The Food Compass system scores foods based on variables like the amounts of refined grains and sugars, processing and healthful ingredients. People who ate better-scoring foods had better overall health.
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You want to look as if you’ve put in a bit of effort, but don’t want to blow the budget. Here are some top tips of what to take to Christmas.
Many school lunchbox products are now heavily marketed as promoting gut health. The limited regulation of such claims leaves it to parents and carers to assess whether they really stack up.
The fact that relative food prices differ so markedly and so systematically provides a very strong rationale for nutrition-focused food policies.
It’s not enough to simply promote healthy eating and exercise without considering the very real environmental and structural constraints present in South Africa.
Are you a meticulous lunch planner, or do you decide what’s for lunch after those first pangs of hunger strike after midday? If you’re in the second camp, it might be time to change.
A lot of money is spent by food producers and retailers to try and influence the type of food we buy and eat. But what can be done to encourage healthier choices?
The problem with using willpower is that your head has to keep saying “NO” to the constant barrage of messages, advertising and environmental cues that operate 24/7, prompting you to eat and drink.
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor, Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland
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BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Monash University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Research fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Monash University
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Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Dean of Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
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Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor in Human Nutrition, Tufts University
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Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland
