Discussing the health benefits of nuts and what nutritionists do with Professor Alison Coates

March 15, 2021 • 01:03:45
Discussing the health benefits of nuts and what nutritionists do with Professor Alison Coates
Vibrant Lives Podcast
Discussing the health benefits of nuts and what nutritionists do with Professor Alison Coates

Mar 15 2021 | 01:03:45

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Hosted By

Amanda Hayes

Show Notes

This week I have an informative discussion with Professor Alison Coates about the health benefits of nuts. Nuts are packed full of healthy monounsaturated fats, antioxidants, vitamins and dietary fibre. Nut consumption is associated with improved cholesterol profile and reduced risk of heart attack to name a few health benefits and, to top it off, they are a relatively inexpensive source of protein.

Alison and I also discuss the numerous roles nutritionists can play in the health space and some of the fascinating research she has been involved with during her career. Alison is currently the president of the Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA) the mission of which is to promote the scientific value and relevance of nutrition science in Australia so she shares some of the excellent ways the NSA does that.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

Alison’s University of South Australia home page: https://people.unisa.edu.au/alison.coates
Alison’s Twitter handle: @AlisonCoates1
NSA:
ARENA: https://www.unisa.edu.au/research/arena/
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating: https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/guidelines/australian-guide-healthy-eating
Pic’s peanut butter: https://www.picspeanutbutter.com/au/

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