Course: A Beginner’s Guide to Healthy Eating

Watch this video for an overview on what functional foods are and why they could be beneficial for our health.

Watch the following video for an introduction to pictorial food group guides. This video covers food group systems in Australia, China and Indonesia.

Nutrient recommendations or standards are a set of nutrient intake values which define the amount of nutrients that need to be consumed to best support health. Most countries have a …

Now let’s explore the role of non-energy yielding nutrients in food. The following are non-energy yielding nutrients: Vitamins Minerals Water Non-energy yielding nutrients facilitate a variety of activities in the …

The six classes of nutrients can be categorised in a number of ways: Macronutrients vs micronutrients Organic vs inorganic Energy yielding vs non-energy yielding Essential vs non-essential The following table …

Phytochemicals are non-nutrient compounds found in plant-derived foods which have biological activity in the body. Phyto means ‘plant’. Phytochemicals are responsible for many well-known characteristics of food, such as taste, …

The final category of non-nutrient compounds that we will consider is ‘additives’. Without a doubt, the use of additives in food production has increased the variety and quality of food …

Food additives are something that is commonly regulated across the world to ensure that foods on the market are safe to consume. For example, Food Standards Australia New Zealand is …

Evidence suggests that an adequate intake of dietary fibre may deliver many health benefits. These include: Helping with weight control Lowering blood cholesterol Decreasing risk of colon cancer Decreasing risk …