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Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at Deakin University

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The Alkaline Diet: Fact or Fad?

The idea that certain foods can alter the acidity or alkalinity of your body, and...

The InFANT Program: Supporting parents to promote healthy eating and active play right from the start

Preventing the development of obesity in children is an international health priority. Here, we outline...

Lifestyle keys to preventing bowel cancer

Bowel cancer is one form of cancer where diet and lifestyle choices play a big...

Coconut Confusion

Coconut oil. Coconut water. The world it seems has gone coconuts for coconuts. To see...

Milking the Facts – which one is best?

With such an enormous and ever-growing selection of milks available in our supermarkets, you could...

Communicating nutrition: the keys to getting your message across

Nutrition and health messages are all around us, but outside well-informed health professionals, just how...

Preventing weight gain: 6 common strategies used by successful weight losers

Losing weight and keeping it off can be hard to do, however, maintenance of weight...

Food fortification with vitamin D: a public health issue for Australians

With vitamin D deficiency now firmly on the public health radar in Australia, health experts...

Can where you live influence what you eat?

The food stores we are exposed to in our living environment can be a powerful...

The intermittent fasting fad: a review of the 5:2 Diet

Intermittent fasting is ‘the’ diet of 2013. Third year Bachelor of Food Science and Nutrition...

Probiotics cut respiratory tract infections in athletes

Athletes undertaking endurance training over the winter months could benefit from a daily probiotic drink...

It’s true: hungry shoppers buy more food

A scientific study has finally given credence to what many people intuitively know: never go...

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