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Ask the experts: Type 2 diabetes and cinnamon
Can taking cinnamon help control blood glucose levels?
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Ask the experts: Cooling food
Which is correct: cooling food on the bench? Or putting it straight in the fridge?
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Articles and news bites from the May 2009 issue of Healthy Food Guide magazine.
Know your apples
An apple a day keeps the doctor away - or so they say. We get to the core of this popular fruit.
Bulging belly beats high BMI
Your BMI reading is an oft-used health indicator, but your waistline may be a just as effective measure of health.
Supermarket scan-dal
It may pay to check your supermarket receipt after you’ve done your weekly shop.
Am I hungry?
Many researchers believe if we can’t naturally recognise when we are hungry and full, we can learn how to identify our satisfaction.
Ask the experts: Processed meats
Nothing beats a fry-up for breakfast and bacon is often the star performer. But is bacon - and other processed meats - a healthy option?
How to turn around a fussy eater: Adults
Disappointed when the new recipe you've slaved over gets the thumbs down from your audience at the kitchen table?
Shop your way to better health
In an effort to reduce waiting times in hospitals, an ASDA supermarket in West Birmingham, UK, has launched in-store health checks.
Health scare promotes behaviour change
Researchers in the US confirm that a health scare can help us make significant changes.
Fair's fair
Kiwis are supporting Fairtrade products, but they want more products and easier access to them.
Ask Claire: Toddlers and fruit
A toddler who happily eats most vegetables – sounds like a dream come true! But what if she won't eat fruit?
How to feel full and not gain weight
It IS possible to eat the warming winter comfort food we want, without stacking on the kilos.
Walk yourself fit
You don’t have to join a gym or train for a marathon to get fit. We show you how getting healthy is as easy as a walk in the park.
What to do with: Leeks
Leeks are as versatile as onions, but many of us don't know how to choose, prepare or use them.
Fish benefits boys' brains
Higher fish consumption by 15-year-old boys is associated with significantly higher cognitive performance three years later.
Babies getting bigger
An Australian study of babies born between 1990 and 2005 shows an increasing proportion being large for gestational age.
Obesity takes years off life
A British study found each extra five points in the BMI above 25 resulted in a 30% increased overall rate of death, mainly to vascular disease.
Food and PCOS: How diet can help
About one in 10 NZ women have PCOS, and may struggle with excess weight and acne. We reveal how what you eat can help.
Cash is the carrot
Would you lose weight for money? Almost 50% of us would, according to US research.
How to turn around a fussy eater: Kids
Sick of tying yourself in knots trying to get your child to eat vegetables? Take heart, you’re not alone!
How to turn around a fussy eater: Teens
Fed up with being a short-order cook creating different meals for each member of the family?
Ask Niki: Quarg
Where can you buy quarg from and if you can't find it, can you use alternative products in its place?
Save those seeds
The more seeds you save now, the less money you’ll need to spend on your vegetable garden next summer. Here's how.
