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Eating well

Eating well fuels your body with essential nutrients, boosts energy, and supports overall health. It helps prevent diseases, improves mood, and keeps you feeling your best every day.

Eating well for good health

Choosing healthy and nutritious foods has many health benefits, including improved bone and muscle strength, higher energy levels and better mood and sleep. It can also help to reduce your risk of health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, dementia and some cancers.

Eating well for healthy bones

Eating well can help you build strong bones from an early age and keep them strong throughout your life. Find out how you can best support good bone health.

Eating well for older people

It is important you eat well as you get older. This ensures you are getting the nutrients you need and that you maintain a healthy weight.

Eating well to prevent vitamin B12 deficiency

It is important to get enough Vitamin B12 in your diet to help keep your body's nerve and blood cells healthy.

Fibre and fluid for healthy bowels

Fibre and fluids keep your bowels regular and healthy and help prevent constipation. Find out how to get more fibre into your diet.

Getting your daily vitamin D

We need vitamin D for strong bones and muscles and for general health. It helps your body take in enough calcium from the food you eat.

Healthy ways to lose weight

Changing what and how you eat, along with being more active, managing your stress and getting enough sleep can help you lose weight. If you make small changes that you can live with, you are more likely to lose weight and keep it off. Try some of the following suggestions.

How to overcome a poor appetite

If you are recovering from illness, have just left hospital or have lost your appetite, there may be days when you do not feel like eating. The tips on this page may help you to eat more.

How to read food labels

If you buy packaged foods, learning how to read and understand food labels can help you make healthier choices. Follow these tips when you are shopping to choose which brand or variety to buy.

Snacking for adults

Snacks can help curb your hunger and provide an energy boost between meals. But it is important to remember that snacks are not meals, and some snacks are healthier than others. Here are some tips on how to snack well.

Plant-based eating

Plant-based eating focuses on filling your plate with minimally processed plant foods. Plant-based eating does not always mean avoiding all animal products. Some people eat mostly plants but occasionally include dairy, eggs, fish, seafood, chicken or meat.

Popular diets review

We have reviewed 8 popular diets to make sense of some of the different dietary approaches out there.

Protein

Protein is an important nutrient for the growth and repair of your body at all stages of life. This page contains information about the various sources of protein to help you meet your daily protein needs.

Tips to gain weight

If you are underweight, or are losing weight without trying to, you may need to eat more fat and sugar. These are good sources of energy (calories) and can help you gain weight.