Diet and Nutrition Features

Macro Nutrients

Fats - Explanation
Understand the differences between saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats.

Trans Fat
The hidden enemy.

Protein
An overview of protein in nutrition and food sources of protein, plus appropriate or recommended dietary intake of protein.

Carbohydrates
The difference between simple and complex carbohydrates.

Food & Ingredients

Salt
The skinny on salt - the history and truth about this much loved part of our diet.

Sugars
A glossary of different sugars found on food labels.

Sugar - History and Artificial Sweeteners
The story of sugar, from history through to modern refined sugars, and current sugar substitutes.

Bread - Nutritional value
Much maligned by low carb diets, bread has a long history. Today's breads, however, can be nutritionally barren.

Supplements and Vitamins

Diet Supplements
An enormous industry, but do any of these supplements actually work?

Vitamins
Are you getting enough of these nutrients. Due to depleted soils and other agricultural practices, our food is not as nutrient dense as it once was.

Beverages

Coffee
What caffeine does to your body, appropriate consumption levels of coffee, plus methods of making coffee drinks and their calorie content.