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| UpdatedA 65 per cent hike in the price of ice-cream might not sound like a great idea, but what if it meant you could live longer? Melbourne researchers say a sugar tax, combined with subsidies for healthy foods, could increase Australians' life expectancy.
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| UpdatedNearly a third of Australian pharmacists are recommending complementary medicine products that are not supported by hard evidence — so why are chemists stocking them and do your herbal supplements actually work?
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For many parents dealing with children's foibles and independent teenagers, no meal can be quite as difficult as the humble school lunch.
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| UpdatedA remote province in northern Vanuatu has made international headlines after island leaders imposed a ban on junk food in an effort to safeguard the future health of their people.
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| UpdatedChinese cuisine is popular the world over, but one group who struggle with it is vegetarians. Meat is nearly always on the table, no matter what part of China the cuisine comes from.
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| UpdatedThe Melbourne mum who turned her son's spelt pancakes into a lion is inspiring other parents to prepare healthy "food sculptures" and starting a career in food styling.
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| UpdatedThe Mediterranean diet is well known for its physical health benefits and it is now being hailed as the latest weapon in tackling mental health problems.
Topics: depression, diseases-and-disorders, health, mental-health, diet-and-nutrition, medical-research, australia
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Seven out of 10 Australian men are overweight or obese, yet when it comes to weight loss much of the focus is on women.
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Eating a plant-based diet — rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes — can help slow or prevent various processes of disease that begin long before diagnosis, writes Karen Burge.
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| UpdatedSugar-free diets and concerns about fructose are leading more people to avoid fruit altogether — but they are missing out on a core food group, dietitians warn.
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| UpdatedRussian investigators say 33 people died and several more were hospitalised in Irkutsk after they ignored warnings not to drink bath oil in the apparent hope it would give them the same sensation as alcohol.
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Does a man lose weight faster by walking the Kokoda Track, playing rugby, or quitting sugar? Ben Pobjie grills author of The Great Aussie Bloke Slim-Down, Peter FitzSimons.
Topics: non-fiction, men, diet-and-nutrition, mens-health, obesity, offbeat, australia
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A new food labelling system is helping Indigenous people in remote communities make healthier food choices.
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Feeling fatigued? You could be among the 10 per cent of young women in Australia that suffer from iron deficiency.
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A so-called 'super food' with a host of healthy benefits, producers of bone broth are seeing an exponential growth in sales.
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| UpdatedMeat could be used in 3D printing to produce a soft food with specific nutrients and suitable for people who have problems with chewing or swallowing.
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