In late November last year the team from GLNC headed to Adelaide for the 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Clinical Nutrition (APCCN). With the theme ‘Nutrition Solutions for a Changing […]
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by Lisa Sengul It’s that time of year again when the kids are headed back to school and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the thought of so many lunches
4 Steps to Creating the Ultimate Sandwich! Read More »
By Toni L Franklin Accredited Practising Dietitian, Dietitians Association of Australia, Provisional Sports Dietitian, Sport Dietitians Australia The desire to seek out new or peculiar foods to add to our arsenal
An Ingrained Truth: Pre-Exercise Fuelling & Post-Exercise Recovery Foods for Performance Read More »
By Melanie McGrice, AdvAPD One in six Australian couples struggle to conceive [i] and the psychological, physical and emotional impacts of infertility can be overwhelming. As one woman struggling with fertility recently
Carbohydrates & Fertility: An Update On the Latest Research Read More »
by Rebecca Williams, APD The first 1,000 days of life, spanning conception to the age of two, are increasingly being recognised as a critical window where a child’s environment, including
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By Alexandra Locke A recent analysis of research has revealed that 2 out of 3 Australians simply don’t think to include pulses and legumes in their diet¹ and with 2016
By Helen Tran, APD Wheat has featured in the human diet for more than 8,500 years, but more recently the media has led us to question if wheat is good
Should We Still Be Eating Wheat Read More »
By Jennifer Zhang Why is toddler nutrition important? The current Australian Dietary Guidelines and Infant Feeding Guidelines lack recommendations for whole grains and legumes for toddlers (a toddler is defined
Whole Grains and Legumes: A Source of Dietary Fibre for Toddlers Read More »
By Alexandra Locke As the year draws to a close, it’s time to start looking at the key trends for the year to come, highlighting new and innovative ways to
Looking Ahead to 2017: 5 Key Food Trends Read More »
Tim Crowe Associate Professor in Nutrition at the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University in Melbourne and Australian Blue Zone expert takes us through the science and
An Exploration of the World’s Blue Zones Read More »
By Hillary Siah, Accredited Practising Dietitian Legumes are often an overlooked source of protein if you don’t follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, as most of us associate protein with
Plant Protein & Health Read More »
By Alexandra Locke The Australian snacking market is worth more than $2 billion, with an annual growth rate of 4% and climbing (1). New technology and continuing consumer demand for
The Rise & Rise of the Snack Market: A Focus on Legumes Read More »
By Alexandra Locke Many people aren’t aware that they need at least 2 – 3 serves of legumes per week to get the health benefits these fabulous seeds provide. We
It’s Time to Love Your Legumes Read More »
Should We Eat Wheat? Australians are increasingly mindful of the effect food has on health. In some cases this is a good thing as shown in a recent report where
Should We Eat Wheat? Read More »
Recent ground-breaking research has finally dispelled the myth that eating grain foods causes weight gain and furthermore, suggests that grains are much more nutritious than most people think. The research
The Health Star Rating (HSR) system, which rates foods from half-a-star to five stars based on nutritional value, was approved by the Federal and State Ministers in June 2013 and
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The glycemic index (GI) is used to rank carbohydrate-containing foods according to their effect on blood glucose levels after eating. Low GI foods are slowly digested and absorbed and so
Glycemic Index (GI) of Legumes Read More »
Go Grains Health & Nutrition. The Grains and Legumes Health Report. Go Grains Health & Nutrition Ltd. 2010 Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. NUTTAB 2010 Online Searchable Database. Accessed
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