Weight-loss ads and television shows regularly profile people who have transformed their lives through major losses of 30 kilograms or more. These weight-loss ambassadors try to inspire us to do the same…
There’s no need to temper our efforts to address the obesity epidemic just yet.
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We’ve long known that too much excess weight increases your likelihood of dying prematurely. Or does it?
A large review of the evidence published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
There’s support for a causal role of carbohydrate-rich diets in the obesity epidemic but such diets also tend to be rich in calories.
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An article published recently in the BMJ argues that we have been pursuing the wrong hypothesis on the causes of obesity. Along with substandard science, this wrongheadedness has apparently exacerbated…
Media stories tend to use the image of a headless fatty as a stand-in for all fat people.
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Stories on street harassment are popping up across the fat-o-sphere. Popular bloggers such as the Fat Heffalump are sharing their stories; and Adipositivity Project founder Substantia Jones has created…
At around 200 pages, the new Australian Dietary Guidelines aren’t easily translated into day-to-day practice.
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We’re just back from holidays. Nothing fancy, just a trip to post-flood ravaged Queensland: sun, sand, surf and every meal bar breakfast eaten out. But unfortunately, a stroll along the beach, a ramble…
Many proposed measures for curbing obesity around the work are aimed at restricting the intake sugar from soft drinks.
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Merely two months into the new year and we have already seen a plethora of local and international efforts aimed at curbing what appears to be the inexorable rise of obesity. Some of these initiatives…
Few recommendations have changed since 2003 but the evidence has strengthened.
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By Warwick Anderson, National Health and Medical Research Council
After nearly four years in the making, around 55,000 research publications reviewed, nutrients modelled into food and food groups, independent expert review and several rounds of consultations, the National…
Eat plenty of vegetables and fruit, choose mostly unprocessed grains and cereals, cut back on salt, fat and sugar, and get more active.
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The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) today released its updated Australian Dietary Guidelines to advise Australians about the types and amounts of foods needed to maintain a healthy…
Doctors shouldn’t be forced into policing the choices of their patients.
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The New South Wales Supreme Court recently awarded a morbidly obese man $364,372 in damages for developing terminal liver cancer as a consequence of his doctor’s failure to refer him for bariatric (gastric…
Some GPs are reluctant to broach the issue of weight for fear of offending their patients; others aren’t convinced by the evidence.
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Almost two-thirds (62%) of Australian adults and one fifth (21%) of children aged five to nine years are either overweight or obese. The prevalence has increased by 5% in the last decade and is strongly…
Health problems due to poor eating habits are becoming the leading cause of death and disability in the world.
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By Bruce Neal, George Institute for Global Health and Rob Moodie, University of Melbourne
The biggest causes of ill health in all but the very least developed countries are now non-communicable or chronic diseases. Lung cancer from smoking, obesity from an unhealthy diet and liver problems…
Overweight pets have become collateral casualties in the ongoing war against human obesity.
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A study published this morning in Nature offers further insight into how dogs became domesticated. The comparative analysis of human, canine and wolf genomes suggests that humans and dogs have evolved…
Too much sugar is harmful to your health but it’s not the only driver of obesity.
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Forty years ago, British nutritionist John Yudkin wrote a book about sugar. Titled Pure, White and Deadly, Yudkin argued that consumption of sugar, not fat, was driving the epidemic of heart disease…
Coca-Cola’s business strategy is to build brand loyality and trust.
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Coca-Cola made headlines this week with a new television advertising campaign. It begins with a voice-over: “We’d like people to come together on something that concerns all of us – obesity”. The ad then…
Fat discrimination is rife and considered completely acceptable.
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People who are deemed overweight or obese (as the medical terms have it) or fat (as many fat activists prefer to call their body size) suffer discrimination, prejudice and humiliation from several fronts…
Obesity, over-diagnosis, the NDIS, vaccinations and open access for genetic information were just some of the issues covered in 2012.
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It promised to be a full year of reforms: pokies legislation, front-of-pack food labels and a dental system that doesn’t cost those in need an arm and a leg. But while we did see cigarette companies forced…
Obesity’s negative impact on mortality may be outweighed by other factors favourably influencing life expectancy.
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The rising level of obesity, along with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other related diseases, is predicted to slow down or reverse the decline in mortality seen in most Western countries in recent…
Christmas is a time of plenty – but to ensure we keep eating well in the future, it’s time to rethink the way we buy and produce food.
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As we gather to share a meal with friends and family this festive season, it is the ideal time to reflect on our relationship with food, including our dependence on those who grow it for us.
