How the climate crisis could become a food crisis overnight
In the summer of 2010, Russia faced a severe drought, a heat wave and a series of catastrophic wildfires, destroying a third of the country’s wheat harvest. Half a year later, the Arab Spring began....
Positive perspective on eating healthy food helps you lose weight
I’ve accepted that many people don’t want to meet with a dietitian. It’s assumed that we’re going to suggest eating bland, healthy, nutritious food, and avoiding all the...
What does the word healthy actually mean?
The term “healthy” in the nutrition world has, in many cases, come to be a euphemism for morality with food. You’re “good” if you eat vegetables and you’re...
11 Apps to Help People Eat Healthy and Stay Fit
Eating healthy and staying fit can be difficult. You may want to eat tasty food that is easy to prepare. You may want be inspired to exercise and stay in shape. The good news is there are apps for...
Study finds healthy-rating labels fail to show consumers added sugar
NEW analysis has found seven out of 10 packaged foods sold on Australian supermarket shelves contain added sugar, all of which isn’t clearly declared on the front of packaging. Soft drinks, cakes,...
Heinz in court over ‘healthy’ toddlers’ snack Shredz
Heinz has been taken to court in Australia after a watchdog said it falsely marketed a children’s food as healthy. The lawsuit concerns Shredz, a snack made from fruit juice concentrate and...
Thousands of mental health patients spend years on secure wards
Thousands of mental health patients are being kept in secure wards for years at a time when they should be being rehabilitated and preparing to leave hospital, a NHS watchdog has revealed. The Care...
We need to stop making young women panic about healthy eating
These days, it’s almost taboo to string those three words together but that’s what it is; I’m trying to shred the fat, build muscle and sort out my chronic digestive issues by swerving the carbs,...
