Items with category:Weight Management
How and why do children become overweight or obese? New analysis suggests that there is still a lot of unknowns
April 10, 2019
This blog is by Dr Georgie Russell, Lecturer in Food Innovation, School of Exercise and...
Losing weight can improve your health but can it also make you less stressed?
August 28, 2018
Our next blog is by Dr Susan Torres, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Accredited Practicing...
Eating patterns: how do they affect our health?
October 24, 2017
Everywhere we turn, be it health magazines, diet books or social media posts from “health...
Doctors are ill-equipped to reduce the burden of chronic disease
July 24, 2017
How would you respond if, when consulting your doctor for a sore throat, that they...
Health benefits of following Australian Dietary Guidelines
November 24, 2016
For the first time, researchers have shown that meeting current Australian Dietary Guidelines is linked...
People with ‘obesity gene’ can still lose weight
October 4, 2016
“No matter how much I diet or exercise, I can’t seem to shift the weight!”...
Tackling Australia’s big fat problem
October 26, 2015
Overweight and obesity are highly prevalent across the globe, and Australia is no exception. In Australia 63%...
Malnutrition: why chocolate is better than soup
July 2, 2015
Malnutrition is not just a problem seen in developing countries; a large number of Australians...
Fat taste linked to obesity
August 26, 2014
Could the a link between food and obesity be right on the tip of our...
The InFANT Program: Supporting parents to promote healthy eating and active play right from the start
September 30, 2013
Preventing the development of obesity in children is an international health priority. Here, we outline...
Lifestyle keys to preventing bowel cancer
September 16, 2013
Bowel cancer is one form of cancer where diet and lifestyle choices play a big...
Preventing weight gain: 6 common strategies used by successful weight losers
July 17, 2013
Losing weight and keeping it off can be hard to do, however, maintenance of weight...