Posts: Nutrition
Dietitians as advocates for Lifestyle Medicine – an opportunity not to be missed!
By Shivaun Conn, Dr Kate Marsh, Dr Flavia Fayet-Moore, and Dr Cameron McDonald (Accredited Practising Dietitians and Board Members of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine)
The World Health Organisation estimates that by 2020, three quarters of all deaths will be the result of chronic diseases1. The top four modifiable risk factors for chronic diseases include […]
Meet the speaker: Prof Jonathan Shaw
In the lead up to Lifestyle Medicine 2018, we will be giving you the chance to get to know our speakers, their passion and their work in our ‘Meet the Speakers’ series.
Professor Jonathan Shaw is one of the world’s most highly cited researchers and was included in the “World Most Influential Scientific Minds” (Thomson Reuters […]
Meet the speaker: Dr Simon Rosenbaum
In the lead up to Lifestyle Medicine 2018, we will be giving you the chance to get to know our speakers, their passion and their work in our ‘Meet the Speakers’ series.
Senior Research Fellow at Black Dog and UNSW School of Psychiatry, Simon Rosenbaum is presenting “Working out Mental Illness” at Lifestyle Medicine 2018 to […]
Meet the speaker: Dr Rosemary Stanton OAM
In the lead up to Lifestyle Medicine 2018, we will be giving you the chance to get to know our speakers, their passion and their work in our ‘Meet the Speakers’ series.
Dr Rosemary Stanton OAM is a stand out Australian nutritionist and dietitian who has been actively influencing food and nutrition understandings in Australia throughout […]
Public wants better labels on unhealthy foods
Regulations to improve food labelling have strong public support, with almost 80 percent of people surveyed supporting the introduction of better labels on unhealthy foods such as those that are high in sugar, salt and fat. Read more
Global nutrition crisis threatens human development, demands ‘critical step change’ in response – report
Almost every country in the world now faces a serious nutrition-related challenge, whether stemming from undernutrition or obesity, the authors of The Global Nutrition Report 2017 said today. Read more
Diet high in antioxidants linked to low diabetes risk in older women
People who eat lots of food rich in antioxidants have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study of 64,000 French women in a long-term study. Read more
Call to Action Addressed to G7 Health Ministers
Our colleagues at the True Health Initiative have recently issued a press release drawing attention to a letter that has been prepared by a group of leading scientists, including ASLM board members A/Prof John Stevens and Dr Kate Marsh and written to the G7 Health Ministers.
This letter calls for “long-term approaches […]
Firms pledge extra veg help for those struggling with five a day
Eat more vegetables – it is the constant exhortation from doctors, dieticians and public health experts, but falling sales of greens suggests the advice is being ignored. Read more
Using enticing food labels to make vegetables more appealing
Does labeling carrots as “twisted citrus-glazed carrots” or green beans as “sweets-sizzlin green beans and crispy shallots”make them more enticing and increase vegetable consumption? Read more