Nutrition Science Bites with Professor Clare Collins AO

In this episode, Prof Clare Collins talks with Ilyse Jones about the role of nuts in heart health, highlighting recent research, nutritional benefits, and practical tips for incorporating nuts into a heart-healthy diet. They discuss how nuts can reduce cardiovascular risk and easy ways to boost your fiber intake with delicious, budget-friendly meal options.
Key topics
Nuts and heart health research
Nutritional benefits of nuts
Dietary fiber and cardiovascular health

This episode was supported by Nuts for Life: https://www.nutsforlife.com.au/
Check the Heart Foundation information about Heart Healthy Eating Patterns https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-living/healthy-eating/heart-healthy-eating-pattern
Australian Heart Foundation Nutrients Fact Sheet https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/for-professionals/clinical-information/nutrients-and-dietary-fiber

Nuts for Life: Everything you need to know about nuts https://www.nutsforlife.com.au/resource/fact-sheet-everything-you-need-to-know-about-nuts/
Nuts for life: What does a 30 gram serve of nuts look like? https://www.nutsforlife.com.au/resource/what-does-a-30g-serve-of-nuts-look-like/

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Keywords: #hearthealth, #nuts, #dietaryfiber, #cardiovasculardisease, #CVD, #nutrition, #HeartFoundation, #healthyfats, #AustralianNuts, #fiberintake, #heartweek
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In this #NutritionScienceBites episode Professor Clare Collins Talk with Ilyse Jones about the importance of vitamin C and reports that inadequate intakes are becoming more common. They discuss the signs and symptoms of deficiency, including scurvy and how food patterns impact vitamin C levels in your blood. They cover insights from recent research, historical studies, and practical tips for maintaining optimal vitamin C intakes, including for people on GLP-1 medications.

Key topics
Vitamin C blood levels and deficiency thresholds
Historical and scientific evidence on scurvy
Food sources rich in vitamin C including Australian bush foods
Signs and symptoms of vitamin C deficiency
Impact of diet, lifestyle, and medications on vitamin C needs

No Money No Time articles on vitamins https://nomoneynotime.com.au/hacks-myths-faqs?search=Vitamin+C
No Money No Time Do GLP1 medications like Ozempic increase the risk of nutrient deficiencies? ... and what to do about it
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Keywords: #VitaminC, #AscorbicAcid, #NutritionalDeficiency, #Scurvy, #ImmuneHealth, #FoodSources, #DietaryTips, #NutritionScienceBites, #diet, #nutrition, #GLP1, #Ozempic, #Mounjaro
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In this #NutritionScienceBites episode Professor Clare Collins interviews Professor Alison Coates, a leading expert in nutrition and shift work from Adelaide University. They discuss the unique nutritional challenges faced by shift workers and practical strategies to help shift workers improve their nutrition-related health and wellbeing. This includes planning meals ahead of time, changing meal timing to improve metabolic health, supporting workplace policies for healthy food options, and using support tools for alcohol and nutrition assessment.

Key topics
Impact of shift work on eating patterns
Nutritional challenges for shift workers
Strategies for healthy eating during night shifts
The role of chronobiology in shift work health

Support tools for alcohol risk assessment How can you reduce or quit alcohol? | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Hello Sunday Morning - Drink Self-Assessment https://hellosundaymorning.org/nib_alcohol_self-assessment/

No Money No Time Eating Well on Shift Work: How to Support your Body Around the Clock https://nomoneynotime.com.au/hacks-myths-faqs/eating-well-on-shift-work-how-to-support-your-body-around-the-clock
No Money No Time Information on Fasting Diets
No Money No Time: To Snack or Not Snack
No Money No Time Future of Meal Prep: How AI Can Simplify Your Week

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Keywords: #shiftwork,#nutrition, #diet, #health, #sleep, #chronobiology, #shiftworkers, #dietarystrategies, #nutrition, #Chrononutrition, #TimeRestrictedEating, #alcohol
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In this episode of Nutrition Science Bites, Prof Clare Collins interviews Associate Professor Alexandra Jones, a lawyer turned food regulation expert from the George Institute at UNSW, about the role of food law, the Health Star Rating system, and policies to promote healthier eating in Australia.

We cover:-
What are Health Stars?
Development and use of the Health Star Rating system
Food regulation and the law
Policy challenges and industry responses to food labeling

Resources
George Institute Food Switch App -Link https://foodswitch.com.au/
Australian Government Food Labeling Policies - Link https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/
Clare's Air-fryer Muesli Bars https://nomoneynotime.com.au/healthy-easy-recipes/clares-air-fryer-muesli-chews

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Keywords: #foodregulations, #HealthStarRatings, #nutritionsciencebites, #foodlabels, #publichealth, #healthpolicy, #foodreformulation, #Australia, #foodmarketing, #dietaryhealth , #policyadvocacy
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In this Nutrition Science Bites episode Professor Clare Collins talks with Dr Alice Day from the Basil Hetzel Institute and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide about the complex relationship between dietary protein, gut health and bowel disease. They discuss recent research on protein digestion, protein fermentation in the colon and implications for both inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer risk.

Key Points
1. Protein digestion and absorption
2. Fermentation of excess protein in the colon
3. Impact of dietary protein on gut microbiome and health
4. Switch effect in gut microbiome
5. Reflect on your protein intake and its sources
6. Increase dietary fiber to support gut health

Review article on Protein by Dr Day and team The fate of dietary protein in the gastrointestinal tract and implications for colonic disease. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Jan 22. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41571828/

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Keywords: #protein, #guthealth, #inflammatoryboweldisease, #coloncancer, #dietaryfiber, #microbiome, #proteinsupplements, #colonhealth , #fermentation , #nutritionsciencebites
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