130. The Latest Research Behind ”Eating the Rainbow” with Melons, featuring Accredited Practising Dietitian, Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore

130. The Latest Research Behind ”Eating the Rainbow” with Melons, featuring Accredited Practising Dietitian, Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore

Author: Leanne Ward June 5, 2023 Duration: 34:10
In this episode, I chat with accredited practising dietitian, Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore. Dr Flávia has an impressive résumé: She is a scientist, dietitian, nutritionist, researcher and entrepreneur. As the founder and CEO of Nutrition Research Australia, she maintains her independent and credible voice on all things nutrition, health and wellbeing. She is the co-founder of Food is Cool, where nutrition in schools is done differently. She is a fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Finally, Dr Flávia is an adjunct lecturer at Newcastle University and a honorary associate at the University of Sydney. In the episode, Dr Flávia and I chat about: why fruits and vegetables are so important in our diet; the latest statistics on fruit and vegetable consumption; the recommended serves for fruits and vegetables; the world first "Eating the Rainbow" study about the health benefits of bioactive pigments; the nutritional benefits of different types of melons; the best ways to incorporate melons into your diet, so that you "Eat the Rainbow". For more information about the topics covered, visit: For health care providers — https://nraus.com/melonshub/ For consumers — https://www.melonsaustralia.org.au/ Hort Innovation This episode is funded by Hort Innovation, using the melon research and development levy and contributions from the Australian government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

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