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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.

Gardening diary: Early spring

Gardening diary: Early spring

What to do in your garden in early spring. Planting While the...

Your guide to chillies

Your guide to chillies

What are chillies? Chillies are part of the capsicum family. They...

How do they raise chickens?

How do they raise chickens?

HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr looks at the production of...

Can you have too much of a good thing?

Can you have too much of a good...

We all know what’s good – but is more always...

Metabolic syndrome: Could you have it and not know it?

Metabolic syndrome: Could you have it and not...

Nutritionist Bronwen King explains an increasingly common issue that many...

Eating well at work

Eating well at work

Different working situations present different healthy eating challenges. HFG nutritionist...

Kids’ special: Fat

Kids’ special: Fat

Did you know fat is a nutrient? It gives us...

Kids’ special: Snack attack

Kids’ special: Snack attack

What you choose to eat between your main meals can...

Kids’ special: Water

Kids’ special: Water

Water is so important for your health – and all...

Kids’ special: Processed food

Kids’ special: Processed food

Before you eat food, do you ever think about how...

Kids’ special: Dairy delicious

Kids’ special: Dairy delicious

Eating and drinking dairy every day builds your bones. The...

Kids’ special: Fibre is full on!

Kids’ special: Fibre is full on!

When you need something to make you feel full, a...

Kids’ special: Protein power

Kids’ special: Protein power

As a kid you do lots of activity and you...

Kids’ special: Carbohydrates? Sweet as

Kids’ special: Carbohydrates? Sweet as

It’s a mouthful to say but the car-bo-hy-drate family of...

All about pee! What your urine says about you

All about pee! What your urine says about...

Our urine reveals a lot about our health. Nutritionist Cindy...

The numbers you should know

The numbers you should know

Would you pass a human ‘warrant of fitness’? Knowing some...

What to eat with baked beans

What to eat with baked beans

Baked beans are a rich source of protein, carbohydrates and...

Gardening diary: Late winter

Gardening diary: Late winter

What to do in your garden in August. Planting Postpone any outdoor...

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