Don't believe the headline - broccoli is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. But as a case-study into how we can become needlessly fearful of eating many foods, I will show how by selectively citing some scientific research and blowing it all out of context, you can build a case for any food being 'toxic'. Even wholesome broccoli. Yes, broccoli is bad for you.If you … [Read more...] about Broccoli is bad for you, like, really toxic bad
Eating Well
That Sugar Film: sugar, sugar everywhere, but not a grain to be seen
If you’re someone who likes to buy up big at the candy bar before seeing a film, then a word of warning about That Sugar Film: this story of one man’s 60-day sugar binge is guaranteed to leave your choc top melted in your hand and your box of Maltesers left unopened.Sugar is today’s number one dietary demon, and not without reason. While nutrition scientists may debate the … [Read more...] about That Sugar Film: sugar, sugar everywhere, but not a grain to be seen
How using chopsticks can be good for your health
The glycaemic index of a food can show a large degree of natural variability. Now food scientists have observed that something as simple as using chopsticks can change the way a food is eaten and from that, its glycaemic index.After a meal containing carbohydrate (such as bread, rice, pasta, fruit or even sugar), blood glucose levels initially increase as the food is … [Read more...] about How using chopsticks can be good for your health
The key dietary patterns for health
One of the largest ever scientific reviews looking at associations between food and beverages and the risk of diet-related disease has reinforced the fundamental nutrition keys and dietary patterns for good health.Diet plays a big part in health. As the typical western diet moved to more overly refined and energy dense foods, rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes mirrored … [Read more...] about The key dietary patterns for health
Lifestyle keys to preventing stroke
Five key healthy lifestyle habits have been linked to a halving of stroke risk in women. The keys to preventing stroke are well within the reach of any person.Stroke is Australia's second biggest killer after coronary heart disease and is a leading cause of disability. It is also one disease where lifestyle plays a big role in changing a person's risk of having a stroke. … [Read more...] about Lifestyle keys to preventing stroke