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Dr Robert Welch of New Zealand Yacon Ltd, Associate Professor Merilyn Manley-Harris and TechNZ researcher Maria Revell with yacon in its raw state

What is Yacon?

Hands up if you’ve heard of Yacon before? The likelihood is no but you shouldn’t be missing out on this nutritious wholefood. Yacon is a vegetable that looks very similar to a sweet orange kumara with flesh that tastes like an apple. Sounds too good

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Gut Microbiome and Metabolism

Consider this one body system when you want to influence your metabolism Metabolism. Where is your mind going to when you read that word? To your body shape? To the amount of energy you expend each day? Or are you instead thinking about the way your body uses

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What is Type 2 Diabetes?

There are two main types of diabetes, known as "Type 1 Diabetes" and "Type 2 Diabetes”. These two conditions are generally considered to be 2 different and separate conditions, so it is important to understand the differences between the two. Important Stuff to Know 90% of people

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Reversing Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes affects a growing number of people around the world, and a lot of it has to do with poor lifestyle and even poorer food choices. When you eat excess calories and fat, your body responds by creating an undesirable rise in blood glucose. If blood

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