The festive season often presents itself with many social gatherings which involve plenty of high-calorie snacks, and often high-calorie drinks and alcohol. Here are a few practical ideas to still enjoy the festive season and quality time with family and friends without depriving yourself of the delicious treats that come with it – while maintaining...
South Africans spend on average 12.8% of their monthly income on food and non-alcoholic beverages, making it one of the top 3 expenditure groups alongside transport and housing. With the recent VAT increase, inflation, petrol hikes and the rising cost of food, eating healthy is becoming harder and harder and South Africans are struggling to...
Sports nutrition covers many different areas of health and fitness. Strategies mentioned in this article not only benefit intense training (multiple days per week, especially if training more than once a day) or prolonged training (>60-90 minutes of moderate to high intensity training), but also those who are initiating training, those who are attempting to...
Whenever I meet new people and they ask me what I do, when they hear I am a Dietician, I almost always get questions about what foods we should or should not be eating. There are so many myths about certain foods that come from untrusted sources. ADSA Spokesperson and Registered Dietician, Kenzie Kent explains...
The Mediterranean diet is one of the most researched diets with the evidence showing that it reduces your risk for developing heart disease, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, improves blood sugar control in those with type 2 diabetes, and even prevents against cognitive decline, dementia, depression and anxiety. Because of the anti-inflammatory properties of many...
Cappuccino, macchiato, French press, espresso, Americano, latte….it’s as though coffee lovers speak an entirely different language! And it’s definitely a language of love – when you fall in love with coffee, it’s pretty much a lifetime commitment. The good news is, that’s OK! Numerous and repeated studies show that moderate consumption of coffee – around...
