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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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How do they make yoghurt?

HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr explores the production of common foods. Yoghurt is fermented...

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New Zealand seafood: The source of good health

ADVERTORIAL: This article was supplied by the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council. How to...

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Our top 12 kitchen tools (and how they can help you be healthy)

Priced from $2 to more than $200, here are our pick of kitchen...

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Healthy foods that can harm you

People with food allergies are well aware of common foods which can harm...

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Eating in: Your guide to healthy entertaining at home

Having people over doesn't have to be an ordeal. Niki Bezzant has tips...

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Everyday shopping: Dairy desserts

We take a look at those other pottles in the dairy section of...

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What to do with navel oranges

The low-downBuying: Pick firm fruit with no bruises or rough patches on the...

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Everyday shopping: Crackers

Nutritionist Rose Carr gives advice on healthy cracker options. We tend to think crackers...

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What to do with kiwifruit

The low-down Varieties: The main variety is green kiwifruit, with furry brown skin, green...

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You might be skinny but are you fat?

You‘re in the ‘healthy’ weight range and you’re not pregnant but your waistline...

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Back to basics: Steak

It's quick, tasty and nutritious. Sarah Swains demonstrates how to get a perfectly...

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What’s your food personality?

Clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo shows you how to reach your healthy weight and...

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Common health stories: Fiction, fad or fact?

You’re happily enjoying what you’re eating when along comes a friend, or an...

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What’s best: Exercising before or after eating?

Exercising demands fuel. The amount and type of fuel your body burns depends...

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Weight-loss tips for men: Sizing yourself up

Weight-loss expert Andrew Dickson has advice for blokes who think of themselves as...

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Teaching kids to cook

It's never too early to get your kids helping you in the kitchen....

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Edible garden: Growing beetroot

Beetroot is a member of the spinach family. Young leaves make delicious salads...

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Cholesterol: Your questions answered

We answer common questions about the sometimes misunderstood science of cholesterol Cholesterol was first...

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