Nutrition Literacy Is the New Media Literacy
Most parents worry about what their children are seeing on social media. Far fewer spend the same amount of time thinking about what their children are seeing in supermarket aisles, convenience stores, school tuck shops, and online food advertising. Have you ever stopped to think that this kind of messaging may be just as influential? […]
A New Weekly Diabetes Injection: A Breakthrough in Diabetes Care or a Sign of a Bigger Challenge?
Every few years, a new diabetes drug arrives with results that seem almost too good to be true. Blood sugar falls. Weight drops. Headlines celebrate another breakthrough. Yet despite these advances, rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes continue to climb. So are we winning the battle against metabolic disease, or simply getting better at […]
Men’s Health Month: Are We Talking About the Right Things?
If awareness alone were enough to improve health, this should be the healthiest generation in history. Information about nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, and disease prevention has never been more accessible. Health campaigns occupy an increasingly prominent place on public health calendars, while social media provides a constant stream of advice, recommendations, and reminders about how […]
Salt: Have We Been Asking the Wrong Question?
Each year, World Salt Awareness Week returns with a message that sounds settled, almost beyond debate: reduce salt intake for better health. It is often presented as one of the clearer areas of nutrition science, where the evidence is consistent and the guidance is straightforward. But nutrition has a long history of mistaking confidence for […]
Rethinking Chocolate Gifts This Valentine’s Day
As Valentine’s Day approaches, the tradition of gifting chocolates and other sweet treats emerges once again, almost always overshadowing healthier choices. This tradition, stemming as far as the Victorian era, where chocolate was associated with romance and luxury, has become very common for Valentine’s Day. Similar patterns arise during the Easter season and other special […]
When the Brain Runs Out of Fuel: A story of epilepsy, metabolism, and why food still matters
On International Epilepsy Day, the world turns purple. Buildings light up. Social feeds fill with ribbons. Stories of resilience, courage, and survival are shared, and rightly so. Epilepsy affects more than 50 million people globally, touching families, communities, and healthcare systems in ways that are often invisible to those looking in from the outside. But […]
Eating Well in Janu-worry
As January approaches, it’s the 58th day, and it has a way of squeezing everyone… into tighter budgets, fuller inboxes, and sometimes even last year’s pants. The holidays are over, the festive glow has faded, and suddenly eating well feels like something we’ll get back to “next month.” ‘Tis the season of Janu-worry, when the […]
Better Late Than Never: A Nutrition Shift Decades in the Making
For many people, the latest changes to dietary guidelines may feel sudden, even shocking. For others, they feel long overdue. At The Noakes Foundation, our response is one of cautious relief. Relief that the conversation is finally shifting. And concern that it took so long. Because this story did not begin last year, or even […]
A Milestone for Nutrition Science: Why the New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Matter Beyond America
The release of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025–2030 marks a meaningful turning point in global nutrition policy. For the first time in decades, a major national guideline explicitly centres real, minimally processed food as the foundation of good health. It does so by leaning into the totality of the evidence, rather than selectively focusing […]
Why the Wrong Diet Can Be as Risky as the Wrong Dose
World Patient Safety Day reminds us that safety in healthcare extends far beyond medication; it encompasses the food on our plates. For people living with type 1 diabetes, diet is not just about managing weight or energy; it is a cornerstone of safety, as critical as the correct insulin dose. A new 2025 systematic review […]