By MARY LOU POMPEII FRESH FOOD Photo by Deborah Smith on Flickr National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign to help people make informed food choices and develop healthy habits. It was created 50 years ago by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), a trusted source of food and nutrition information. This year’s theme…

Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter When I was 11 years old, I started severely restricting my diet and became intensely preoccupied with food. I found myself worrying about gaining weight constantly, and I started pulling away from friends and family.  My grades started slipping, and…

It’s all too common to feel nagging hunger pangs in the hours between dinner and bedtime. But night time snack foods and drinks are notorious for being less-than-healthy—it’s so easy to reach for the most convenient and tastiest foods you’ve been craving after making more nutritious choices all day. And while certainly delicious, certain midnight…

Staying hydrated is one of the most important things you can do to support your overall health, but choosing the right drinks to sip is key. Some drinks can bolster your well-being whereas others can do the complete opposite. While water should be your go-to for hydration, there’s a whole world of healthy beverages out there…

Inside Clunes Neighbourhood House in central Victoria, children are hands on learning the basics of healthy eating.  They are making Vietnamese rice paper rolls, packed with freshly chopped carrot, lettuce, cucumber, and mint. A volunteer helps nine-year-old Chloe cook rice paper rolls.(ABC News: Rochelle Kirkham) The popular cooking class is run by social enterprise Healthy…

The start of university can be a jam-packed time for first-time students, leading to unhealthy eating habits. Photo: Getty Images Adolescents’ bodies are in the late stages of puberty where weight fluctuations are still common. In between class schedules, university activities and socialising, healthy eating can end up taking a back seat. Being educated on…

A study highlights that adults sleeping three to five hours nightly face a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, a condition that cannot be offset by healthy eating alone. Led by Uppsala University’s researchers, the findings underscore sleep’s critical role in health management. A recent study from Uppsala University, published in <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="…

On a trial run of a new workplace wellness benefit run by Launch My Health, a few dozen employees at Minneapolis-based furniture retailer Room & Board were offered personal nutrition coaching. More than 100 wanted in. “We’re a company of 1,100, so that’s pretty significant for us, and we’re hoping to do something on a…

While Intermittent Fasting has long been a concept adopted by fitness aficionados, the idea of fasting itself spans civilizations such as the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. In addition to theories around detoxing and boosting the immune system, some people undertake extended fasts in the hopes of harnessing potential metabolic effects such as improving insulin sensitivity…

March 7, 2024 — Green tea is an ancient drink that has developed a reputation as a superfood in recent years. Experts weighed in on its potential health benefits in a March 1 Today article. Both green and black tea come from the same plant, but their leaves are processed differently. Green tea does not…