More than one in three low- and middle-income countries face a serious burden from two or three forms of malnutrition – acute and/or chronic...
Diet and Nutrition
Over the past century the number of people who suffer from deficiencies of essential nutrients have dramatically decreased. Environmental hygiene, access to clean water,...
The field of dietetics and nutrition every so often come with many contradictions and different sides to multiple coins. The ongoing research and improvements...
Between the ages of 20 and 55, most adults gain between 0.5 and 1kg a year, which could see some people become overweight or...
Around 10%-20% of adolescents globally suffer from a mental health condition, such as anxiety or depression, according to the World Health Organization. It’s also...
The trillions of microbes inside of our gut play many very important roles in our body. Not only does this “microbiome” regulate our metabolism...
Obesity is recognised as a worldwide health crisis, and more than 50% of the South African population is overweight, which increases the risk of...
Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular in recent years, both for health and ethical reasons. One extreme form of plant-based diet is “fruitarianism”, a...
Until recently, type 2 diabetes has mainly been managed by controlling risk factors – such as high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar (glucose)...
It might surprise you to learn that sugar consumption has actually been steadily decreasing since 2008. This could be happening for any number of...