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A coalition of health experts is calling for increased action on obesity with a new report released today highlighting almost a quarter of Victorian children are overweight or obese.
This consensus statement outlines practical recommendations to the Victorian Government to turn the tide on obesity. The focus is on children and young people to give them the best chance for a healthier start to life.
VicHealth is supporting local governments to improve access to water and healthy drink options in their local sport and recreation facilities.
They might be plant-based, gluten-free, organic and vegan, but many meat-free alternative products are highly processed and packed with salt, making them more stealthy than healthy.
Health promotion foundation VicHealth has welcomed new Deakin University research into supermarket discounts on unhealthy food and is urging retailers to lift their game and make healthy food cheaper.
Limiting sugar might be top of mind for parents when packing school lunchboxes but hidden salt in processed and packaged foods is also putting the health of Aussie kids at risk.
Australia’s first salt reformulation guide for food manufacturers has been launched by the Heart Foundation and VicHealth to help reduce the high salt intake in Australian diets.
Aussie kids are consuming 60 per cent more salt than recommended every day.
A new report from more than 19 leading scientists published in the Lancet today has revealed the growing and dramatic global impact of obesity – now affecting even the world’s poorest countries.
Health promotion foundation VicHealth has brought together some top tips to help you sleigh your health and wellbeing goals through the Christmas and new year holiday season.