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Smartphones the stick needed to eat more carrots
Smartphone apps could be key to addressing Australia’s significant under-consumption of vegetables, especially with men and people who are overweight […]
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Obesity trigger identified within the human gut
The key chemical for happiness and sadness, serotonin, is also a force in our body’s weight gain and calorie control, […]
Combating childhood obesity by preventing “fatty liver” in fetus
New research published in The Journal of Physiology indicates that an obese pregnant mother and exposure to a high fat, […]
Multiple chronic diseases leave patients with adversely high costs
Current strategies for treating patients with several chronic diseases are putting an unnecessary financial burden on countries’ health systems and […]
New Health Review Report – The State of Self Care in Australia
“Taking care of yourself’ is an everyday idea – but a new health review report released today highlights the lack […]
Ketone drink could help diabetics by lowering blood sugar
For the first time, it has been shown that drinking a ketone supplement can lower blood sugar levels, presenting a […]
Diet and depression link is not all in the mind
New evidence of a biological link between diet and depression has come from the first study to analyse associations between […]
Genetic correlation found between abdominal fat and cardiovascular disease
UWA researcher Dr Gemma Cadby and colleagues at UWA and Curtin have shown for the first time that genes known […]
Gen X, Y and Z: Obesity risk higher for younger generations
You are much more likely to be obese than your parents were when they were your age, according to a […]
A quick walk on your lunch break could significantly help Australia’s physical …
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that small increases in our levels of […]
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