Rose Carr

Rose is a registered nutritionist with a BSc and an MSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition. Prior to retraining she had a successful career in marketing ‘fast-moving consumer goods’ – that’s ‘grocery products’ to the rest of us – before making the change to nutrition. Rose has since worked in a private nutrition clinic, lectured at Massey University, and undertaken project work for the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation.

By Rose Carr

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Ask the experts: Pumpkin seeds

Q: "We are vegetarian and eat a lot of pumpkin and also (bought)...

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Ask the experts: Tea, coffee and dry skin

Q: "Can you tell me if decaffeinated coffee and tea are diuretics and...

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Ask the experts: Hydrogenated fat

Q: "I recall listening to an American cardiologist on television last year discussing...

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Ask the experts: Breakfast for diabetics

Q: "Can you please give me some advice about whether my breakfasts are...

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Ask the experts: Surimi

Q: "Surimi is a relatively cheap 'seafood' we like. Fresh fish is so...

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Ask the experts: Low-GI white bread

Q: "Not long after reading your article on GI, I noticed a high-fibre...

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Ask the experts: Imported pork

Q: "I've read that a lot of the pork we buy in supermarkets...

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Ask the experts: Chocolate to reduce cholesterol

Q: "News reports recently quoted research from the American Heart Association where people...

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Ask the experts: Lemon Detox Diet

There's been a lot of publicity over the Lemon Detox Diet. We answer...

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Ask the experts: Folic acid bread fortification

Q: "I realise the government has decided to hold off adding folic acid...

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Ask the experts: Healthy snack bars

Q: "I'm working hard to cut down on cakes, biscuits and non-healthy snacks...

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Ask the experts: Milo

Q. "I would like to know if you could give me some advice. How...

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Ask the experts: Type 2 diabetes and cinnamon

Q: "I have been a type 2 diabetic since 1997. I was able...

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Ask the experts: Iodine for vegetarians

Q: "I am a vegetarian for medical reasons and I'm concerned about getting...

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Ask the experts: Coconut cream vs evaporated milk

Q: "I recently purchased some coconut-flavoured lite evaporated milk to use instead of...

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Ask the experts: Curry paste

Q: "When standing in the supermarket looking at the herbs and spices, I...

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Ask the experts: Breastfeeding and salt

Q: "Why am I craving salt? I am breastfeeding my third child, who...

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Ask the experts: Lettuce and chlorine

Q: "I have heard that the bagged salad leaves you buy in supermarkets...

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