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Air Pollution Linked to Cardiovascular Risk Indices in Healthy Young Adults

Air Pollution Linked to Cardiovascular Risk Indices in Healthy Young Adults

Researchers in Taiwan have demonstrated for the first time that urban air pollution simultaneously affects key indicators of cardiovascular risk…

09 Oct 2007

Yoga During Pregnancy

Yoga During Pregnancy

Yoga is quickly becoming a popular activity amongst expectant mothers. The gentle movements and breathing exercises help to develop ways to cope with and reduce…

09 Oct 2007

Obesity and its Cost on the Workforce

Obesity and its Cost on the Workforce

Obesity is costing the Australian economy $637 million dollars each year due to indirect costs associated with increased sick leave, lower productivity, unemployment, disability, early…

04 Oct 2007

Body-conscious girls wrong to ditch dairy: study

Body-conscious girls wrong to ditch dairy: study

Fat-phobic girls are mistakenly shunning calcium-rich dairy foods, just at the time when their young bodies most need it. A…

28 Sep 2007

Dairy Foods and Type 2 Diabetes

Dairy Foods and Type 2 Diabetes

Adjusting to a new diagnosis of diabetes can be a shock – and wondering ‘what can I eat?’ is only…

25 Sep 2007

Nutrition During Breastfeeding

Nutrition During Breastfeeding

Eating a healthy diet while breastfeeding is important because what a mother eats determines the energy, protein, nutrient and vitamin content of her breast milk.

20 Sep 2007

Children Caught in Web of Junk Food Promotion

Children Caught in Web of Junk Food Promotion

New Cancer Council report exposes marketing “trickery.” Parents fighting childhood obesity must compete with clever and pervasive junk food marketing…

18 Sep 2007

Introduction to Nutrition

Introduction to Nutrition

Nutrition is essential for growth and development, health and well-being. Eating a healthy diet contributes to preventing future illness and improving quality and length of…

17 Sep 2007

Reducing Insulin Signalling in the Brain can Prolong Lifespan

Reducing Insulin Signalling in the Brain can Prolong Lifespan

Study explains the physiologic benefits of diet and exercise. One route to a long and healthy life may be establishing…

11 Sep 2007