Tag: Food and nutrition
New report claims food policy is an ‘utter failure’
A new report calls Australia’s food policy an utter failure. Why poor diet deserves the regulation we’d demand of any product that cost lives.
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Weight Loss and Diabetes
Two-thirds of Australians are overweight or obese, driving a rise in type 2 diabetes. Hal Swerissen on why weight matters for health.
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Does artificial sweetener aspartame really cause cancer? What the WHO listing means for your diet soft drink habit
The WHO’s cancer agency has listed aspartame as a possible carcinogen. What that means, and whether you need to give up diet soft drinks.
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Have we given up on obesity?
Most Australian adults are overweight or obese, yet obesity policy has failed and weight is increasingly normalised. Have we given up, and does it matter?
Read More Why hasn’t Australia got a sugar tax?
Sugary drinks are a major source of added sugar and obesity. The case for a sugar tax, and why Australia still hasn’t introduced one.
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