July 2023. Listen here: And available everywhere you listen to podcasts: https://pod.link/thehealthyhandful About this episode Gone are the days when the only options for your café latte were ‘full-cream’ or ‘skim’! Plant-based milks, including nut milks, have taken grocery stores and cafes by storm in recent years, as a popular alternative to dairy milk, making … Continue reading Episode 33 – What’s the best plant-based milk?
June 2023. Listen here: And available everywhere you listen to podcasts: https://pod.link/thehealthyhandful About this episode Eating nuts regularly is linked with major health benefits. But consumption data (in Australia and around the globe), suggests that most people do not meet recommendations for nut intake. So, what’s preventing Australians from eating more nuts? And how can … Continue reading Episode 32 – Barriers and facilitators to nut consumption
The body of evidence about plant (and nut) protein and health continues to grow, with new local and international research papers regularly published. Body of evidence Isocaloric substitution of animal protein with plant protein and its impact on all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (Barrantes-Espinola et al, 2026).This systematic review and … Continue reading Plant protein research
Nuts have a key role in healthy, sustainable diets and food systems. We outline some local and international published research papers in the emerging area of nuts and sustainability. The EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems. (Rockstrom et al, 2025).This updated analysis builds on the 2019 EAT-Lancet Commission, broadening its scope and strengthening … Continue reading Sustainability research
May 2023. About this episode Men’s Health Week is celebrated, around the globe, every year in June. In 2023, it will be held from 12-18 June, under the theme ‘Healthy Habits’. Men’s Health Week focuses on physical health, and also mental health and emotional wellbeing. It’s an opportunity to highlight the importance of men’s health, … Continue reading Episode 31 – Men’s Health: Building healthy habits
A major new review (1) shows regularly eating nuts, as part of a healthy diet, positively impacts a range of biomarkers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, to create an overall CVD risk reduction. A total of 153 articles, describing 139 randomised controlled trials (81 parallel design and 58 cross-over design) were included in the … Continue reading Nuts and cardiovascular disease: What does the science say?
April 2023. About this episode We speak with Emeritus Professor Linda Tapsell for a deep dive into a topic close to our heart: nuts and blood lipids. She summarises the findings from the body of scientific evidence, and explains exactly how nuts impacts blood lipids, the ideal amount to eat, and the types of nuts … Continue reading Episode 30 – Nuts and blood lipids
Many of the brightest minds in nutrition science recently gathered to discuss the state of play of health research on nuts and dried fruits. The historical NUTS2022 international scientific meeting, hosted by the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council, took place in Spain, in late October 2022. Twenty-five global experts, from Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, … Continue reading Global experts endorse nuts
Absolutely! Regularly eating nuts can help manage existing diabetes and diabetes-related complications. Research shows that nut consumption may lower glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c, or the ‘average’ of blood glucose levels over a three-month period) and fasting blood glucose levels (1,2). Several major studies have found nuts benefit markers of glycaemic control (2-4). For instance: A 2014 … Continue reading Can people with diabetes eat nuts?
March 2023. About this episode For decades, we’ve been interested in the impact food has on human health, and the relationship between our food choices and the risk of disease. But what impact do our food choices have on the environment? We speak with Dr Gilly Hendrie, from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation … Continue reading Episode 29 – Diet quality and the environment
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