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Nutrition Science Bites with Prof Clare Collins and Guest Dr Heidi Staudacher - Food, nutrition, your microbiome and health

Podcast Nutrition Science Bites with Prof Clare Collins and Guest Dr Heidi Staudacher - Food, nutrition, your microbiome and health

In this episode of Nutrition Science Bites Prof Clare Collins discusses the microbiome and its role in digestion and overall health with guest D. Heidi Staudacher. Heidi explains the importance of short-chain fatty acids produced by gut bacteria, dietary fiber and the impact of dietary choices on gut health for microbiome diversity. The conversation also covers the impact of medications, particularly antibiotics, on gut health as well as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its relationship with the microbiome. We discuss the intricacies of the Low FODMAP diet and particularly in individuals with IBS and the three phases of the Low FODMAP diet and its effects on the microbiome. The conversation also explores the Mediterranean diet's potential benefits for mental health and its feasibility for people IBS. Research findings indicate that dietary interventions can lead to improvements in both gut and mental health, emphasizing the need for further studies in this area.

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Your Personal Healthy Eating Quiz

What you eat or don’t eat affects how you look, feel and perform. Take our short quiz to find out what foods you could introduce to help you be your best.

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What is healthy eating?

Eating healthy is making sure you enjoy a wide variety of foods from each of the five major food groups daily, in the amounts recommended. The five major food groups as recommended by the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating are:

  1. vegetables and legumes/bean
  2. fruit
  3. lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, legumes/beans
  4. grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal fibre varieties
  5. milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives, mostly reduced fat.

Foods are grouped together because they provide similar amounts of key nutrients and eating a variety of foods from the list above helps to promote good health and reduce the risk of disease.

How do I improve my diet?

If you want to improve your diet you have come to the right place. By completing the Healthy Eating Quiz you’ll receive instant personalised feedback and a report on your diet quality to highlight any areas where you can improve your overall eating habits. Your score is based on the frequency and variety of the foods consumed from the five major food groups mentioned above. No Money No Time can help you improve your score by providing tips, goals and suggestions. On top of this we will provide quick, cheap and healthy recipes as well as credible answers to diet hacks, myths and FAQ’s.

Is my diet healthy?

Dietary habits are different between people. Some people choose to follow a particular diet (i.e., Keto diet or vegan diet) while some have to make changes due to certain food restrictions or health conditions. If you want to know if what you usually eat is healthy, then do the Healthy Eating Quiz today to give you the answers in less than 10 minutes.

Why is healthy eating important?

Your HEQ score and personalised feedback report is based on the frequency and variety of healthy core foods you usually eat. This is important because no single food contains all the nutrients we need to stay healthy. Some foods are higher in nutrients than others and people who have a lot of variety in the foods they eat are more likely to be healthy and to stay healthy. In other words, if you can eat a large variety of vegetables as opposed to only 2-3 types of vegetables, the benefits are much greater. This type of diet also helps you to feel better, think better and perform better during your usual daily activities.

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