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The cost of fresh fruit and vegetables soars in rural areas. Flickr/ Family O'Abé

Rural Australians are missing out on affordable fresh food

Brendon L Neuen, James Cook University; Kerin O'Dea, University of South Australia; Sandro Demaio, Harvard University, and Sarah Larkins, James Cook University

Would you pay A$9 for six mushrooms in inner-city Melbourne? Or A$4.50 for one small piece of broccoli or cauliflower in Sydney? Probably not – but this is what rural Australians are being asked to fork…
The European food agency has decided to allow health claims for products containing fructose. Broken Haiku/Flickr

Fructose health claims ignores evidence of harm

Kerin O'Dea, University of South Australia

The European Food and Safety Agency (EFSA) has just approved health claims for fructose-sweetened products, in a move that has astonished scientists around the world. Food and drink manufacturers can now…
Incorporating food prescriptions into the primary health care system would help highlight the importance of a healthy diet. Rusty Stewart

Prescription for healthy food in remote Indigenous communities

Carley Tonoli, The Conversation

Doctors should be able to provide subsidised “prescriptions” for healthy food to people in remote Aboriginal communities, says an Indigenous nutrition expert. Professor Kerin O'Dea, Professor of Nutrition…
Urban environments are increasingly bombarding us with unhealthy food choices. John Walker

Rethinking how we live to stop the chronic diseases epidemic

Sandro Demaio, Harvard University; Fiona Lander, Monash University; Fred Hersch, University of Sydney, and Kerin O'Dea, University of South Australia

We are in the midst of a global epidemic of chronic diseases – diabetes, heart disease, cancers and respiratory disease are on the rise across the world. Posing a real and increasing threat to health and…
Sugary drinks are one culprit leading to children consuming too much sugar. Graham Reznick

Study reveals Australian children overdosing on sugar

Charis Palmer, The Conversation

More than half of young Australians are consuming too much sugar, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Wollongong and University of Sydney. The research, which was presented at…
New York City’s health board is cracking down on sugary soft drinks, but Australian health experts say more is required to address the obesity epidemic. AAP

Plain packaging for junk food? Health experts call for govt intervention

Charis Palmer, The Conversation

Australia should consider a healthy food rebate, tax on sugary drinks, and regulated portion sizes argue health experts, as New York pushes ahead with government regulation to address the obesity epidemic…
Fresh minimally-processed foods are more expensive than energy-dense, nutrient-poor processed foods. Alexander Baxevanis

Regulation and legislation as tools in the battle against obesity

Kerin O'Dea, University of South Australia

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. Today Kerin O'Dea…

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