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Is cheese bad for your health?

Opinions and evidence seem to shift about whether or not cheese should be part of a healthy diet. Here, nutritionists and dieticians give their verdict.

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Depression treatment should involve dietitians: research

Health experts say depression treatment needs to change to incorporate healthy eating and are calling for the government to subsidise the cost of a dietitian for people with the debilitating mental condition.

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Bad diets mirror supermarket catalogues

The poor eating habits of many Australians appear to mimic supermarket catalogues, filled with too much junk food and soft drinks and not enough fruit and vegetables, a study has found.

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White, brown, raw, honey: which type of sugar is best?

With so much focus on the adverse health effects of white sugar, nutrition science lecturer Sze-Yen Tan looks at how less-refined sugars and other types of sweeteners stack up in terms of nutrition.

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Kids ‘hooked’ on sweets and fries

In the war on childhood obesity, social conditioning and advertising are winning the hearts and minds of children who link snack and junk food with ‘fun and comfort’, Flinders research shows.