As the number of Australians eating plant-based diets increases, so does the availability of meat-free products – but new research shows this seemingly healthy alternative isn’t all it may seem.
Every year a new batch of diets become trendy, with the latest including the mono diet, charcoal detox, Noom, time-restricted feeding and Fast800 – but is there any scientific research to support them?
It has been pitched as an easy-to-read system to help shoppers make healthier choices at the supermarket, but a leading nutrition expert says the Health Star Rating still has serious flaws, and ignores a key risk facing Australians.
A new study that helps explain why some of us prefer sweet food could lead to personalised diets to improve people’s eating habits based on their genetics, writes researcher Daniel Liang-Dar Hwang.