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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.

In the garden: Potatoes

In the garden: Potatoes

Plant some potatoes mid-late October for a home-grown Christmas potato...

Hangover ‘helpers’

Hangovers can be a common feature of the holiday season....

Eat well, spend less: Eating solo

Eat well, spend less: Eating solo

Here are some tips for cooking for one without breaking...

The science of future food

The science of future food

Manufacturers are always working on improving their products, making food...

Calcium and exercise

Calcium and exercise

If you exercise most days, a diet with adequate calcium...

Alcohol and your health

Alcohol and your health

You might enjoy the odd tipple, but how much do...

Athletes need more protein

Athletes need more protein

Most Kiwis get enough protein in their diets, but how...

What to do with pears

What to do with pears

Tips and ideas for using the humble pear.The low-downAvailability: Most...

Fact or fiction: I’m overweight because I have a slow metabolism

Fact or fiction: I’m overweight because I have...

Many of us would love to think this was true....

State of the (HFG) nation

State of the (HFG) nation

We asked you, our Healthy Food Guide readers, how you...

Eat well, spend less: Portion control

Eat well, spend less: Portion control

Tips for saving money by controlling portion size. I am fundamentally...

Which cheese is the healthiest?

Which cheese is the healthiest?

Nutritionist Rose Carr has a guide to which of the...

Why rice is healthy, and which types you should eat

Why rice is healthy, and which types you...

Rice is one of the world's staple foods. We look...

Foods to boost potassium

Foods to boost potassium

How much?The recommended dietary intake (RDI) per day for potassium:Women...

Types of oils

Types of oils

Your guide to the different types of oils available, their...

Are your friends and family making you fat?

Are your friends and family making you fat?

We look at a tricky issue: when family and friends,...

Habits that make you fat: Portion distortion

Habits that make you fat: Portion distortion

When it comes to the size of the portions you're...

How to include herbs in everyday cooking

How to include herbs in everyday cooking

When fat is removed from food the flavour is often...

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