Beetroot Juice and Sport
Rugby League coach Des Hasler famously made his players drink beetroot juice before a game. The first thing you may …
Food
Apples That Don’t Go Brown
Greenstar apples don’t go brown. A caller off air asked whether there was anything sinister about this – the implication …
The Chemistry of Nutella
The people that make Nutella are in a bit of trouble: The makers claimed the product was a healthy spread …
The Chemistry of Chewing Gum
Everything is a chemical. That includes chewing gum. So, what is it? Well, what do you think it might be? …
Is there such a thing as fat-free fat?
Sounds like a silly question, doesn’t it? We’ve all heard of foods like cakes and salad dressings – things that …