Thinking about food all day, feeling guilty when you eat, not knowing when you’re actually hungry: these could be signs you need to work on your relationship with food.
- Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
It’s important to think about the weight-related outcomes are you’re hoping for and what other approaches could be tried first.
Around one in six people report addictive patterns of eating, or addictive behaviours around food.
Just one in 17 Australian children eats the recommended daily serves of vegetables. But it’s tough getting kids to eat healthy foods. These tips might help.
Targeting kids with a weight loss app could perpetuate body image issues and lead to disordered eating. Yes, childhood obesity is a problem – but we must tread carefully when delivering solutions.
Monkey see, monkey do: it’s important to be a good food role model.
It’s time to bust some diet myths and talk about the science behind weight loss
High fat, low fat, no carb, more carb: when it comes to getting information on eating to manage high blood cholesterol, confusion reigns. We checked the most recent research from trials that tested the…
High blood pressure can be treated or prevented. Eating oats, fruit and vegetables – and beetroot, in particular – helps. So does avoiding salt, liquorice, caffeine and alcohol.
Are you a “carb craver” or “chocaholic”? We often use language associated with addiction to describe our relationships with food. But is it really possible to be addicted to certain types of food?
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