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Our team of experts bring you evidence-based health advice you can trust, covering everything from food and nutrients, specific health and medical topics to exercise, weight loss, diet trends and mental health.

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Fact or fiction: You need to detox

You need to detox to clear toxins from your body – we hear it...

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Eat well, spend less: Shopping lists

We explain the benefits to the wallet of having a disciplined approach and...

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Turn your family into healthy snackers

Ideas and help on getting the whole family into healthy snacking habits. Snacking can...

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Overweight or obese children: Foods to choose and avoid

For children to get all the nutrients they need for health and growth,...

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Fighting cancer: Nutrition can help

Strategies and nutrition information on how to help fight through cancer and its...

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HFG guide to fruit and vege juice

Nutritionist Rose Carr investigates what goes into juices, and which varieties are the...

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The secrets of eating out healthily: Decoding the menu

Even the most health-conscious of us can be caught out at restaurants. Here...

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Eat well, spend less: Christmas

Christmas can be such an expensive time. We show you how you can...

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Soy: The bottom line

Soy is often reported to have both beneficial and harmful effects. So is...

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What to do with filo pastry

Never used filo before? We help you expand your repertoire. The low-down What is it? Filo...

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Fact or fiction: Additives banned overseas are used here

It's a commonly-held belief that some food additives banned overseas are still used...

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Fact or fiction: Raw vegetables are better than cooked

Nutritionist Glen Cardwell talks about raw versus cooked vegetables in his book Stop...

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Kids in the kitchen: Mother’s Day

Check out these easy, delicious ideas for treating your fantastic Mum on Mother's...

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What’s really in your food?

The term ‘food additive’ makes us think of scientists in white coats adding...

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Do older people need supplements?

As well as vitamin D and B12, the B vitamins, especially B6 and...

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Top tips to transform your teen!

This article was written by Otago University nutrition student Jessica Meads, who shares...

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How to beat insomnia

We reveal the culprits behind insomnia, the associated health risks, and what you...

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Turning over a new leaf

As much as $4 a bag in the shops, homegrown salad greens offer...

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