Food Choices

Nutrition fact labels are a useful tool to help you make healthy food selections, but to fully benefit from the information they provide you may need to spend some time learning what all the numbers mean.

Vitamin K is involved in the synthesis of bone proteins and is freely available in green leafy vegetables. What other functions does vitamin K have and can you obtain sufficient vitamin K from the food you eat?

Vitamin E is an essential nutrient and while a deficiency may contribute to less than optimal health evidence for anti-ageing benefits of vitamin E supplementation has not materialised. Why do you need this vitamin and how much is enough?

Controversial research suggests being moderately overweight may increase longevity. Does this imply that being overweight can be healthy? Is it possible to be healthy even if you are not at a healthy body weight?

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient required for a variety of important processes within your body. Vitamin C deficiency can result in serious health problems. Learn how to obtain your daily "dose" of vitamin C the healthy way.