Nutrition Articles : Glenn Cardwell

When I was at dietitian school long ago we were taught that a gluten-free diet was only for those who had coeliac disease or an inflammatory skin condition called dermatitis herpatiformis. About one in 70 to 100 people have coeliac disease. The gluten triggers the immune system to breakdown the intestinal lining making it difficult to absorb the nutrients in food. That usually leaves you with unco...

Just like there are trends in TV, fashion and music, there are trends in nutrition. If you have been around for a while then you would have seen a few - fat, fibre, calcium, vitamin C, antioxidants, organic, and the favourite of the last five years has been vitamin D. Getting insufficient vitamin D (primarily through too little sun exposure) has been linked to an increase in an ever-expanding list...

Three generations of children have been told to eat their spinach so they get enough iron and grow up to be a strong as Popeye. Leaving aside the fact that muscle strength has got more to do with training and eating well, more than a focus on a single nutrient, we face those funny things called facts.

Spinach and iron

Spinach does contain iron. Half a cup of cooked spinach provides around 4 mg ...