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Shirataki noodles (also known as zero calorie noodles and Miracle noodles) are rapidly growing in popularity in the western world as a low calorie/ carbohydrate food. These noodles are made solely from an insoluble fibre called glucomannan. ...

Vitamin C (also known as L-ascorbic acid) is one of the 13 essential vitamins. It is a water soluble vitamin, which means that the human body cannot store it- emphasising the need for a regular consumption. Interestingly humans (as well as guinea pigs) are one of the very few animals which cannot synthesis the vitamin ...

Sucralose is commonly known as Splenda, and usually marketed as being a 0 calorie sweetener made from real sugar, which suggests that it is more natural and even healthier than alternatives. ...

Please note: If you haven't already read Fats: the basics, you may want to read it first.

Trans-fats are rarely found naturally, and are usually man made. They are found in highly processed ...

Please note: If you haven't already read Fats: the basics, you may want to read it first.

Saturated fats are naturally occuring in nature and are found in a number of foods such as meat, cheese, cream ...

We have evolved with probiotic bacteria and have a mutually beneficial relationship with them. We do not need them to survive, but our health and immunity will be severely compromised without them.

Probiotics are beneficial bacteria which inhabit ...

Omega- 3 has had a huge amount of media attention recently, yet, when talking to some people about it they had no idea what it was! Most people seemed to think it was a vitamin- but this is ...

Heat processing has been a popular method for extracting oils for many years, and has been effective. But as science and nutrition research has developed it has shown a number ...

These days when you go to a doctor they are all too keen to give you broad spectrum antibiotics to get rid of any infection you have- and they usually do get rid of it. But the problem is that these antibiotics are designed to kill ALL bacteria, ...

Carbohydrates are one of the 3 macronutrients which are essential for humans and are probably the most abundant in a western diet. Carbohydrates are made up of smaller ...

Protein is one of the 3 macronutrients which are essential for humans. Proteins are made up of chains of smaller molecules called amino acids and form complex ‘globular’ shapes. There are a total of 22 amino acids, 9 of which are considered to be essential because the body cannot synthesise them. The remaining 13 can be synthesised from each other or the essential amino acids.


Foods high in protein

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Fats are one of the 3 macronutrients which are essential for humans. They compromise of 3 fatty acids bonded to a glycerol backbone and their general structure forms and ‘E’ shape.

Like all macronutrients fats can be used to create ...