Slashing salt can save lives – and it won’t hurt your hip pocket...
Each year, more than 2,500 Australians die from diseases linked to eating too...
Is salt really a new culprit in type 2 diabetes?
When people think of foods related to type 2 diabetes, they often think...
How much sodium is in ready-made meals?
Quick and easy meal or salt bomb? HFG helps you be sodium savvy...
How salt can make us overeat
Nutrition research scientist Tim Crowe explains how salt can make us eat beyond...
Science bites: 5 surprising new finds
Healthy Food Guide rounds up five of the most interesting recent scientific discoveries.
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How much salt is in your kids’ day?
It’s easy for sodium to build up over a day. Dietitian Katrina Pace...
Health check: Turn the tables on pre-hypertension
We’ve probably all had our blood pressure checked at some point in our...
How much sodium is in that vegetarian protein?
If you’re vegetarian, or just enjoy mixing your diet up with vegetarian foods,...
How much sodium is in that fresh pasta?
It’s important to keep an eye on sodium intake, as many New Zealanders...
How much sodium is in that pasta sauce?
Pasta sauces are a pantry staple for those days when you need to...
How much sodium is in that soup?
There’s nothing nicer than a warming soup on cold days. There are plenty...
How much sodium is in that Asian sauce?
Asian sauces are often to blame for too much salt in our Eastern...
How much sodium is in those quick-cook noodles?
Quick-cook noodles are cheap, quick and tasty, and are often used as a...
The dark side of the white stuff
It’s confusing when we’re being told not to eat too much salt, that...
Where’s salt really hiding – and is some salt healthier?
Like many people, I am a lover of savoury, salty flavours.
Salt, of course,...
Ask the experts: The sodium-potassium balancing act
HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr investigates the lesser-known, but equally important mineral we...
