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 the energy and resources consumed in...

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, a dietitian, quotes the Food and Agriculture...

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 new born babies will be at risk of iron...

Dietitian, Ingrid KAN, provides health tips for Vegetarians： Nutrients Health Tips Dietary Tips Proteins Proteins, constituted by different kinds of amino acid, are the basic building blocks of our cells and muscles. There are 20 kinds of amino acid we must obtain from food. However,...

Many people choose to follow a vegetarian diet for religious, environmental and humanistic reasons, while some go on a vegetarian diet to try to lose weight. Many studies suggest that a vegetarian diet is helpful in reducing the risk of gastrointestinal and heart diseases. Ingrid KAN,...