Hong Kong people are very fond of eating chicken.Chicken is always a main dish in a festival feast.In recent years, many health-conscious people are eating less red meat, i.e. beef, pork and mutton but more chicken.Egg, similarly, appears almost...

One may wonder whether organic food products are healthier choices than conventional food.Kathleen YAU, a dietitian, clarifies that although organic farming do not use pesticide which are harmful to the body, there is not enough evidence...

Kathleen YAU, a dietitian, said there is a growing international concern about food-miles, that is, the distance food travels from the source of origin to our dining tables.Advocates for low carbon diet thus promote “eating locally”, which reduce...

Low carbon diet is originally a way to reduce weight by restricting carbohydrate consumption.It carries a new meaning nowadays -- it refers to a lifestyle to minimise the greenhouse gas released from food production and consumption.Kathleen YAU,...

Ingrid KAN, a dietitian, suggests children, elderly and pregnant vegetarians to consume more plant proteins and iron.Mothers-to-be have to absorb more iron and calcium to meet the nutritional requirements of themselves and their fetuses, or the...