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Healthy diet helps, no matter your weight

Healthy diet helps, no matter your weight

A healthy diet may reduce a person’s risk of dying...

Can you catch COVID off imported food?

Can you catch COVID off imported food?

Chinese researchers claim COVID-19 potentially survives on surfaces in low-temperature...

Ultra-processed food linked to premature ageing

Ultra-processed food linked to premature ageing

Eating too much ultra-processed food, such as sugary drinks, high-fat...

Can you get COVID-19 twice?

Can you get COVID-19 twice?

A Hong Kong man was reported this week to be...

Science update: Inflammatory bowel disease

Science update: Inflammatory bowel disease

Between 6 and 8 million people worldwide suffer from inflammatory...

NZ back in battle against COVID

NZ back in battle against COVID

After 101 days with no community transmission of COVID-19, on...

‘Sugar-free’ diets still popular – study

‘Sugar-free’ diets still popular – study

Following a ‘sugar-free diet’ remains one of the most popular...

COVID kickstarts UK obesity strategy

COVID kickstarts UK obesity strategy

The UK Government announced on Monday [27 July 2020] its...

Science bites: 5 surprising new finds

Science bites: 5 surprising new finds

Healthy Food Guide rounds up five of the most interesting...

Important coronavirus milestone reached

Important coronavirus milestone reached

This week, New Zealand became the first significantly affected country...

Keto diet may be best in small doses

Keto diet may be best in small doses

A recent animal study suggests a ketogenic diet may work...

How to keep your drinking water safe after a drought

How to keep your drinking water safe after...

This weekend, rain is forecast to bring relief to people...

Food waste worse than we thought! 5 ways to reduce it

Food waste worse than we thought! 5 ways...

Globally, we are wasting far more food than previously thought,...

3 surprising benefits of exercise

3 surprising benefits of exercise

Healthy Food Guide rounds up some of the latest and...

Med diet easiest to stick to – study

Med diet easiest to stick to – study

The Mediterranean diet is one of the easiest diets to...

Bigger bodies may need more veges

Bigger bodies may need more veges

People with bigger bodies may need to up their vege...

Malnutrition burden spreads in poor countries

Malnutrition burden spreads in poor countries

Poor countries are now facing a severe double burden of...

Support local growers and eat ugly fruit

Support local growers and eat ugly fruit

It’s hard to deny the weather has been getting more...