Nutrition & Weight
Find information on healthy diet, weight loss, vitamins, minerals, nutrients, fibre, carbohydrates, fats and protein, and nutrition for sport, pregnancy and babies, plus tools to help you manage your weight.
Find information on healthy diet, weight loss, vitamins, minerals, nutrients, fibre, carbohydrates, fats and protein, and nutrition for sport, pregnancy and babies, plus tools to help you manage your weight.
Each of us has a unique gut microbiome - the composition of which can change on a daily basis. Your
Dietary fibre is a component of plant materials which is largely digested by bacteria in the large i
Iron deficiency can be a nutritional problem for vegetarians, especially women. Find out about iron
Weight loss medicines are medications that can be used to help you lose weight when lifestyle change
There are several types of weight loss surgery – also known as bariatric surgery. Weight
Even losing 5-10 per cent of your bodyweight if you are overweight or obese can have a beneficial ef
Find out the importance of a gluten-free diet for people with coeliac disease and discover which foo
Understanding the nutrition information on a food label can help you to make more informed choices a
Iodine is important for your thyroid gland, and iodine deficiency can cause problems, especially in
The glycaemic index (GI) ranks carbohydrates by how quickly your blood glucose (blood sugar) levels
These are the top 10 news stories of 2016 from the myDr website. Not surprisingly, diabetes continue
Scurvy, a disease caused by lack of vitamin C, has resurfaced in Australia in a diabetes clinic in W
Victorian coroner finds that unpasteurised milk is likely to have caused the death of a 3-year-old f
Coffee is off the hook as a cancer-causing compound, as long as you don't drink it too hot, a la
A new gastric balloon that is swallowed inside a capsule pill then inflated in the gut has proved an
A gluten-free diet may harm those without coeliac disease, leading to deficiencies and higher mercur
Dairy avoidance is out of control with 1 in 6 people risking their health by avoiding milk and dairy
Don't judge a food by it's glycaemic index (GI) score. There are limits to the glycaemic index, warn
US scientists surprise themselves by finding no evidence that eating red meat 3-4 times a week incre
Taking probiotic supplements to improve your gastrointestinal health does not appear to help healthy
Follow up of Biggest Loser contestants after 6 years shows that their metabolic rates stay low, even
People who have a heavy body shape throughout their lifespan have a greater risk of premature death.
