Big AI companies may already know much more about you than you’re comfortable with, even if you’ve never used their services.
- Co-Director, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Deakin University
Dementia is now the leading cause of death, overtaking heart disease. The Conversation’s experts explain how Australians’ health has changed – both good and bad.
Les chatbots sont utilisés pour demander conseil, réfléchir, décider. Insérer des annonces dans cet espace intime crée un risque inédit.
History shows voluntary safeguards fade as profits rise, risking a more persuasive new era of online advertising.
What happens when food delivery gets even faster and easier?
The mass-produced wholegrain bread you buy from the supermarket isn’t harmful to your health, even though it’s an ‘ultra-processed’ food. Your overall diet matters more.
The COVID pandemic, climate events and international conflicts have all contributed, while supermarket giants have been accused of price gouging.
The rising cost of fresh fruit and vegetables has become a hot-button election issue. But neither party has suggested ways we could build a more resilient food system.
Myths that taxes on sugary drinks unfairly disadvantage the poor and will result in job losses don’t hold up. Here’s what the evidence says.
Our new study finds in Australian supermarkets, the lower the health star rating, the higher the discounts. The time is ripe for a national conversation about making discounts healthier.
New technologies do not discriminate between the promotion of a healthy or unhealthy diet. It’s how we apply them that matters.
Childhood obesity prevalence is alarmingly high in many developed countries; in Australia, one in four children is overweight or obese, while in the United States, it’s one in three. But recent American…
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…
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