Looking beyond the number on the scales to address your patient’s relationship with food
Looking beyond the number on the scales to address your patient’s relationship with food 21 May 2024 | 5:00pm AEST | 7:00pm NZST For many,…
Tag: Nutrition
The effects of macronutrients on depression
The effects of macronutrients on depression Depression is typically thought of as a biochemical-based imbalance or a psychologically-rooted problem. On the contrary, nutrition can play…
Nutritional considerations in Aboriginal health
‘I believe there are profound obligations for those who commit themselves to helping their fellow human beings in the pursuit of a better quality of…
Food, culture and eating
“All this the world well knows but none knows well.” Shakespeare in Sonnet 129, was talking about love but this could easily apply to many human…
A global shortage of nutrition education in medical curricula
A global shortage of nutrition education in medical curricula A systematic review recently published in Lancet Planetary Health on nutrition in medical education has reported that “nutrition…
Are our lack of cooking skills at the root cause of lifestyle diseases?
Are our lack of cooking skills at the root cause of lifestyle diseases? In my clinical practice and through my interactions with social and occupational…
Type 2 diabetes and nutrition
Type 2 diabetes and nutrition The relationship between diabetes and nutrition is often oversimplified and equated with an excess of ‘sugar’ or glucose in the…
The Truth About Food: New book by Dr David L. Katz
The Truth About Food: New book by Dr David L. Katz Founder and President of the True Health Initiative, and one of the worlds’ leading…
‘Eat whole foods, mostly plant-based’: What does this actually mean?
‘Eat whole foods, mostly plant-based’: What does this actually mean? This simple, yet effective mantra is derived from Michael Pollan’s best-selling book In Defence of…