Australians…
Researchers are now looking at the effects of diet in developing Alzheimer’s disease.
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Alzheimer’s disease is more common among older people but it’s not a normal part of ageing. And as the global population ages, the rate of Alzheimer’s is expected to rise – from 36 million to 115 million…
The star scheme is yet to undergo consumer testing to see if it helps guide healthier food choices.
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The federal government is likely to introduce a star system for food packages next year to help consumers make healthier food choices, ABC’s Lateline reported last week. Much like the energy star rating…
The majority of people who have obstructive sleep apnoea are unaware they have the disorder.
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Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder, where the upper airway repeatedly collapses during sleep. During an obstructive breathing event, someone with OSA continues…
The move to end the tax appears to be a political one.
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Denmark has scrapped the world’s first “fat tax”, which was charged on foods high in saturated fats, after just one year. Plans to introduce a tax on sugar have also been abandoned.
In making the announcement…
Unless you’re up to date with the healthy food guidelines, don’t preach to fat people about what they should eat.
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A couple of weeks back I awoke with a swollen and painful knee. I’ve had problem knees since high school and figured that this was just another chapter in the saga. Some days later I was fed up – my knee…
Research shows sports sponsorship works to improve brand recall and positive attitudes among children and adolescents.
Over the weekend, Australian children and their parents witnessed some of the country’s finest sportsmen display feats of strength, skill and endurance in the Australian Football League (AFL) and National…
All available evidence tells us that more investment is needed in preventive health – not cuts.
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By Amanda Lee, Queensland University of Technology
Queensland appears intent on dismantling its public and preventive health services. Health Minister Lawrence Springborg last week outlined the rationale for getting rid of more than 150 jobs in nutrition…
Political responses to obesity have been more about creating a spectacle of “doing something” than solving the problem.
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There’s no doubt that obesity has received considerable political attention over the past decade. But data recently released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows Australians are losing…
There’s no good evidence to show cutting carbs works better than just cutting calories.
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There seems to be an endless number of fad diets and “golden rules” for weight loss. One of the most popular of these rules is that cutting carbohydrates (carbs) is the best way to lose weight.
The most…
Focusing on weight as the problem and weight loss as the solution makes social and economic inequalities invisible.
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Anti-obesity messages are everywhere – in news, in entertainment, and in public health campaigns. We are constantly being told that fat is bad for us, and that in order to be healthy we need to lose weight…
Print advertising from the LiveLighter Western Australia’s anti-obesity campaign.
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…
Health claims are commonly exploited to promote the consumption of highly processed foods.
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Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food regulation last week bowed to lobbying from processed food manufacturers and agreed to permit them to market products with general level health…
Coke has apparently shared the Olympic ideals since 1928.
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What does the Olympics stand for: is it the inspiration for a healthier, sportier community? Or is it just another way to sell junk food and booze to an ever-fatter, ever-drunker population of couch potatoes…
Rather than criticising parents of fat children, it’s more productive to confront the wider issues of neglect and social inequality.
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Should a child’s obese body be used as evidence to support their removal from their parents' care? According to a recent report in The Age newspaper, the Children’s Court of Victoria thinks so.
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Infants born by C-section had twofold higher odds of developing obesity.
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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. At first…
McDonald’s has been slapped on the wrist for marketing its Happy Meal to children online.
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As public health organisations and the food and advertising industries continue to debate the regulation of marketing unhealthy foods to children, I’ve learnt that health organisations must take the wins…
Depending on their age, children should accumulate between one and three hours of physical activity a day.
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OBESE NATION: It’s time to admit it – Australia is becoming an obese nation. This series looks at how this has happened and, more importantly, what we can do to stop the obesity epidemic.
Here, Jo Salmon…
Australians from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to struggle with excess weight.
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OBESE NATION: It’s time to admit it – Australia is becoming an obese nation. This series looks at how this has happened and, more importantly, what we can do to stop the obesity epidemic.
Here, Kathryn…
One in four Australians are now obese. But when – and how – did we gain this weight?
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By Anna Peeters, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute and Dianna Magliano, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
OBESE NATION: It’s time to admit it – Australia is becoming an obese nation. Today we launch a series looking at how this has happened and, more importantly, what we can do to stop the obesity epidemic…
Labelling a person as “obese” may not always be helpful in prompting positive changes in behaviour.
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OBESE NATION: It’s time to admit it – Australia is becoming an obese nation. Today we launch a series looking at how this has happened and, more importantly, what we can do to stop the obesity epidemic…
We all know obesity increases our risk of chronic disease, but how does excess fat actually affect our body?
