Cold Pressed Juice: Is It Really Better?

You may have noticed a lot of juice shops selling cold-pressed juice recently. Cold-pressed juice can even be found in various restaurants, grocery stores, or even some coffee shops. The claim is that cold-pressed juice is healthier (or maybe just trendier) than traditionally extracted and pasteurised juices. But, what exactly…

The Heart Foundation Controversy

You may have heard in the news lately that the Heart Foundation is involved in a bit of controversy with the nutrition community. As a dietitian, practising here in Australia, I thought I would weigh in on the subject. First of all, the Heart Foundation is an organisation dedicated to…

The Truth About Stevia

[caption id="attachment_1514" align="alignleft" width="300"] Stevia[/caption] Stevia is one of the latest in a long list of artificial sweeteners, products that provide sweetness without added calories. The producers of stevia claim that it is better because it is “natural” and derived from a plant. But, there are many different things to…

Should I Count Calories?

You may have heard the phrase “calories in versus calories out” when it comes to losing weight. It is true that calories do count for losing weight. The idea of counting calories started around the turn of the 20th century with the invention of a machine that helped measure calories…

Diet Soft Drinks and Weight Loss

[caption id="attachment_1470" align="alignright" width="194"] Diet Soft Drinks[/caption] Sweetened drinks including regular soft drinks, fruit drinks, sweetened teas, usually contain a significant amount of calories, sugar, or high fructose corn syrup. Adding just one of these drinks to your diet every day can add 54,750 extra calories in a year enough…