Obesity – The Struggle Is Real If you have trouble maintaining a healthy weight and the number on the scales keeps inching up, you are not alone. In fact, as many as 63% of Australians and over 65% of New Zealanders are overweight or obese. Not just a cosmetic concern, [...]
Understanding Food Labels... When trying to figure out what the food you are thinking of buying actually contains, ignore the front of the package hype! It is just that - marketing hype. Manufacturers can't actually lie on labeling, but they can stretch the true when trying to get your attention to [...]
Essential Fatty Acids continued... In this issue, We will continue our discussion of Essential Fatty Acids. Dietary intake of omega 3 essential fatty acids is woefully lacking all around the world. A new study reviews the multiple mechanisms by which omega 3 fatty acids, especially DHA, [...]
