Energy drink binge leaves teens with more than a hangover
Manufacturers of energy drinks are coming under pressure from governments and regulatory bodies following concerns about the health impacts of their products on teenagers and other at-risk groups....
View ArticleEverything you need to know about coeliac disease (and whether you really...
The Neolithic Revolution introduced a whole range of new foods and proteins into the human digestive tract. But this phenomenal change created the perfect conditions for the rise of coeliac disease....
View ArticleMedical myth: leave leftovers to cool before refrigerating
Food poisoning doesn’t just come from dodgy kebabs, under-cooked chicken and restaurants with poor hygiene practices – it can also occur in the home. And anyone who has suffered a bout of food...
View ArticleTeens most at risk of anaphylaxis
Imagine yourself a teenager, a bundle of nerves, sharing your first kiss. But that tingling you’re beginning to feel is not new love; it’s the start of a potentially life-threatening anaphylactic...
View ArticleFamily dinners may not be responsible for strong families
If you’re not managing to sit down to a family dinner five nights a week, perhaps you don’t need to feel too guilty. Eating dinner as a family has been said to head off problems such as eating...
View ArticleExplainer: anorexia and bulimia
By Peta Stapleton, Bond University Eating disorders are an increasing problem in children and adolescents. Recent Australian studies have indicated eating disorder behaviour has increased twofold in...
View ArticleOMG: It’s another stupid diet
The latest diet to take the world by storm and knock the Dukan Diet off its low-carb throne (and ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ off the ebook best-seller list) has arrived. ‘Six Weeks to OMG: Get Skinnier Than...
View ArticleBoys aren’t immune to body image pressures – and never have been
By Lina Ricciardelli, Deakin University. Male beauty and body image receive far less attention in the media and academia than the female body. That’s despite buff, lean and muscular male bodies...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: My daughter eats nothing all day
I’m worried about my daughter’s eating habits. She has been eating nothing from waking up to getting home from school, when she will stuff herself and then not eat dinner, or – if I am around to...
View ArticleAsk an Expert: I have anorexia; how can I stop food consuming my thoughts?
I’m 17 and have anorexia. I’ve had anorexia and EDNOS [eating disorder not otherwise specified] for about a year. I was emailing for advice on how to get though each day without letting food thoughts...
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