A study on the nutrition and health claims used on foods and beverages in New Zealand has revealed that claims about vitamin and mineral content and gluten were the most common. Researchers examined 700 products across 16 product categories and compared this with previous data collected using similar surveys in 2014/15 and 2016/17.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a new guideline on the use of non-sugar sweeteners intended to help inform the development of public health policies and programs.
Humans are distinguished from other apes in having larger brains and an unusual life history that combines high reproductive output with slow childhood growth and exceptional longevity.
Jimmy Louie is an Associate Professor of Dietetics at the Department of Nursing and Allied Health of the Swinburne University of Technology. Associate Professor Louie has a strong track record in nutritional epidemiology and is best known for his research on the association between carbohydrate nutrition (specifically glycaemic index and added sugar consumption) and health outcomes.
Healthy People 2030 is the plan for improving health and wellbeing in the USA. It includes 358 core, measurable objectives and 14 of these relate to nutrition and healthy eating. One of these objectives is to reduce the consumption of calories (kilojoules) from added sugars by people 2 years of age and above.
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