Will A Sugar Tax Kick Obesity To The Curb?
A number of debates have taken place around the possibility of a sugar tax, and the…
Obesity
Fast Food Companies Are Not Confronting Obesity
Researchers from Deakin University have evaluated Australia’s 11 biggest fast food companies and have found that…
Graphic Warnings: Knowing What’s In Your Food
With over 60% of Australian adults being labelled as obese, there is a clear issue with…
New Push for a Sugar Tax on Soft Drinks
We Australians love our soft drinks. Australians are one of the top-10 consumers of soft drinks…
More work needed to help GPs educate patients about healthy choices
Almost 2 in 3 Australian adults are overweight or obese, according to the Australia Bureau of…
The Packaging and Marketing of Junk Foods, Too Hard to Resist?
Have you ever had a junk food craving so intense that you could smell the food…
Should Australia be taxing sugary drinks?
Australia ranks in the Top 10 globally when it comes to consuming sugary soft drinks. One-third…
Obesity, social stigma and mental health
Eating disorders come in a variety of forms and impact large subsection of society with approximately…
Obesity in the Western Suburbs
The lead story in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning is about Sydney's expanding waistline. Almost…
Obesity rates set to rise exponentially by 2025
Obesity is on the rise and recent modelling predicts that the amount of people considered as…
Sugar Tax
Later today, the Greens will be announcing a sugar tax in a bid to overcome Australia's…