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Food Facts Asia Issue 33 - Fat – Friend or Foe? 31-07-2008

Food Facts Asia Issue 28 - A question of balance 01-11-2006

Food Facts Asia Issue 26 - Eating out of home, Weight management and how we make food choices 01-03-2006

Guidelines for communicating the emerging Science of dietary components for health 03-06-2005

Food Facts Asia Issue 19 - Appetite enigmas 01-11-2003

Food Facts Asia Issue 14 - Essential fats of life 01-03-2002

Food Facts Asia Issue 4 - Blood pressure and cholesterol levels up 01-07-1999

Food Facts Asia Issue 2 - The Highs & Lows on Carbohydrates Glycaemic Index 01-01-1998

Food Facts Asia Issue 2 - Have Another Cup! Tea linked to reduced risk of disease 01-01-1998

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