For many people, regularly eating away from home has become a way of life, with some finding that they eat out almost as often as they eat at home. This is often due to work commitments or business lunches, but if this is the case for you it's important to choose carefully from the menu. Making healthy food choices requires a good... Read more
The supermarket shelves are packed with aisle after aisle of brands and varieties of foods. Often it seems quite mind boggling, but thankfully the food label can help us to make sense of these foods. Unfortunately, many of us pay little or no attention to the information provided. However, learning how to read and understand food... Read more
Supermarket shelves are packed with a vast array of ‘cholesterol lowering' products. These products contain substances called sterols and stanols, touted as being able to lower cholesterol levels. But, what are they, and do they really work? What are sterols and stanols? The structure of sterols and stanols are similar to... Read more
It's true that many people avoid snacking at all costs because they fear that it's bad practice for healthy eating. Even if our main meals are generally well balanced, it's very easy to put our total diet out of sink with a few poor choices in the snack area! However, for some snacking can prove to be a very beneficial source... Read more
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