Tag: Nutrition
Why you should stop buying vitamins and get more sleep instead
Research suggests that some high-dose supplements do little to prevent chronic disease among healthy individuals — and may do more harm than good.
Vegan diets are adding to malnutrition in wealthy countries
Eating a plant-based diet may lower the risk of chronic disease, but poorly planned vegan diets can lead to serious micronutrient deficiencies.
Low-carb versus high-carb – is the evidence really contradictory?
Two ‘contradictory’ studies had strikingly similar results: Getting around half of your energy from carbs is associated with the lowest risk of dying early.
Vitamin D: a pseudo-vitamin for a pseudo-disease
We have created another pseudo-disease that is encouraged by vitamin companies, patient groups, food manufacturers, public health departments and charities.
We asked five Australian experts: Is cheese bad for you?
Most types of cheese contain salt and saturated fat, but cheese is also high in protein and calcium. So what’s the verdict: good or bad?