Nutrition and Hydration

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Study shows salty diet kills good gut bacteria

AAP - 16-11-2017

Research has found a high-salt diet reduced levels of Lactobacillus bacteria in mice and increased production of immune cells linked to high blood pressure.

 
Calls for 'added sugar' labelling on food packaging

AAP - 10-11-2017

There is renewed pressure for reform of current food labelling to include 'added sugar' to packaging. Health ministers' phones are

 
Late night food consumption leads to a spike in blood fat levels

AAP - 10-11-2017

The timing of when people eat could have an impact on health, with an animal study showing late night food consumption leads to a spike in blood fat levels.

 
New research shows food labelled 'snacks' lead to over-eating

AAP - 07-11-2017

Researchers at Britain's University of Surrey have found an association between overeating and the consumption of meals marketed as 'snacks'.

 
A Victorian study found children consuming too much salt

AAP - 31-10-2017

A Victorian study of school children has found many are consuming too much salt, putting the health of their heart at risk. There are concerns

 
A study has found taste for carbs linked to waist size

AAP - 27-10-2017

A study has found a "taste sensitivity" to complex carbohydrates is linked to larger waist size. How sensitive a person is to the taste

 
Australian women suffer iodine deficiency

AAP - 26-10-2017

A study conducted at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research has found 40 per cent of women aged 16 to 45 are deficient in iodine. There

 
Sperm quality is significantly compromised by obesity

AAP - 20-09-2017

New research linking obesity to poor sperm quality highlights a greater need to address weight loss among men before couples fertility treatment.

 
Taking a break from from dieting may improve weight loss

AAP - 20-09-2017

Continuous dieting slows metabolism and can actually hempen weight loss, say experts. Australian researchers found people who took a two weeks

 
How nutrition in early life affects adult bone health

HealthTimes - 01-09-2017

We have all heard that a high-fat diet raises your risk for heart disease and metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes in adulthood. Now new research shows it also compromises

 

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