Fact or fiction: Oil is carcinogenic
Does cooking with olive oil change the oil and turn it carcinogenic?
We asked...
Will foods high in cholesterol give me high cholesterol?
If your cholesterol levels are normal, will eating foods high in cholesterol affect...
Fact or fiction: I’m overweight because I have a slow metabolism
Many of us would love to think this was true. We ask endocrinologist...
Fact or fiction: Your blood type affects the food you can eat
This diet plan became quite popular – but is it really true? According to this...
Fact or fiction: Homogenised milk is bad for you
This one crops up sometimes on the Internet. Is it true or false? The...
Fact or fiction: Wheatgrass
Is a shot of wheatgrass really the same as eating 2kg of green...
Fact or fiction: Taking vitamins gives you energy
Vitamins give you energy – but will taking extra vitamins make you more energetic? We...
Fact or fiction: Hair test for food allergies
Can you test for food allergies via kinesiology or hair testing? Food allergies and...
Naughty or nice? The startling truth about everyday foods
Nutritionist Rose Car has good (and bad) news on the foods we always...
Fact or fiction: Meat rots in your gut
Does meat take longer than other foods to digest, and does it just...
Fact or fiction: Don’t eat protein and carbs together
Q We've heard that you shouldn't eat protein and carbs together and fruit...
Fact or fiction: You need to detox
You need to detox to clear toxins from your body – we hear it...
Fact or fiction: Additives banned overseas are used here
It's a commonly-held belief that some food additives banned overseas are still used...
Fact or fiction: Raw vegetables are better than cooked
Nutritionist Glen Cardwell talks about raw versus cooked vegetables in his book Stop...
Traditional remedies: Do they work?
Nutritionist Rose Carr investigates whether certain foods live up to the medicinal properties...
Fact or fiction: Microwaving plastic
Do plastic containers become toxic when you put them in the microwave? There is...
Fact or fiction: Freezing plastic
Can dioxins be released by freezing water in plastic bottles? There's an email attributed...
For better digestion, don’t combine protein and starch?
Senior nutritionist looks into the validity of the claim that combing starch and...