Busy lifestyles can encourage us to make poor food choices. That end-of-week takeaway is tasty, but have you ever thought about the effect (if any) it might be having on...
For those using the FoodMarble AIRE, you have probably noticed that we ask you to track your sleep in the app every day. However, you might not know why it’s...
Dietary fibre is a widely used term. It’s commonly associated with many health benefits, but do we know what fibre is exactly? Well, “dietary fibre” is an umbrella term for...
What are fructans? Fructans is a collective name for a chain of sugars, comprising only of fructose sugar molecules. Really long chains of fructose (more than 10 fructose molecules) are...
Fructose is responsible for making many of the fruits that we love sweet and delicious. If you think you have trouble digesting fructose, we know that it can be difficult...
What are sorbitol and mannitol? Sorbitol and mannitol are types of sugar alcohols, also known as polyols. They are naturally found in a range of fruit and vegetables, and can...
What is inulin? Inulin is a type of fructan (a collective name for a chain of the sugar, fructose). Really long chains of fructose (more than 10 fructose molecules) are...
You might have heard about the “gut-brain axis”, and how things that happen in our gut can influence what happens in our brain, and vice versa. This connection is really...