Dairy refers to milk and milk products such as sour milk (“bongo” or “amakamo”), yoghurt, ghee, “eshabwe”, cheese, butter, ice cream, condensed and dried milk. Most dairy foods come from […]

Food is important for everyone, young and old because of the nutrients it provides. Healthy eating combined with being physically active helps your body stay strong and healthy. Healthy eating […]

The concept of healthy weight has become more popular especially in the wake of increasing NCDs. A healthy weight is a number associated with a low risk of weight-related diseases […]

“Vegetable” is a broad term that refers to the edible parts of plants, such as their leaves, (eg spinach, doodo, nakati, sukuma wiki, cabbage); roots (eg carrots, onions, garlic, beetroot), […]

“All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison“ Paracelsus (the Father of Toxicology; 1493-1541) Alcohol perfectly illustrates the above statement. […]

Let’s get this clear. Not all carbohydrates are bad. Some are, but not all.  Carbohydrates are either simple or complex. Examples of simple carbohydrates are glucose, sucrose (table sugar), fructose […]

Protein is found throughout the body – in muscle, bone, skin, hair, and virtually every other body part, tissue and cell. Proteins perform a very wide range of fundamental roles […]

Quick fix restrictive diets, especially those that emphasize one nutrient for example the protein diet, or one food group – fruit only diet do not fit or align with our […]

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