Category: General nutrition
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Cholesterol lowering plant sterols and stanols
by Dinethri Ramasundara APD AN What are sterols and stanols? Plant sterols and stanols are naturally occurring substances found in foods of plant origins such as vegetables, fruit, grains, nuts and seeds. Their molecular nature is very similar to cholesterol. When plant sterols and stanols are passed through our digestive system, they act as a…
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Understanding food labels – what’s actually in your food
by Dinethri Ramasundara My clients always ask me, how do you know what food and drinks to choose when buying groceries? It can be confusing with all those choices that we can buy in the markets today. So let’s get started on how to choose healthier food and drinks! In Australia, we have 2 main…