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Think muesli bars are a healthy snack? Take another look, writes Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds.

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If you care about your health, animal welfare and the environment consider joining the 4% of the Australian population following vegetarian or vegan eating habits, writes Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds.

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A healthy but complex community is living together peacefully, until an unruly mob of hooligans disturbs the peace. This scenario is likely playing out in your gut every time you go on a weekend junk food binge, writes Margaret Morris.

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We need to stop fussing over macronutrients and think about foods, writes Rosemary Stanton.

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For most people, it makes sense for breakfast to contribute to a healthy balanced diet, writes Rosemary Stanton.

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Passionate about paleo or obsessed with organic? It might be time to reassess how you think about food, writes Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds.

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Fad diets led by celebrities with no formal qualifications, often demonstrate a misunderstanding of biochemistry and other basic nutrition science, writes Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds.

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Two of the world’s leading anti-ageing experts will use the 2014 UNSW Medicine Dean's Lecture to present technology and breakthroughs that will enable us to live longer, healthier lives.

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Far too much of our energy comes from nutritionally worthless junk foods and drinks pushed by the food industry, write Rosemary Stanton and Christina Pollard.

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Judging foods only by their saturated or monounsaturated fat content ignores their complete nutritional profile, writes Rosemary Stanton. 

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