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Preventing Diabetes: The Six Lifestyle Habits that Count
Diabetes is Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease, affecting an estimated 1.7 million Australians. In fact, 280 of us are diagnosed each day – that’s one every five minutes. And many people with type 2 diabetes remain undiagnosed. The good news is that there’s a lot you can do to reduce your risk.
The Good Carbs Cookbook
Despite all the current focus on low-carb diets, carbs are not the enemy. In fact, eating the right carbs is important for our health and energy levels. But what are the ‘right’ carbs?
Website Review: Healthy Food Guide
The companion website for Australian Healthy Food Guide magazine, the Healthy Food Guide website aims to make healthy eating easy and delicious, with evidence-based nutrition information and healthy recipes to appeal to all tastes and nutritional needs.
Making Sense of Food Labels
It’s a question we get from many of our clients at NND. What exactly do all the numbers on our food labels mean and what should I be looking for when choosing which foods to put in my trolley?
Should you quit sugar?
If you’ve been following the anti-sugar crusaders (and there are more than a few of them around!) you could easily believe that sugar is poison. But is it really, and should you be avoiding it altogether?
The Lowdown on Antioxidants
Antioxidants are a key player in preventing chronic disease and slowing down ageing. But a bottle in your local supplement store isn’t the best place to find them! We discuss the key antioxidants in our diet and their main food sources. Are you getting these important foods in your diet?
Lose Weight for Good: Outsmart Your Setpoint
Weight loss – it should be simple, right? Eat less and move more….and keep doing this until you reach your goal. Yet if it really is that easy, why are most of us struggling to get it right? The good news? You can lose weight, and keep it off for good, if you understand how your body works when it comes to controlling your weight.
How To Set and Achieve Your New Year Health and Lifestyle Goals.
If lifestyle changes are on your list of New Year’s resolutions for 2017,here are some tips to help you to achieve success with your goals.
Latest Research: Another good reason to skip the salt shaker
We all know that eating too much salt isn’t good for our blood pressure and heart health but a new study has found that a high salt intake might also contribute to weight gain. Previous studies have found a relationship between salt intake and obesity, but the reasons...
Survive the Festive Feasting
Whether it’s a nice restaurant, a special family celebration or a party with friends, we all take pleasure in eating out and enjoying a meal with others, particularly at this time of the year. Read more….
Need healthy recipe ideas?
The NND Team has set up a Pinterest Page with some of our favourite recommended recipes.
Grandma was right – you should eat your greens.
You’ve heard it a million times – you need to eat more vegetables, particularly those greens. Yet research shows that most of us don’t. In fact our latest dietary survey showed that only 7% of Australian adults met the recommended guideline of at least 5 serves of vegetables per day.
Book Review: Food as Medicine
Written by fellow Sydney-based dietitian Sue Radd, this beautiful cookbook offers 150 delicious plant-based recipes designed to optimise your health and reduce disease risk.
Research Review: Sleep important for a healthy heart
Poor or inadequate sleep can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic disease, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association
Prevent Weight Gain
If you’ve found your waistline expanding along with your advancing years, you’re not alone. With almost 2 in 3 Australian adults now overweight or obese, it seems that those who don’t gain weight are the exception rather than the rule. Despite this, it seems that most of our focus is on losing weight once we have gained it, rather than preventing it going on in the first place. And anyone who has tried to lose weight knows that it isn’t easy. Taking steps to prevent weight gain is most certainly the better option.
Website Review: Healthy Weight Guide
The Healthy Weight Guide is an Australian Government website aimed at providing Australians with the information they need to be able to achieve and maintain a healthy weight
Loving Legumes!
At NND we regularly encourage you to eat more legumes (also known as pulses). With 2016 being the International Year of Pulses, we tell you why we love this great food group and give you plenty of ideas to get started with using them.
Does exercise cancel out the negative effects of sitting all day?
If your job requires you to sit at a desk all day you’ll be pleased with the findings of new research which shows the negative health effects of prolonged sitting can be offset with a daily 1 hour walk.