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Ask the experts: Help, my kid won’t eat dinner!

Q Help! No matter what I do I can’t seem to get my...

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Healthy ageing: Managing medication side effects

Q I’m 86 and during a recent stay in hospital was prescribed new...

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Getting enough fibre on a keto diet

Q I’ve heard new research says fibre decreases early deaths. I’ve been following...

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Healthy ageing: Why you need protein at every meal

Protein intake, ideally spread across the day, has many beneficial health effects that...

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Healthy ageing: When weight loss is a red flag

Q My mother, who is 80, has lost 5kg in the past six...

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Healthy ageing: Learning to cook later in life

Q Last year my wife and I separated after 45 years. I don’t...

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Healthy ageing: Are you due a nutrition WoF?

Q I’m 75 years old and work three days a week in my...

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Healthy ageing: Social eating

Q My dad died earlier this year, and although my 83-year-old mum is...

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Ask the experts: How to protect your kid’s tooth enamel

Senior nutritionist Rose Carr takes a look at how you can help protect...

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Ask the experts: Tasty and enjoyable gluten-free diets

Kath Fouhy is a senior performance dietitian at High Performance Sport NZ who...

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Seven great low-FODMAP supermarket finds

Low-FODMAP diet expert and food writer Alana Scott share seven of her favourite...

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Are there such things as fattening foods?

Registered nutritionist Nicola Jackson looks at the concept of 'fattening foods' and explains...

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10 things you should know about Coke No Sugar

Coca-Cola has launched its new Coke variety, Coke No Sugar. Here’s what you...

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Should we talk to our children about their weight?

Registered nutritionist Nicola Jackson looks at the thorny issue of child obesity and...

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Ask the experts: How quickly should I lose weight?

Heal​thy Food Guide nutritionist Claire Turnbull looks at what rate of weight loss...

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Ask the experts: Rolled oats

Q. I have seen a few recipes around that use oats but they...

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Ask the experts: Low-sugar non-alcoholic drinks

Q. I have cut my alcohol consumption dramatically in the past couple of...

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Ask the experts: Eating patterns

Healthy Food Guide nutritionist Claire Turnbull looks at how the timing of your...

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