During lockdown, cooking and baking were routinely suggested as a fun way to keep children busy. It got them learning too
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Michelle Obama’s fun new show is great for teaching children where food comes from but misses an opportunity.
Children should never play with knives – but they can learn how to use them.
Home cooking, previously in decline, picked up during the pandemic.
To reduce the prevalence of diabetes in Malawi, efforts to promote healthy eating should target the entire population and not only people who have diabetes.
Winter is when porridge really comes into its own. From Paleolithic times to workhouse gruel to hipster health bowls, this simple dish is warming and nourishing.
A spike in flour sales and an increase in home cooked meals could signal the start of a new healthier relationship with food.
Childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, menopause, 75+: how your diet should change with each stage of life
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Once you get older, the focus moves to trying not to lose your muscle tissue. So as you age, your protein requirements actually start to go up.
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.
Olive oil, grapes and fish. There’s a lot to love about the Mediterranean diet but focusing on it might be a way to exclude other healthy and global diets.
We found that 13- and 14-year-old teens from deprived areas already showed signs of developing heart disease – but also made some surprising discoveries about what factors can lead to a healthy heart.
Expert looks at latest diet trend which claims ‘resetting’ your hormones is the key to losing stubborn weight.
‘Why is nutrition so confusing?’ is a common lament, but the truth is out there. Forget fad diets and media hype. It’s time to harness the power of science to create a healthy and sustainable diet.
The effectiveness of healthy-eating nudges increases as their focus shifts from thinking, to feeling, to doing.
A food heath labelling system Australia and New Zealand introduced five years ago is under review and needs a significant overhaul to make it useful for consumers looking for healthy options.
Although it’s not possible for parents to completely shield their kids from screens and junk food, in the home they have a unique opportunity to establish healthy behaviours.
Students gain up to 4kg in their first year at university and all the junk food on campus doesn’t help. Universities have a responsibility to make healthier foods available to students.
Most Canadian children spend too much time on screens and don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. Fathers can help by modelling healthy behaviours and getting involved in research.
Why getting up and doing housework can pile on the pounds.
We pick healthy foods to look after our bodies, but research shows certain healthy choices can also benefit our brains.
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology
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Programme Lead Nutrition and Health, Edge Hill University
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Co-Director, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences, King's College London
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Assistant Professor of Applied Nutrition & Registered Dietitian, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor of Applied Nutrition, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health, Sport and Social Work, Griffith University
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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Accredited Practising Dietitian, PhD Candidate, Casual Academic | Culinary nutrition & adolescent wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Public Health Policy, The University of Queensland