OBESE NATION: It’s time to admit it – Australia is becoming an obese nation. Today we launch a series looking at how this has happened and, more importantly, what we can do to stop the obesity epidemic…
Fat prejudice and stigma must be recognised.
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Fatty, go on a diet. Hey doggie, you can do it – you can make it up that hill. Girls are so fat these days, it’s disgraceful – in my day, we watched our weight. You’re beautiful, but you’d be even more…
The poorest people in the world have the largest burden of disease.
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A somewhat diverting paper on obesity came out earlier this week. It’s based on a cute idea – looking at what overweight people do to global resource requirements instead of the more traditional approach…
The mayor of New York wants to restrict the serving size of sugar-sweetened drinks in the city.
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New York City’s mayor has taken issue with “super-sized” serves of sugar-sweetened drinks and is proposing a limit on their serving size to a maximum 16 fluid oz (500 millilitres) at fast food outlets…
Many people blame laziness and ready access to attractive, energy-dense foods for the obesity epidemic.
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By Paul Zimmet, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
Like politics, football and global warming, obesity is a topic that attracts huge attention in the media as well as talk on the street and in coffee lounges. This is not surprising since it is the most…
Psychological influences on weight problems are extremely important, but are often overlooked.
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Researchers have been telling us for decades that being overweight is not good for our health. Medical journals are full of articles that link overweight and obesity to just about every disease and illness…
Establishing a bariatric register will provide confidence that bariatric surgery is safe.
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Around 2.6 million or 10% of Australians are obese. Obesity contributes to other diseases, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnoea, infertility, depression and cancer. The strength…
Rates of stillbirth have fallen in rich countries but are now reaching a plateau.
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Stillbirth is a major but under-researched public health problem affecting three million families each year. Following the 2011 Lancet Stillbirth Series, it has been receiving more attention, and a recent…
Taboos in porn can be shocking, but they can also be very revealing about our sexual apetites.
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Fat people having sex, ugly people having sex, old people having sex. All too readily our culture cringes, shudders, if not gags at the thought. After all, if film and television have taught us anything…
Children aren’t suited to adult-style fitness programs using exercise bikes, treadmills and rowers.
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With one in five Australian preschool-age children now overweight or obese, it’s no wonder kids' weight is so often in the media spotlight.
While the causes of obesity are complex and multifactorial…
Sugar doesn’t play a greater or lesser role in obesity than fat and other carbohydrates.
Esther Gibbons
The debate about the health implications of sugar consumption began back in 1972 when Professor John Judkin, from the University of London, published Pure, White and Deadly, which linked sugar intake to…
There’s a tendency to believe that only obese people need to be educated about unhealthy and unnecessary foods.
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Parents in Australia recently made headlines expressing frustration with a health-care system that confuses weight with health.
They’ve been expressing their anger at two related, but separate, offenses…
Exercising at a moderate intensity is enough to reduce your blood pressure and cholesterol.
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You don’t need to follow the “no pain, no gain” mantra to reap the health benefits of exercise, a new study shows.
Military-style boot camps that deliver fast-paced, high-intensity training (and chastise…
Chocolate can be good for you … in moderation.
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People who eat chocolate on a regular basis tend to be thinner, even when they do not exercise more often, a new study claims.
But health experts have warned that the findings of the study, published…
The Conversation’s health coverage: policy, chiropractic, obesity and medicine.
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In The Conversation’s first editorial meeting editor Andrew Jaspan explained what he wanted to achieve with the site: a more informed level of debate, based on evidence, research and expert opinion.
It…
Better diets and more exercise could prevent 43,000 cancer diagnoses a year.
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Cancer is one of the most common public health threats facing Australians and accounts for nearly one-fifth of the disease burden in this country. The direct cost to the Australian community is approaching…
We can reduce rates of childhood obesity but it requires a coordinated, consistent approach.
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Seventeen years of our research into childhood obesity is starting to deliver dividends. We now know what kinds of interventions are effective for reducing the number of overweight and obese children in…
Australia’s revised dietary guidelines must consider environmental sustainability.
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The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is currently revising the Australian Dietary Guidelines. Yet, despite expert advice from public health and environmental sustainability groups…
The risk of cancer from air pollution is a fraction of the hazard posed by smoking.
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The fixation on potentially cancer-causing chemicals in the air, food and consumer products is diverting attention from the real risks, according to a review of global evidence by an Australian cancer…
Just getting off your chair regularly and moving around is enough to improve your health.
