Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: Superfoods make you super healthy Nicole Senior Fact: Superfoods and supplements are over-hyped and super-expensive The term ‘superfood’ was coined to describe foods with high levels of nutrients and phytochemicals that offer health benefits such as green leafy vegetables, berries and oily fish. However, food and supplement marketers have ‘gone to town’ with the …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: Foods labelled as ‘Natural’ are healthier Nicole Senior Fact: ‘Natural’ claims mean very little To find healthier foods, check the ingredients list and nutrition information panel on the label, and try eating more fresh foods that don’t need labels. According to Mintel market research, ‘natural’ was the most popular claim made on new food …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: Heart attack is a men’s problem Nicole Senior Fact: Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women (in the US, Australia & the UK) I always prick up my ears when a high-profile person dies from a heart attack. The list is very long, and not really surprising when you consider heart …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: Vegetarian diets are healthier Nicole Senior Fact: Vegetarian diets can lack essential nutrients My latest book, Heart food (with Veronica Cuskelly) has a picture of mouth-watering steak on the front cover. A couple of people expressed surprise at this choice, and couldn’t believe meat was healthy. Of course a balanced diet including lean meat …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: Flaxseed oil is just as good as fish oil Nicole Senior Fact: A client once told me she poured flaxseed oil over her breakfast cereal. My initial (private) thought was ‘yuck, that can’t taste good’, but I was also intrigued. A web-search on flaxseed oil advertisements yielded claims bordering on the miraculous. I felt …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: Snoring is harmless Nicole Senior Fact: Snoring can indicate more serious health problems, including an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The sound of snoring is often the subject of amusement; however, ask someone who shares a bed with a snorer and the joke isn’t funny at all. Being prevented from enjoying a good night’s …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: Low-carb beer is healthier Nicole Senior Fact: Low-carb beer is a classic case of wishful thinking, or perhaps more fittingly an example of ignoring the elephant (or the elephant beer*) in the room. Yet, low-carb beers were the ‘it’ beer in 2008. In fact, only this morning I received a media release from an …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: Sea salt is healthier Nicole Senior Fact: All salt contains sodium harmful to your health Not to be too dramatic, but the saying “pure, white and deadly” is quite fitting for this ubiquitous food ingredient. If it’s good luck you want, you’re better off throwing a pinch of salt over your shoulder than into …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: A low fat diet is best Nicole Senior Fact: It’s not how much fat you eat, it’s what type of fat that counts. It’s fair to say most people are scared of fat and try to avoid it. However, failure to eat the right kinds of fat is a primary reason why Australia’s national …
Busting Food Myths with Nicole Senior
Myth: You can’t die of a broken heart Nicole Senior Fact: Yes you can, but heart-friendly food shared with loved ones might well be the cure. A broken heart may well be the stuff of romantic novels and sonnets, however modern medicine is now shining a light on the connection between the wellbeing of the …
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