Cheap fast food and home delivery services have proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic, but for budget-conscious, time-poor Australians who are looking to reduce their takeaway consumption, PA Hospital Research Dietitian Dr Hannah Mayr said making the switch to a healthful diet need not be expensive or onerous. 

Look at any prominent lifestyle media channel and you’ll soon find the key to living well is eating: more. less. paleo. raw. flexitarian. high protein. no sugar. no carbs. low fat. high fat. no nightshades. gluten free.

Habitually consuming a healthy, balanced diet is a challenge most Australians can relate to, but for PAH Research Dietitian and Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) expert Dr Hannah Mayr, the answer to getting more of us to eat better on the regular may partly be solved with a simple rebranding exercise.

The CKD-IMPROVE clinical trial, the largest of its kind spanning seven years, has found that lanthanum carbonate does not reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease.