Sustagen Side Effects: What the Label Says About Lactose, Sugars and Who It Suits

Sustagen's own pages list no side effects, only labels. The facts that bear on tolerance are lactose (its FAQ says every product has some, OPTIMUM 0.28g a serve), 27g of sugars in a Hospital Formul...

What to Eat When Nauseous: A Bad-Day Plan That Still Gets Protein and Fluid In

Healthdirect says the best thing to do with nausea is stay hydrated: small sips of cold, clear fluids, then small amounts of food often, because an empty stomach can make nausea worse. Dry crackers...

Creatine for Women: What Trials Found on Strength, Safety and Water Retention

In trials, creatine monohydrate improved strength and exercise performance in premenopausal women, and postmenopausal women gained more muscle when it was paired with resistance training. Most stud...

Protein Pudding and Chia Pudding: Two Sachet Desserts at 37.0g and 43.5g Protein a Serve

Protein pudding gets its protein from its base. Set with 200mL of milk and 10g of cornflour, one HLTH+ Chocolate sachet (30g protein per serve) makes a 265g pudding with 37.0g of protein, or 14.0g ...

Protein Powder and Weight Loss: What the Trials Measured and What a Label Shows

Protein powder is a food, not a switch: it adds protein and calories to what you eat. Under calorie restriction, protein above the recommended dietary allowance was linked with 0.36 kg less lean ma...

How to Prevent Loose Skin After Weight Loss: What Is in Your Control, and What the Evidence Says

Nothing has been shown to prevent loose skin after weight loss with certainty. A 2024 study lists the amount and rate of loss, age, genetics, sun exposure and smoking as presumed influences, and a ...

Why Am I Always Tired? The Causes to Check, and the Nutrient Gaps Behind Persistent Fatigue

Being tired all the time usually has more than one cause. Healthdirect lists poor sleep, stress, low mood, infections, anaemia or iron deficiency, thyroid conditions, diabetes, some medicines and a...

GLP-1 Weight Loss: What the Scale Hides About Muscle and Micronutrients

The scale cannot show what kind of weight came off. Lean mass includes muscle, organ tissue and water, so it is not the same as muscle. In the STEP 1 body-composition substudy roughly 40% of the we...

Meal Replacement Shake vs Protein Shake (vs a Nutrition Shake): The 850 kJ Line on the Label

A formulated meal replacement must carry at least 12g protein, 850 kJ and 25% RDI of each of 16 listed vitamins and minerals per serve. A protein shake is a protein serve: Bulk Nutrients' Chocolate...