Australians are drinking and smoking less but putting on weight like never before, a national survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has found.
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Children seeing same number of junk food ads as before regulation
Health experts have slammed the self-regulation of the food industry, saying children are being bombarded with advertisements for junk food.
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Parents unable to recognise when children are obese
The rapid increase in childhood diabetes is the result of parents rewarding their children with junk food, according to a new report.
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Australian women becoming more unhealthy
Australian women are not eating enough healthy food and exercising less, according to a study into women’s health.
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Wal-Mart offers discounts on healthy foods: should Australia follow suit?
America’s largest supermarket has teamed up with a leading insurance company to offer healthy foods at a reduced price.
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Queensland National Party MP slams Australian Dietary Guidelines
George Christensen has accused the National Health and Medical Research Council of demonising sugar after the peak medical research body released a new food guidelines draft that tells Australians to ‘limit’ their sugar intake.
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Denmark drops fat tax, shelves plans for sugar tax
The Danish government has announced that they will drop their controversial ‘fat tax’ and will not go ahead with plans to introduce a proposed sugar tax.
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Branding drives children to make healthy choices too: study
Branding that’s targeted at children can make healthy food a more attractive option than unhealthy food, according to a new US study.
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Would you eat deep-fried butter?
It’s a well known fact that Americans like their deep fried food; in fact, if this year’s state fairs are anything to go by, they will pretty much deep fry anything.
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More education needed about polyunsaturated fats
Australian medical experts are calling on the leading health research group to include polyunsaturated fats as a necessary new food group.
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Chile government bans toys with children’s fast food meals
Chile has followed in the footsteps of Australian fast food retailers by removing the toys from children’s meals.
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What does the yuck factor achieve in anti-obesity campaigns ?
The most recent Australian anti-obesity measure, the West Australian LiveLighter campaign, features a series of shocking television advertisements, including one showing a middle-aged man in his kitchen.
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Step forward for new weight-loss drug
A new compound that leads to weight loss in obese mice could help in the development of a new class of anti-obesity drugs for humans, scientists say – though this could take many years.
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Keep labelling laws tough: health experts
Health experts have warned that tougher restrictions on misleading labelling of food products may be overturned when food ministers meet today.
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Are people born by caesarean section more likely to be obese?
A study recently published in the British Medical Journal (project Viva) has found that children born by caesarean section have a higher rate of obesity at age three than children born naturally.
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“Say no to crap” campaign encourages eating more fresh produce
A leading representative group for the produce industry has taken an interesting angle in its campaign to encourage people to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables.
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Industry-sponsored self-regulation: it’s just not cricket
The world keeps getting fatter and no country has yet successfully managed to reduce adult rates of overweight and obesity.
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Fat of the land: how urban design can help curb obesity
Compared with our grandparents, feeding, clothing, and entertaining ourselves has never been easier: a one-stop weekly shopping centre trip in a car, facilitated by convenient parking and light-weight maneuverable shopping trolleys that allow us to whiz around the supermarket with ease.
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Whispering sweet nothings: the evolution of the confectionary industry
The world of confectionary is filled with fun and excitement, shiny packaging and bright colours. But there'a also a lot of serious work going on in the industry.
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The 50 Day No Sugar Challenge: could you do it?
The impact of sugar on our health and weight has become more commonly known in recent times, and soon thousands of Aussies will start on the challenge to eliminate sugar from their diet for 50 days.
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