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Weight and girth have become shorthand for health but these are blunt instruments that provide an unreliable and reductive snapshot of its complexities.
Want to drop a dress or pants size? Then losing five kilograms, or about 5% of your body weight will help that zipper start to close with ease. In case you need another reason, keeping a small amount of…
Over the past three decades, the Australasia region has outpaced other regions of the world with the largest absolute increase in adult obesity. Poor diet and high body mass index have overtaken tobacco…
If you’re an adult and live in Australia, you’re more likely to be overweight or obese than not: 63% and 37% respectively. This excess weight is associated with increased premature death and disease, and…
Women are often encouraged to “eat for two” during pregnancy. While this is right in terms of eating to meet both mum’s and baby’s needs, it doesn’t mean doubling her total food and energy intake. The…
Survivors of a childhood liver transplant remain nutritionally compromised in the years following surgery, a new study has…
Almost two thirds of Australians are now overweight or obese. In fact, obesity and unhealthy diets now contribute to more disease and illness in Australia than smoking. This makes finding solutions to…
Women who do not gain enough weight during their pregnancy are at an increased risk of losing their baby in the first year…
Women who underestimate their weight are likely to gain more weight than those who correctly identify their Body Mass Index…
A study by the University of Western Australia has found that drinking five or more cups of coffee a day could lead to weight…
A healthy diet and not eating for two during pregnancy is vital to limit excess weight gain in both women and their babies…
Middle-aged women who work in excess of 35 hours are more likely to experience weight gain. By working longer hours women…
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…
A new lifestyle program has been created for women at high risk of developing gestational diabetes. Researchers at Monash…
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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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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Senior Research Associate, Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, Loughborough University
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Head of Division of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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PhD Candidate, Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University
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Adjunct Professor, Macquarie University
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Adjunct lecturer and nutritionist, UNSW Sydney
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NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Accredited Practising Dietitian; Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University
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Professor, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation - School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Clinician and Scientist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
