Health and nutrition
How worried should we really be about mercury in canned tuna?
What experts want you to know before you crack open your next can.
- by Caroline Zielinski
Latest
Coffee is linked to an increased risk of anxiety. Here’s how to cope
If your morning latte is leaving you feeling anxious, health experts have some advice.
- by Hannah Singleton
Analysis
Science
A new study links fluoride with cognitive issues. Should we be worried?
Many studies have linked higher levels of fluoride to lower IQ in children, but not all studies are equal.
- by Angus Dalton
Eating ultra-processed meat linked to greater risk of early death
A landmark Harvard study has found regular consumption of products such as sausages and ham increases the chance of dying earlier.
- by Laura Donnelly
Opinion
Opinion
Making sense of health headlines shouldn’t be so difficult – or dangerous
Recent coverage of new research on time-restricted eating was a reminder of how easily the media – and health experts – can get it wrong.
- by Sarah Berry
Exclusive
Healthcare
Change in advice for cow’s milk over formula in what’s best for baby
The World Health Organisation now says cow’s milk is a safe alternative to breast milk or formula for six-month-old babies. But the change in advice has been criticised by Australian health authorities.
- by Henrietta Cook
You’re probably eating too much sodium. Here’s what you need to know
Without sodium, your body wouldn’t function. But experts say Australians are consuming too much salt.
- by Alice Callahan
Opinion
Ageing
I don’t want to live forever, but society keeps telling me I should
Among the diets, products and habits to change so that we can live to be centenarians, are we losing satisfaction of living and enjoying the time we have?
- by Shona Hendley
How three chefs from a hatted restaurant ended up running a school canteen
Chefs Donna Chau and Kenji Okuda, who have spent years working in some of Sydney’s most well-known restaurants, have this term taken over running Stanmore Public’s canteen.
- by Lucy Carroll
Busy parents could mean the death of the beloved school canteen
The traditional tuckshop lunch is in peril as schools face declining volunteer numbers, with some struggling to operate canteens and others forced to outsource help.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Pandora’s lunchbox: The pressure to create the perfect school lunch
Even as my eldest enters her final year of primary school, the very thought of lunchboxes makes me want to crawl into a hole.
- by Shona Hendley
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