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A balanced diet is an essential part of healthy living. Here you'll find important nutritional information about specific food groups, such as fruit and vegetables, meat and dairy products.
To find out more about the health benefits of particular foods - just select the relevant food group from the full list of topics below.
To find out about nutrients, such as fats and oils, vitamins and carbohydrates, follow the link below to Key Nutrients .
Reviewed September 2008
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Cereals
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Links to information on cereals and their role in a balanced diet.
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Dairy Foods
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Links to resources on dairy products, their role in a balanced diet and recommended intake.
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Eggs
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Links to information on eggs in their role in a good diet.
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Fish
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Links to information on fish and fish products, and their role in a balanced diet.
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Fruit
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Links to information on the role of fruit in a balanced diet.
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Meat
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Links to information on meat, how it can provide the body with a rich supply of iron and other nutrients, and some of the health issues associated with eating meat.
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Vegetables
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Links to information on vegetables, and their role in a balanced diet.
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Fast Foods
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Links to information on ´fast foods´, including takeaway meals and how to create fast healthy food.
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Food Additives
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Links to information on food additives, such as colourings, flavourings and sweeteners.
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Food Allergies
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Links to information about food hypersensitivities and allergies.
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Food Supplements
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Links to information on nutritional food supplements.
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Genetically Modified Foods
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Links to information about genetically modified (GM) foods.
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Key Nutrients
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Links to information on how various nutrients can support a healthy lifestyle.
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More about vitamins
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
The word vitamin means vital to life. All plants and animals need vitamins but only green plants can make all the vitamins they need.
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May 2009
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Healthy cooking tips
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Better Health Channel
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Healthy cooking is easy. In many cases, your favourite recipes can be modified so they offer a healthier alternative. Non-stick cookware can be used to reduce the need for cooking oil. To keep valuable nutrients, microwave or steam your vegetables instead of boiling them. Cut out salt and cut down fats.
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Mar 2009
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Notice of publication of request for review of A552
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Food Ministers request a review of variation to Standard 1.4.1 - Contaminants and Natural Toxicants, that has resulted from Application A552 - Cadmium in Peanuts
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Dec 2008
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Food labels explained
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Better Health Channel
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Food labels carry information that will help you to make food choices. Labels will list additives, ingredients and nutrition information such as fat and protein content. Foods that have a shelf life of less than two years must carry a 'use-by' or 'best before' date. Food labels can help people with food allergies, and may also make nutrition and health claims. A food label should list the country of origin of the food product, but this statement is not always easy to interpret.
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Jul 2008
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Alcohol
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Inspire Foundation
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Alcohol is a type of drug that is legal in most countries. This fact sheet contains information on the reasons why people drink, the effects of drinking, and some of the things you need to keep in mind when drinking.
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Jun 2008
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Herbs
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Better Health Channel
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Culinary herbs are herbaceous (leafy) plants that add flavour and colour to all types of meals. Herbs have nutritional value and may help to prevent and manage heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Culinary herbs include garlic, basil, oregano, fenugreek, coriander, chives and parsley. Herbs are easy and fun to grow at home.
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Mar 2008
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More restless babies
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Australian Breastfeeding Association
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| Description: |
Many mothers are unaware that food additives can pass through breastmilk to affect babies and that food additives have been associated with irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbance.
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Jan 2008
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Headache and diet
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Better Health Channel
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Diet can trigger headache and migraine in susceptible people. Fluctuating blood sugar levels, caffeine withdrawal, naturally occurring food chemicals and food additives may all be factors. Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) may also trigger a headache or migraine. Chemicals in food such as monosodium glutamate (MSG), nitrites and amines are also possible triggers. Treatments vary according to the cause.
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Sep 2007
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Regular/diet soft drinks and caffeine linked to metabolic syndrome?
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Healthy Eating Club
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Coffee's impact on sugar metabolism is currently unclear. Coffee has been linked to a reduced risk of diabetes and an increased risk in the general population but it is not yet known whether this is due to the caffeine content or other compounds in coffee.
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Aug 2007
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Additives: how to read labels
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Food additives and how they are used in commercial and domestic food preparation; regulations and standards.
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| Date: |
Jan 2007
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Food Additives
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| Publisher: |
HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information on food additives, such as colourings, flavourings and sweeteners.
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| Date: |
May 2006
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Shopping, labels, additives and storing your food
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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Use-by OR Best-before date? Saturated fat or total fat? Natural vs synthetic additives. Maltodextrin and gluten. How much sodium? Cooling hot food before storing. Fresh fruit and vegetables. No Cholesterol Claims. Additive watch. What's an emulsifier?
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Mar 2006
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Non Alcoholic Beverages
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| Publisher: |
HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information about non alcoholic beverages.
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Jun 2004
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Nuts
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| Publisher: |
Healthy Eating Club
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| Description: |
A handful of a variety of nuts 2 to 5 times a week has been found to significantly lower the risk of heart disease.
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Apr 2004
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Walnuts
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| Publisher: |
Healthy Eating Club
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Walnuts help to keep blood vessels 'dilated' in people with high cholesterol levels
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Apr 2004
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Herbs & Spices
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Healthy Eating Club
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| Description: |
Culinary herbs are herbaceous (leafy) plants that add flavour and colour to all types of meals. They have also been used for centuries to preserve food due to the presence of antioxidant phytochemicals.
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Feb 2003
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Nuts in a healthy diet
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myDr
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Nuts are high in protein, carbohydrates and fibre as well as containing many vitamins and minerals.
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| Date: |
May 2002
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Aristolochia alert for practitioners
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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This alert is to inform practitioner groups and their members of the identity of herbal products or materials that are recognised as being at risk of containing Aristolochia species or the aristolochic acids.
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| Date: |
Jul 2001
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| Title: |
Aristolochia fact sheet
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
All species of Aristolochia are prohibited for supply, sale or use in therapeutic goods in Australia. However, Aristolochia species appear to be finding their way into some herbal-based Traditional Chinese Medicine products.
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| Date: |
May 2001
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