Wellbeing
Questionable claims
Just eat well - most exercise supplements are bunk
I am always amazed by the wide range of sports nutrition products on sale in gyms.
Angry fat: the new lifestyle hazard to watch
SARAH BERRY It is estimated that as much as 70 per cent of cancer is lifestyle-related.
Chew on this
Butter is a healthy fat - who says?
Paula Goodyer After decades of being told to avoid butter because of its saturated fat content, why is it being hyped as a health food?
Five ways to keep running when you're out of routine
Pip Coates Does the sight of your abandoned running shoes in a corner makes you feel a little uncomfortable?
Surprise research
Sweat your way to more youthful skin
Gretchen Reynolds Exercise not only appears to keep skin younger, it may also even reverse skin ageing in people who start exercising late in life, according to surprising new research.
Is fit shaming jealousy in disguise?
Cassy Small Why are images of inspiration so commonly viewed with humour and sometimes contempt?
Chew on this
Why is childbirth still such a pain?
Paula Goodyer In an age of medical miracles how come childbirth can still hurt like hell?
Researchers use sound waves to treat shin splints
LARISSA NICHOLSON It is a painful condition which plagues runners, but an effective treatment could be within reach.
Food festivities
Healthy Easter treats
SARAH BERRY Whether you are a raw foodist, part of the popular Paleo brigade or on a sugar-free crusade, you don't have to miss out on the foodie festivities over Easter.
Paleo push
Food for thought in fad diets
SARAH BERRY It turns out that there is good food for thought behind many so-called fad diets. In addition to this they are not as different as first appearances suggest.
Chew on this
Let them eat hemp
Paula Goodyer If the Americans, Brits and Canadians are allowed to eat hemp, why aren't we?
Disaster diets
Disaster diets: don't try these food fads at home
Damon Cronshaw Health experts have warned against crazy fad diets, after reports of people eating orange-juice soaked cotton balls and losing teeth from a lemon-juice detox.
Not what you eat, but how you eat it
Susie Burrell How you consume your calories each day could be all that you need to improve your nutrition.
Nutritional science
Biggest food myths
Susie Burrell Here are a few big myths of the moment and what nutritional science has to say.
Feelgood effects
Eating for optimal energy
Susie Burrell How simply getting the right balance of nutrients can improve your energy levels.
Bob Carr's wild oats
Bob Carr's new autobiography is packed with peculiarities. It also contains an inordinate amount of information about his diet.
What's your nutrition IQ?
Sometimes what's best for us, from a nutritional point of view, isn't quite so obvious.
Why muscles make good medicine
Paula Goodyer If you think exercise is an optional extra, this could change your mind
Strong at every age
Paula Goodyer The debate is over - the key to health and fitness is to get moving, whether you are three or 73.
Salt remains hidden killer in fast foods
Kate Hagan Though fast foods are becoming less salty, many items including pizzas and burgers still contain very high levels of salt, prompting calls for targets to achieve further reductions.
Strong at every age
Why everyone should 'bulk up'
Paula Goodyer If you still see exercise as an optional extra, not a health essential, science is finding more reasons to change your mind - including new research that suggests strong muscles are good medicine.
Some gyms are fit for danger, don't follow Fitness Australia guidelines
Bridie Smith, Kim Arlington Researchers have raised concerns about the number of gyms and fitness centres failing to comply with industry guidelines to minimise the risk of injury when exercising.
