Do the consumers read nutrition labels before purchasing? Does the nutrition label affect dietary choice and pattern? Does reading the nutrition labels lead to healthier food choices? .. Read More

Sugar intake has become the recent bane in nutrition. Results from recent epidemiological studies associated the incidence of diseases, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease to the consumption of s.. Read More

Many of the world’s population, including Singapore, are not meeting or even aware of internationally recommended physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines. In order to enhance awareness an.. Read More

While previous studies have associated sedentary time (ST) and overweightness/obesity, the type of sedentary behavior is still unclear. Nowadays, short video viewing is one of the more popular leisure.. Read More

Digestive health has been linked to brain and heart health. There are numerous health products commercially available to Singapore consumers that claim to improve digestive health. However, informatio.. Read More

Ultra-processed and animal-based foods have been the recent scourge of nutrition. Both have been associated with disease development and mortality in some studies... Read More

Previously, I wrote on the association of high meat intake and mortality. You may ask how meat intake influences our health. High meat consumption might promote low-grade systemic inflammation, but ev.. Read More

Food allergy and food intolerance are terms we often encounter. They can be confusing as their symptoms are similar. .. Read More

Consumers are increasingly encouraged to consume more plant-based foods and lower their consumption of foods from animal origin. However, it is also known that vegan diet is nutritionally deficient in.. Read More

Energy intake is the product of portion size, the energy content of an ingestive event, and ingestive frequency (the number of ingestive events per unit time). An uncompensated alteration in either po.. Read More

What exactly is the Mediterranean diet? A Mediterranean diet is generally rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, beans, cereals, grains, fish, and unsaturated fats such as olive oil. It usually in.. Read More

Rapid weight loss diet is often unhealthy, hard to maintain, and requires extreme efforts in diet and exercise.[1] Losing weight too quickly can lead to the loss of water weight or even lean tissue si.. Read More

Prebiotics, synbiotics (technically a mixture of prebiotics and probiotics), and short-chain fatty acids have been shown to decrease systemic inflammation and play a protective role in chronic respira.. Read More