Nutrients

Sugar substitutes provide you with an alternative way to get sweetness, but without the calories that table sugar adds to your diet. Find out more about the different kinds of sugar substitutes.

Measuring your waist circumference is a quick and easy way to identify potential health risks.

Fat is a dietary macronutrient and a major constituent of your body, but too much or too little dietary fat can be detrimetal to your health.

Your stomach plays a very important role in your digestive process, particularly in protein digestion, but very few nutrients are absorbed from your stomach into your body.

Water is an essential nutrient. Without sufficient water your body will not function optimally and dehydration can have serious health effects. How can you ensure that you are providing your body with enough fluids to meet your body's water requirement?