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By David Dunstan, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
I’ve never been a smoker but lately I’ve started to take on some of the same zeal of reformed addicts. You see, a few years ago, I took a long, hard look at myself and decided to kick one of the most unnecessary…
Evidence suggests that up to 30% of people who are obese are perfectly healthy.
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No one can claim to be unaware of the risks of obesity in this day and age. Almost every day there are discussions in the media about the risks of carrying excess fat. But research shows the link between…
One reason we feel comfortable laughing at fat bodies is because we believe we can assess an individual’s personal and moral characteristics by their body.
Robert Danay
Recent articles on perceptions of overweight and obese people have attracted a lot of attention from those with something to say about the overweight and the obese. One point that seems clear from the…
Focussing on individual behaviour for preventing and managing obesity is simplistic and misleading.
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By Jessica L. Browne, Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes and Jane Speight, Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes
For anyone having doubts about overweight or obese people feeling blamed and shamed, the comments on a recent article about a positive image library should settle the matter. They clearly illustrate the…
The image library presents obese people in positive, natural poses. Here, Zoe prepares for work.
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Discussions about obesity tend to focus on perceived health risks and the financial drain they pose to the health system. What’s less recognised is that the way we talk about obesity makes the social position…
If we’re to confront obesity and with any real impact, we need to examine the way modern lifestyles have dramatically altered our food intake and energy expenditure.
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By Paul Zimmet, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
By 2025, it’s predicted that ⅔ of the Australian population aged over 25 will be overweight or obese if current trends continue. To paint the picture more crudely, it means that a person of normal weight…
The food industry has won this round but the traffic light labelling fight isn’t over yet.
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The Federal Government has defied expert advice and rejected a traffic light food labelling system for packaged foods, saying there wasn’t enough evidence to show it would give consumers the information…
The multi-country study concluded that in Australia, television advertising’s contribution to childhood obesity is between 10% and 28%.
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A recent complaint to the Advertising Standards Board by the Obesity Policy Coalition about a Smarties online colouring-in competition aimed at three- to ten-year-olds, and a bill introduced by Greens…
Fruit juice contains as much sugar as soft drink.
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We often hear, from health experts and well-meaning parents, that soft drink is terribly unhealthy and we should opt for fruit juice instead. But apart from a few additional vitamins and minerals, there…
Research has found having an overweight father quadruples the chances of kids being overweight.
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The increase in childhood obesity over the last few decades is frightening. Clearly fresh thinking is needed. New evidence of father’s impact on children’s weight gain may point us toward novel approaches…
Being overweight or obese can increase a teen’s risk of developing a number of diseases.
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Picture this common scenario: A mother is worried about the size of her 13-year-old daughter, who appears quite a bit heavier than the other students in her class. But the mother is reassured by her friend…
While we try to come to terms with the number of obese people, the chance to reverse the growing trend could be lost.
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This is a shorter version of an article that appears in the latest issue of Perspectives, an opinion-led journal published by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.
It’s predicted that two-thirds of…
Interventions that influence different aspects of the food and physical activity environments are needed to tackle obesity among children.
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This is a shorter version of an article that appears in the latest issue of Perspectives, an opinion-led journal published by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity…
The majority of obese people will have at least one other chronic disease.
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This is a shorter version of an article that appears in the latest issue of Perspectives, an opinion-led journal published by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.
Maladaption is the inability of a…
Prescription weight loss medicines are expensive and don’t produce lasting results.
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Welcome to part nine of The science behind weight loss, a Conversation series in which we separate the myths about dieting from the realities of exercise and nutrition. Here, Lennert Veerman, Senior Research…
Losing weight and keeping it off can be hard due to hormonal changes.
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Welcome to part eight of The science behind weight loss, a Conversation series in which we separate the myths about dieting from the realities of exercise and nutrition. Here, Joseph Proietto, Professor…
Promises of a quick weight-loss fix mask the realities of liposuction.
Laura Mary
Welcome to part seven of The science behind weight loss, a Conversation series in which we separate the myths about dieting from the realities of exercise and nutrition. Here, health sociologist Rhian…
How much weight can be lost from reducing calorie intake is generally misunderstood.
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Welcome to part four of The science behind weight loss, a Conversation series in which we separate the myths about dieting from the realities of exercise and nutrition. Here, Deakin University Public Health…
Your long-term weight loss success is dependant on both exercise and nutrition.
