Category: Nutrition

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Salt reduction targets agreed | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 23 Mar, 2010

The Reformulation Working Group of the Rudd Government’s Food and Health Dialogue has secured the agreement of leading manufacturers and retailers to salt level reduction targets across a variety of bread and breakfast cereals.

“Too big a leap” to conclude that rhubarb can protect against cancer | News News icon

Posted: 16 Mar, 2010

Rhubarb contains natural chemicals called polyphenols that have been shown to kill cancer cells in the lab, or prevent their growth.

Record attendance expected at Brisbane natural health event | News News icon

Posted: 15 Mar, 2010

More than 400 healthcare professionals, naturopaths, massage & beauty therapists, pharmacists and health food retailers have registered from around Australia and New Zealand to attend Australia’s largest natural Health event.

Pregnant women falling short on nutrition | News News icon

Posted: 08 Mar, 2010

Pregnant women are skimping on fruit and vegetables and gaining too much weight, according to a new Australian study.

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$10.7 million to combat Indigenous smoking | Features Features icon

Posted: 08 Mar, 2010

The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon has announced 14 sites across the country that will benefit from a $10.7 million funding round to promote innovative anti-tobacco campaigns and prevention strategies.

Need to boost chronic disease prevention | News News icon

Posted: 01 Mar, 2010

The nation’s largest independent disease prevention groups have called on the government to implement a comprehensive national obesity strategy following the release of a new study
showing that obesity and overweight costs Australians $21 billion a year plus $35.6 billion dollars in government subsidies.

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High blood pressure: the silent killer of the century | Features Features icon

Posted: 18 Feb, 2010

High blood pressure is often referred to as a ‘silent killer’ because most people do not feel any symptoms until it has caused considerable damage to their body. High blood pressure affects more than two million Australians and contributes to thousands of deaths every year.

Benefits of gastric banding for severely obese teens | News News icon

Posted: 18 Feb, 2010

Severely obese adolescents can benefit significantly from laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), according to a landmark Australian study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

$50,000 grant to assist diabetes research project | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 17 Jan, 2010

A research project into exercise as a treatment for diabetes is one of two University of Canberra projects awarded ACT Government grants totalling $90,000.

Take 10 steps to weight loss success In 2010 | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 16 Jan, 2010

Forget the fads and ‘Take 10’ small steps to weight loss success – that is the message from dietitians to the thousands of Australians who will make losing weight their goal in 2010.

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Weight-loss proves effective cure for sleep apnoea | Features Features icon

Posted: 06 Jan, 2010

For obese men, dramatic weight loss can be an effective way to improve moderate to severe sleep apnoea, according to scientists at Karolinska Institutet.

Tobacco tax and bowel screening should be 2010-11 budget priorities | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 16 Dec, 2009

Increased tobacco tax and an expanded bowel cancer screening program should be priorities for the 2010-11 federal budget if the Rudd Government is to back its moves towards healthcare reform with decisive action, Cancer Council Australia has said.

1000% increase in your fees - Here’s how Sam did it | Business Coaching

By Adam Gibson - 26 Nov, 2009

I simply had to share this amazing success story with you…Sam Gowing is a nutritionist and yoga teacher who offers one on one consults as well as cooking demonstrations and wellness lectures to corporate clients.

Preventative Health watchdog must add real value | News News icon

Posted: 25 Nov, 2009

Australia’s food and grocery industry urges the Senate to pass the Bill to establish a new National Preventative Health Agency as it’s essential that Australia focuses more on keeping people healthy rather than just treating illness, the Australian Food and Grocery Council has said.

Junk food drains health, tax and environment | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 10 Nov, 2009

Calls to exclude processed food from the Australian Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) will cost Australians their health, tax dollars and the environment. 

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Harvard study highlights obesity health risk to women | Features Features icon

Posted: 09 Nov, 2009

A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) researchers has found that, among a large study population of women who lived until at least age 70, being overweight in mid-life was associated with having more health problems later in life, including multiple chronic diseases, and impaired cognitive function, physical function and mental health.

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Prevention Bill stalled in Senate | Features Features icon

Posted: 01 Nov, 2009

Preventative health has been dealt a blow with the Bill to establish Australia’s first ever Preventative Health Agency stalled in the Senate.

Helping parents to improve their childrens’ health | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 20 Oct, 2009

CSIRO scientists in Adelaide are undertaking a study to test simple strategies to help parents get their kids off the couch and provide them with healthier foods.

Osteoporosis affects men too | News News icon

Posted: 20 Oct, 2009

New resources aimed at increasing awareness and diagnoses of osteoporosis in Australian men were launched today to mark World Osteoporosis Day. 

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Probiotic Feature: It’s a gut feeling | Features Features icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 20 Oct, 2009

I like to think of myself as a pretty chilled out guy who manages to enjoy life and take everything at a steady pace. But the reality is, I am just as guilty as the next person when it comes to trying to fit too much into my life, which is definitely detrimental to my health.

Heart shows the head how it’s done | News News icon

Posted: 13 Oct, 2009

Methods used for analysing a person’s risk of cardiovascular diseases are shedding new light on assessing and modifying a person’s risk of depression, according to a study from The Australian National
University.

Mortality rates too high for Indigenous children | News News icon

Posted: 13 Oct, 2009

The Save the Children report released earlier this week shows Indigenous children are three times more likely to die before their fifth birthday than non-Indigenous children.

$21m for better health | News News icon

Posted: 13 Oct, 2009

The Rudd Government will provide $21 million for the first ever nationwide Partnership for Better Health Grants.

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Men need to get tough about their health | Features Features icon

Posted: 07 Oct, 2009

Health professionals, researchers and educators gathered in Newcastle recently as part of the National Men’s Health Gathering 2009 to raise awareness about failings in men’s health and how they need to be addressed, urgently.

Well being plan for kids | News News icon

Posted: 27 Sep, 2009

A new book has been launched to provide practical, easy to understand information on nutrition and activity that is relevant to Australian parents and children from toddlers to teenagers.

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