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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…
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…
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…
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…
Brain circuitry may make it more difficult for obese people to lose weight, researchers have found. Research has shown that…
Soft drink health warnings should include advice on the risk of tooth decay, say researchers from the University of Adelaide, after another large study connected sugary drink consumption and tooth decay…
People are increasingly reporting their weight as lower than it is, skewing data on obesity rates, according to a new Irish study. The study, published today in PLOS ONE, found the gap in obesity levels…
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…
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. But…
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…
Policymakers should understand the urge to drink soft drinks is genetically determined, rather than being solely a lifestyle choice, argue endocrinologists from the Garvin Institute of Medical Research…
Lap band surgery is an effective long-term measure for managing obesity, according to a 15-year study of thousands of patients who have undergone the procedure. The study, from Monash University’s Centre…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
People with private health insurance are nine times more likely than those without to have bariatric weight-loss surgery, a new study has found. Bariatric surgery, which includes gastric banding, sleeve…
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…
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Epidemiology & Equity in Public Health & Director, Institute Health Transformation, Deakin University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Professor of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Public Health, Griffith University
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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D.Phil. Candidate in Population Health, University of Oxford
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Executive Manager of Food for Health Alliance ; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Impact, Australian Catholic University
