Gestational diabetes
Is diabetes during
pregnancy caused by eating sweets? We explore the causes behind
gestational diabetes and how it can...
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HFG goes global!
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Pip Mehrtens
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last modified
Dec 07, 2011 04:28 PM
Media release: NZ-owned magazine goes global
Magazine readers in the UK and Ireland are to get a food magazine that has been invented and cooked up in New Zealand.
Award-winning Auckland-based Healthy Food Guide magazine has been picked up internationally and will be published...
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Folic acid fortification in food is a bid to reduce the risk of pregnancies affected by Neural Tube Defect (NTD).
Spina bifida is the most common type of NTD causing lifelong
walking, bladder...
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Is there penicillin in mould cheeses like camembert and brie?
"Would
the mould on camembert and brie cheeses affect an allergy to
penicillin? My hubby loves his different cheeses but has...
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We investigate the varieties of milk on offer and their nutritional value.
Fat
The most recent National Nutrition Survey (in 1997) found the
majority...
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How does the price of milk affect you?
I was in Australia last week, where there’s a price war going on in
the supermarkets. The focus is milk, which Aussies can buy now for as
little as...
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After six years, I’m still surprised and inspired by you, our Healthy Food Guide readers.
Two weeks ago, when I asked...
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If you're making a conscious effort to eat low GI foods, does this mean you shouldn't eat watermelon?
Watermelon has a high GI, but compared to...
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GI can be a useful
tool in your armoury of healthy eating and including more low-GI
carbohydrates in your diet can be beneficial to your health....
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Tips for integrating low-GI foods into your diet. Low GI foods are classified as 55 or less.
Some low-GI foods
Barley - 25
Chickpeas - 28
Kidney beans...
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Fact or fiction: Don't eat protein and carbs together Fact or fiction: Don't eat protein and carbs together
We've heard that you
shouldn’t eat protein and carbs together and fruit must be eaten by
itself, or the body becomes too acidic. Do they really fight with each
other?
The concept of...
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A serving of carbs is great value for money and can be very comforting.
There
is no doubt that a fist-size serving of carbohydrates helps us feel
full...
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Carb loading is a common term amongst endurance athletes. So what is it exactly?
Carb loading involves consuming a large volume of carbohydrates...
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When we're trying to lose weight, we want it to happen
quickly. Will having a fat-free diet help? What about reducing
carbohydrates?
Fat-free...
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Can choosing low-GI foods help with weight loss?
Choosing low-GI carbohydrates may help if you identify with any of the following:
I want...
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Naughty or nice? Carbs
Depending on who you ask, carbs can make you fat
and hinder your weight loss attempts....
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The whole(some) story: Get the nutrients you need every day
Calcium, iron, fibre, healthy fat – just how do we get it all...
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A recent survey found only 5% of Kiwis were aware of the significance of vitamin D to bone health.
Vitamin D is crucial to healthy bones as it enhances...
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Osteoporosis, which increases risk of bone fracture and disability, is a public health concern in most Western countries.
Adequate dietary intake of...
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Dietitian Sarah Ley has help for all of us on
osteoporosis, which affects half of women over 60.
Osteoporosis is a disease...
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We know milk is good for us; but just how good is it?
Milk nutrition
Milk and dairy products are so important they are one of the four
major food groups....
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Researchers from Hawaiian and Californian Universities studied the diets of over 190,000 people in the US and found that higher intakes of calcium were associated with lower...
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