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Episode 8: The Truth About Sugar

Did you know a can of Coke contains 10 teaspoons of sugar? Or that one cup of fresh orange juice (squeezed from five oranges) contains 9 teaspoons of sugar?

Episode 9: Food For Thought - Food Colours

Australia’s food regulator – Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) – has approved more than 300 food additives for use. But some advocacy groups and many consumers continue to hold concerns about whether all of the additives declared safe are in fact safe to consume. Food Investigators takes an in-depth look at food colours.

Episode 9: The Truth About Bread

Bread is a simple and popular daily staple around the world. In fact, bread is the world’s oldest processed food. Perhaps that is why we are faced with so many options when it comes to the humble loaf – bakers have had thousands of years to experiment.

Episode 10: The Truth About Fat

Whether we like it or not we all need some fat in our diet. But we should be aiming for “good” fat (such as mono- and polyunsaturated fats) rather than “bad” (saturated and trans fats).

Episode10: Food For Thought-Type-2 Diabetes

Studies show 240 Australians are diagnosed with type-2 diabetes every day. They are the lucky ones. They know they have the disease. Many more Australians are unaware they have type 2 diabetes and the consequences it will have on their long-term health.

Episode 10: The Nordic Diet

We’ve all heard about the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, however the Nordic diet is now being touted as one of the healthiest diets in the world and is said to be just as beneficial if not more so than the Mediterranean.

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