http://www.eatwellnz.com en-gb eatwellnz.com 2010-6-2T00:00:00Z eatwellnz.com http://www.eatwellnz.com/page6.htm#66763 Women around the world would forever rejoice if chocolate could be seen to be a health food rather than a decadent treat. Could that be the truthA review of 8 studies investigating the possible health benefits of chocolate have found eating chocolate could bring down cholesterol but only in small amounts and only in people who had risk factors for heart disease. Researchers state that further more indepth research would be needed to see the real benefits of chocolate.Chocolate does contain polyphenols an antioxidant compound which is thought to produce the health effects seen. Unfortunately chocolate is still high in fat and sugar which contribute to other health issues so it isnt going to move into the eat lots category any time soon Source stuff.co.nz 2010-6-2T00:00:00Z http://www.eatwellnz.com/page6.htm#66468 You may have heard that the thickness of a chip partly determines its fat content. The fatter the chip the less fat it has. But who knew a ring shaped fry would be healthier than a straight one Not me anyway.But according to a new study in the USA frying rings of potato rather than a straight fry produces fries with less oil less salt and lower levels of the carcinogen acrylamine. Not only this but apparently they taste better tooThe potato fry rings absorbed 22 less oil contained 26 less salt and in sensory testing were judged superior to the straight fry.While deep fried chips will always be an occasional food if they can make them healthier all the betterSource Food Navigator 2010-5-30T00:00:00Z http://www.eatwellnz.com/page6.htm#65925 Hauling yourself of the couch to exercise when its dark and the air is like ice isnt the easiest thing to do. Keeping motivated during late autumnwinter definitely takes extra work. Heres three of the latest or greatest inventions to help keep you fit this winter. 1. Body Media Fit SystemEver wondered how active you really are and how many calories you are burning a day Thanks to Body Media Fit you can now tell. More advanced than a heart rate monitor the Body Media Fit System is comprised of three parts BodyMedia multisensor ArmbandThis measures a number of body characteristics to see how active you are and how many calories you are burning including heart rate heat flux motion and skin temperature. All up it measures calorie burn physical activity steps taken sleep duration and even sleep efficiency BodyMedia FIT Activity Manager Your arm band needs to hook up to the activity manager which is like your own webpage. Here you can view and track daily calorie expenditure c... 2010-5-23T00:00:00Z http://www.eatwellnz.com/page6.htm#65878 Eat Well NZ has a new feature Check out our blog for uptodate nutrition news diet tips and other fun and interesting things related to health and well being. 2010-5-22T00:00:00Z