Kenny Holston
Welcome to part four of The science behind weight loss, a Conversation series in which we separate the myths about dieting from the realities of exercise and nutrition. Here, Deakin University nutrition…
Diet pill manufacturers take advantage of consumers' desire to look and feel better.
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Welcome to part two of The science behind weight loss, a new Conversation series in which we separate the myths about dieting from the realities of exercise and nutrition.
Here, Michael Vagg, Clinical…
Fad diets might give you short-term “results” but they’re unlikely to keep the weight off.
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Welcome to The science behind weight loss, a new Conversation series where we separate the myths about dieting from the realities of exercise and nutrition. In our first instalment, renowned nutritionist…
As a pregnant woman’s weight increases above normal levels, so does her child’s risk of asthma.
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By Adrian Lowe, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Being obese during pregnancy dramatically increases the risk of the child developing asthma by their tenth birthday, according a study published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology…
An analysis of newspaper reporting about sweet drinks found coverage was largely positively oriented.
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Sugary drinks are very popular, almost entirely unnecessary, and contribute to a number of health problems.
Despite such health risks, these drinks are increasingly marketed as healthy with labels highlighting…
Australia needs a tax on unhealthy foods that covers more than just fat content.
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Australia should follow the lead of Denmark and consider taxing foods high in saturated fats to curb the nation’s growing obesity problem, Greens leader Bob Brown said at yesterday’s tax forum.
This week…
The Heart Foundation today announced plans to dump its tick from takeaway foods, citing unfair advantage for companies such as McDonalds over small takeaway outlets that can’t afford the accreditation…
The most promising interventions to curb obesity’s prevalence target the population as a whole rather than individuals.
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Non-communicable diseases – Lennert Veerman examines the reasons for the obesity epidemic and options for controlling it.
Obesity levels are on the rise the world over. This is a sign that something is…
Government policies promoting economic growth have contributed to global crises of overconsumption such as obesity.
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Obesity has been on the rise for some 40 years and will continue to create an enormous burden on global health systems if governments around the world do not take decisive, policy-driven action, according…
Aside from folate, most pregnant women get all the nutrients they need from a balanced diet.
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If you’ve ever been pregnant, you’ll know what it’s like to be bombarded with mixed messages from well-meaning friends and family about what you should eat and avoid to protect your growing baby.
It can…
Excessive sitting increases your risk of chronic disease, even if you get enough exercise.
By David Dunstan, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
Whether it’s at work, in cars, watching TV or using the computer, there’s no denying many of us spend the majority of our days sitting.
And while science is yet to prove conclusively that too much sitting…
Adjusting your protein intake can help you lose weight or build muscle mass.
Neric Blein
For most people, successful weight loss comes down to two things: eating less and exercising more. But new research shows we may have been underestimating the role protein plays in losing weight and building…
Guidelines say no TV for under 2s, then no more than two hours a day.
Keenen Brown
If you’ve ever sat your toddler down in front of the television to give yourself a few minutes of much-needed rest, you’re certainly not alone.
But for many parents, those few minutes of bliss that come…
Is it time to end our love affair with energy-dense foods?
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For the first time ever, the number of overweight people on Earth outweighs the number that are undernourished.
From the obesity crisis flows a cascade of health and social problems: it burdens healthcare…
Psammomys obesus or the Israeli sand rat provides an insight into how the thrifty gene hypothesis may work.
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By Paul Zimmet, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
In the last few decades, the number of people with diabetes has more than doubled globally, making the combination of type 2 diabetes and obesity (known as diabesity) the largest epidemic the world has…
The UN General Assembly will discuss a global approach to combating non-communicable diseases in September.
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Australia has done well by international comparison in addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the past fifty years and while there remains much to do, we could play a leading role in the upcoming…
Exercise decreases hunger in the long term.
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It’s time to ignore any advice you’ve heard about your sweat and hard work in the gym sabotaging your weight loss efforts by causing you to eat more. Every little bit of exercise can help shift unwanted…
Keeping weight off is much harder than losing weight in the first instance.
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Prevention is the cornerstone of society’s response to the current obesity epidemic. But even if no more people were to gain much more weight, those who are already obese face serious health problems…
It’s how much you eat, not when you eat it, that affects weight management.
If only a cure to world hunger was as easy as dishing out late-night sandwiches to the starving masses, and seeing them gain weight by eating at night.
The reality is that it’s not when you eat, but how…
Children form lifetime brand associations from age two.
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More than 550 international health professionals and organisations have signed a letter to McDonald’s calling for the Ronald McDonald icon to be shelved.
What’s made Ronald McDonald such a successful…
