Nutrition - Quick Find

Quick reference for Nutrition Articles

In this section we look at the properties of foods, herbs, and all the other gunk we stuff in our mouths. We remove the hype and get down to the facts, often with controversial results that manufacturers and pharmaceutical would rather the public not know about. The following articles include information based on medical and scientific research and where indicated, the views of the authors.

Unlike articles you will find in professional magazines these are not influenced by pharmaceutical companies, the medical profession or any lobby groups. We call it as we find it but we welcome any criticsm. Here's where you get the real information about your food - the good, bad and the downright toxic!

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Artificial Sweeteners - weight loss wonder or cancer curse? Here's the facts.

Asian Cuisine - reduced fat and carbohydrate - ideal tool for weight control.

Aspartame - sweeter than sugar, it's in more foods that you realise.

Beetroot - surprising weapon in the war on cardiovascular disease

Celery - high in magnesium mee the weight loss wonder

Fish - The good, the bad and the toxic -can you tell the difference?

Food Labelling - Why is it so important to know where our food comes from?

GM (Gene Modified) Foods - Are they really the science miracle?

Ginger - a spice with some surprising properties and a long and amazing history.

Ginseng - for centuries ion Asia - natures "wake up" juice.

Goji - your amazing vitamin C factory in a pot plant.

Is it safe for human consumption? - how do they decide if food is safe to eat?

Limes - for magic flavour layering - not just lolly flavours!

Precious Salt - goitre, iodine defficiency, heart disease - our devotion to salt.

Rosemary- a bit of "pick me up" magic hidden in your own garden.

Sage - an old cure-all that will add that "cottage made" taste.

Saccharin - such a sweet reward for a swindle, saccharin has an interesting history

Stevia or Sweetleaf - nature's natural sugar substitute.

Storing Glucose - compulsory reading for diabetics and weight watchers.

Sucralose - only sweetner discovered by accent (and that's not a spelling mistake).

Truffles - that exotic fungus that can be worth more by weight than gold.

Using Herbs and spices - howto use herbs and spices in your dishes

Vanilla - the only edible orchid fruit.

Weight Control and diet - what works and why. The snake oil salesmen exposed. How to lose it and keep it off.

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