Is it true foods with a short ingredient list are healthier? A nutrition expert explains
While it can work as a good rule of thumb, there’s more to nutrition than just the number of ingredients.
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Half of all South Africans are overweight or obese. Warning labels on unhealthy foods help change that
The increased availability and consumption of unhealthy food has contributed to poor health outcomes.
Why parents and pupils are finding healthy packed lunches hard to stomach
Children are still being sent to school with a lunch box full of junk food.
Ultra‑processed foods: here’s what the evidence actually says about them
Hype around ultra-processed food may be causing unnecessary anxiety among people who already struggle with food or worry about their health.
How big food companies can do more to create healthier food environments
Many food and beverage companies are not doing enough to positively shape diets in Canada, while positive examples show that public health commitments are achievable.
Labor’s election pledge to improve Australian diets is a first – now we need action, not just ‘consideration’
A shorten Labor government will consider mandating food reformulation targets and health star ratings. These are important moves in the fight against obesity and obesity-related conditions.
Struggling to stay healthy in 2017? Bad marketing could be to blame
New research shows how marketers get away with making their food look and sound healthier than it really is.
States should stand up to the food industry on traffic light labelling
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…
Is it worse to eat unhealthy food in the morning, or later in the day? And what if you skip breakfast?
Do you tend to sit down for breakfast? Or do you grab a muesli bar or bacon-and-egg roll on the way in to work? Here’s what to keep in mind.
Parents find Health Star Ratings confusing and unhelpful. We need a better food labelling system
In new research, parents described Australia’s Health Star Ratings as ‘misleading’, ‘not helpful’ and ‘on the wrong product’.
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