obesity
Childhood salt intake linked to obesity
An Australian first study of primary schoolchildren by Victorian researchers has found that children eating greater amounts of salt have a greater risk of being overweight or obese. The study …
Small weight loss may mean big benefit: study
Losing as little as 5% of their body weight is enough for obese people to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published in Cell Metabolism. The randomised controlled …
Childhood obesity to skyrocket: new WHO figures
New figures released by the World Health Organization have revealed that the global rates of childhood obesity could rise from 41 million children affected to 70 million in the next …
Training taste buds could help in obesity battle: scientists
Training our taste buds to be more sensitive to the taste of fat could be key in the battle to curb the world’s growing obesity problem, according to researchers from …
Bowls Australia: be a good sport
Bowls Australia has developed a partnership with the Good Sports program to establish healthier, safer and more family-orientated bowls clubs nationwide. It is the largest preventive health program for the community …
Heart Foundation warns on Christmas weight gain
Between Christmas parties and edible presents, it can be difficult not to gain weight during the silly season, yet if current trends continue, less than one in four Australians will …
Clinical tips: New Year’s Resolutions
It’s all too easy for patients to make New Year’s Resolutions, writes Karalyn Huxhagen, and then abandon them… but pharmacists can help keep them on track. I am sure we …
Attitudes to physical education need to change: researcher
Gold Coast state primary school children are suffering from a lack of physical education, with schools failing to prioritise or promote its importance on the curriculum, new research shows. This …
Dads’ diet impacts offspring’s health: RMIT research
The amount of food consumed by fathers could have a direct impact on their unborn children’s health and wellbeing, according to new RMIT University research. The study suggests that a …
CHF lauds Labor tobacco approach, calls for similar on obesity
The ALP’s plan to increase the tobacco excise will help reduce the number of smokers in Australia, saving many from avoidable illness and death caused by cardiovascular disease and lung …
Overweight are most likely to drink sugary soft drink
Curtin University-led research has found that on any given day 22% of adults drink sugar-sweetened beverages and these soft drink drinkers are more likely to be men, younger adults, and …
Small change could slash childhood obesity rates
Australia’s rates of childhood overweight and obesity could be turned around with changes equivalent to cutting one small chocolate bar and getting in 15 minutes of exercise, according to research …