Pass the potassium salt: Is this the next population health revolution?
There is too much sodium in our diets and not enough potassium — an obvious problem to anyone who learnt about the sodium-potassium pump in…
Tag: Diet
Cold clue to a curious rash
Jen, aged 67, enjoys an active retirement. A former health professional, she focuses on improving her health as she ages, and is physically active —…
Caffeine may lower tinnitus risk: review
In a win for coffee-obsessed GPs, caffeine may reduce the risk of tinnitus, with fruit, dairy products and fibre also beneficial, a study suggests. In…
Call for doctors prescribing semaglutide to refer patients to dietitians
GPs who prescribe semaglutide should be obliged to also refer those patients on to a dietitian for appropriate counselling, Dietitians Australia says. The organisation’s president…
Butter is not better for reducing mortality, research shows
Eating and cooking with butter is a recipe for shortening your life, according to findings from long-running large cohort studies. US research shows higher butter…
A Mediterranean approach to diet
The Mediterranean diet is a dietary pattern based on the eating habits and traditional foods from the olive-growing regions of the Mediterranean basin before the…
Best AusDoc clinical cases of 2024: New breast reconstruction techniques, vomiting chefs, and meat-based diets
With the year coming to an end, the AusDoc clinical team has selected some of its best clinical articles from the last twelve months. They…
Helping to close the loop on glycaemic control
Kaye is a 60-year-old woman with a highly demanding job as a CEO. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 54 and started…
Meat as medicine for hidradenitis suppurativa
June, a 40-year-old public servant, presents as a new patient for a checkup. Her main concern is that she has been eating an almost carnivore…
A practical approach to the gut microbiome
In recent years, the gut microbiome has emerged as a pivotal player in human health, with profound implications for various chronic illnesses within and outside…
