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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.

Joining up to slim down: SureSlim

Joining up to slim down: SureSlim

We took a look at SureSlim to find out: Is it right for...

Fats and oils: Your questions answered

Fats and oils: Your questions answered

Fat is one of the most talked-about nutrients but one of the most...

Try this: Spice mixes

Try this: Spice mixes

Make up these spice mixes and use to season meat as a marinade,...

Extreme makeover: Roast dinner

Extreme makeover: Roast dinner

This classic Kiwi favourite is, in theory, a healthy meal; after all, it's...

Incidental snacking: How to beat it

Incidental snacking: How to beat it

Found yourself suddenly at the bottom of a bag of chips without realising...

10 ways with pesto

10 ways with pesto

Niki Bezzant suggests easy ways to make good use of this Italian sauce. Basil...

Health assessment: Prue

Health assessment: Prue

Our nutrition and exercise expert looks at Prue's eating and exercise habits and...

What to do with ginger

What to do with ginger

If you haven't tried fresh ginger yet, these ideas will inspire you.The low-downGinger...

Fact or fiction: Your blood type affects the food you can eat

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...

How to use avocado

How to use avocado

This rich, creamy fruit is used for everything from guacamole to a simple...

Help: My toddler won’t eat

Help: My toddler won’t eat

Most toddlers go through stages of eating less food, but if it's gone...

Extreme makeover: White and cheese sauces

Extreme makeover: White and cheese sauces

Traditional white and cheese sauces can add a lot of fat to a...

Stopping the weight gain: Menopause

Stopping the weight gain: Menopause

Menopause is well known as being a time when weight is gained. Eating...

Breastfeeding mums: Eating for maximum energy

Breastfeeding mums: Eating for maximum energy

When it comes to feeding and nurturing your baby, nutritionist Jenny Bowden shares...

Fact or fiction: Homogenised milk is bad for you

Fact or fiction: Homogenised milk is bad for you

This one crops up sometimes on the Internet. Is it true or false? The...

Artificial and natural sweeteners

Artificial and natural sweeteners

Depending on who you talk to, artificial sweeteners are a useful alternative to...

Healthy habits that could be harming you

Healthy habits that could be harming you

We’re always hearing health advice and ‘rules’ for eating healthily. Some seem commonsense...

Health assessment: Margaret

Health assessment: Margaret

Our nutrition and exercise expert looks at Margaret's eating and exercise habits and...

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