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Three in five Australian adults get sucked in by promotions and specials on junk food and sugary drinks at the supermarket, research released today shows.
In a warming world with a growing population and dwindling resources, we can no longer afford to eat food that’s bad for both our health and the environment.
It is easy to fall into the trap of giving people you love lots of ultra-processed, high kilojoule, nutrient-poor foods because they like them. But immediate pleasure comes at a cost.
Action on Sugar doesn’t think much of David Cameron’s childhood obesity strategy, but will May do any better?
Almost three in four Australian children consume too much sugar, 91.5% of young people don’t get enough exercise, and we’re among the most obese people in the world.
Many people believe eating healthily is expensive – and more costly than buying junk food. But our new research shows this isn’t the case.
Junk food adverts need to be banned near schools and nurseries – our children’s lives depend upon it.
The government’s focus on treating chronic disease neglects the importance of obesity and the benefits of preventive health measures tailored to gender and socioeconomic circumstances.
It’s time for Australia to follow the UK’s lead and increase the price of sugary drinks.
People overeat. And people don’t always make the healthiest food choices. That much is clear. But who is to blame for overeating and poor food choices?
It’s like putting the fox in charge of the hen house – food advertisers can make and break the rules as they like.
Whether it’s a coffee in hand as we walk through the office door, or a way to beat the 3pm slump, many of us rely on our local barista to get us through our working day.
Given the heightened risk of harm, governments should ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 18 years old.
National dietary guidelines have become an easy target for those looking for a scapegoat for bad diets in rich countries. And a BMJ article about draft US guidelines adds further fuel for the fire.
Are you a “carb craver” or “chocaholic”? We often use language associated with addiction to describe our relationships with food. But is it really possible to be addicted to certain types of food?
Supersize me too: how junk food decimates thousands of friendly microbe species.
Hippocrates said circa 400BC that “food should be our medicine and medicine should be our food”. He would probably turn in his grave if he saw the amount of highly processed, sugary food and drinks marketed…
The NHS is 67 years old, on its knees and struggling, and its patients are not doing much better. Launching the Labour Party’s new plans for public health today – it’s an election year after all – the…
When it comes to illnesses linked to poor health choices, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the rates at which people die from them have been falling for some time. The bad news is…
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Promotion, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Public Health, Deakin University
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Director of Cancer Programs, Cancer Council NSW; PhD Candidate in Nutrition & Dietetics, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer (Adjunct), Nutritional neuroscientist, Adelaide University
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Honorary Professor, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Adelaide University
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Built Environment, Deakin University
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Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University
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Professor of Public Health Nutrition, University of Sydney