Food & Cooking
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When should I eat?
Eating around the clock has become common. But could nibbling over an extended time period be harming your health?
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The value of home cooking
The decline in home food preparation and increase in convenience products has become a recipe for poor health.
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Which wholegrains are best?
It’s commonly known that wholemeal or wholegrain products are healthier than white, refined versions. But is smooth wholemeal bread just as healthy as cooked barley or steel-cut oats?
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Can you cook with olive oil
Despite being used traditionally for all cooking methods in the Mediterranean, it’s often said you can’t cook with olive oil due to its lower smoke point, compared to other vegetable oils. But is that really the key to choosing safer cooking oils?
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Eat better, fight depression
Could switching to a healthier diet lift your mood? New research suggests the likely answer is Yes.
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Edible gifts
The festive season is a time for giving. Yet many of the edible gifts we give may be recipes for disease further along. Why not present a loved one with something tasty and that benefits their health?
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The problem with business lunches
Frequent eating out may be harming executives and those working in a fast-paced business world.
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Healthier flatbreads
Just because it’s gluten-free or unleavened doesn’t mean flatbread is any healthier. You need to check what it actually contains.
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Which fruit should you eat?
Healthful fruits don’t have to be exotic or expensive. You just need to eat them every day for wellness.
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Potato swaps
Just how healthful a humble potato can be largely depends upon how you prepare it.
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Review: Food as Medicine
Adele Nash
Better health is achievable—Adele Nash is proof of that. And according to Food as Medicine, the best place to begin is in the kitchen.
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Tips for a healthier pasta
Many people have a love-hate relationship with pasta because they fear they’ll gain weight. However, the problem isn’t the pasta but how it’s cooked, the portion size and the toppings we use in Western countries.
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Lower the GI of your diet
A high glycaemic index (GI) diet isn’t just a sure way to developing diabetes—it is now linked to conditions including acne, polycystic ovarian syndrome and cancer.
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Bitter Melon For Better Blood Sugar
If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, a nutritious yet ugly, wart-covered, fluorescent green “fruit” could help you lower your blood sugar level and improve insulin resistance.
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Wild about Walnuts
Some people say walnuts look like a brain. Could this tree nuts really be brain food? And what are their other benefits?
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The Magic of Mushrooms
Reserved for royal feasts by the pharaohs of Egypt, edible fungi are now enjoyed by everyone, and that’s a good thing, because mushrooms contain unique antioxidants and bioactive substances.
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Slash Your Grocery Bill
Gordon Botting
With food prices rising higher and higher, Gordon Botting shares strategies to protect your wallet.
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The Age of Gluttony?
Perhaps the legacy of Masterchef six years later is a growing generation—and influence—of hipsters.
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