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Our team of experts bring you evidence-based health advice you can trust, covering everything from food and nutrients, specific health and medical topics to exercise, weight loss, diet trends and mental health.

Different stroke for swimming legend

Different stroke for swimming legend

Over breakfast one morning in 2001, Commonwealth Games gold medalist...

Gluten-free myths busted!

Gluten-free myths busted!

Dietitian Anna Richards explores some of the common beliefs about...

How do they make yoghurt?

How do they make yoghurt?

HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr explores the production of common...

New Zealand seafood: The source of good health

New Zealand seafood: The source of good health

ADVERTORIAL: This article was supplied by the New Zealand Seafood...

Our top 12 kitchen tools (and how they can help you be healthy)

Our top 12 kitchen tools (and how they...

Priced from $2 to more than $200, here are our...

Healthy foods that can harm you

Healthy foods that can harm you

People with food allergies are well aware of common foods...

Eating in: Your guide to healthy entertaining at home

Eating in: Your guide to healthy entertaining at...

Having people over doesn't have to be an ordeal. Niki...

Everyday shopping: Dairy desserts

Everyday shopping: Dairy desserts

We take a look at those other pottles in the...

What to do with navel oranges

What to do with navel oranges

The low-downBuying: Pick firm fruit with no bruises or rough...

Everyday shopping: Crackers

Everyday shopping: Crackers

Nutritionist Rose Carr gives advice on healthy cracker options. We tend...

What to do with kiwifruit

What to do with kiwifruit

The low-down Varieties: The main variety is green kiwifruit, with furry...

You might be skinny but are you fat?

You might be skinny but are you fat?

You‘re in the ‘healthy’ weight range and you’re not pregnant...

Back to basics: Steak

Back to basics: Steak

It's quick, tasty and nutritious. Sarah Swains demonstrates how to...

What’s your food personality?

What’s your food personality?

Clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo shows you how to reach your...

Common health stories: Fiction, fad or fact?

Common health stories: Fiction, fad or fact?

You’re happily enjoying what you’re eating when along comes a...

What’s best: Exercising before or after eating?

What’s best: Exercising before or after eating?

Exercising demands fuel. The amount and type of fuel your...

Weight-loss tips for men: Sizing yourself up

Weight-loss tips for men: Sizing yourself up

Weight-loss expert Andrew Dickson has advice for blokes who think...

Teaching kids to cook

Teaching kids to cook

It's never too early to get your kids helping you...

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