options more affordable relative to the less healthy products, we can influence what people will buy.
Is fake meat healthy? And what’s actually in it?
Most of us can agree new meat alternatives taste great, but are they a healthier alternative to meat?
What’s your Easter bunny made of? Could it have palm oil in it?
Why do chocolate makers and other food producers use unsustainably grown palm oil? You can blame health-conscious consumers looking for alternatives to trans fats.
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