Exercise at every size: the role of physical activity for obesity
Obesity levels in Australia have reached pandemic level proportions, affecting 31.3% of the population. And for a lot of people...
09 November, 2021
How to exercise right for metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a group of disorders that affects between 20 - 30% of Australian adults. It greatly increases your...
26 October, 2021
Fighting back against Obesity
So somehow NASA can launch a human mission to Mars by 2037, but a preventable disease that’s predicted to affect...
13 May, 2019
Childhood Obesity. It’s happening. It’s Real.
What is overweight, obesity and how are these measured? Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that...
22 December, 2017
Exercise and Obesity: Where do we begin?
With over half Australian adults and a quarter of Australian children reported as being overweight or living with obesity, the...
05 December, 2017
Obesity: An expanding epidemic weighing heavily on society
Statistics show obesity levels to have more than doubled in the last twenty years, with more than 1.9 billion people...
18 January, 2017
How to break up with sugar
"I wish I knew how to quit you, sugar". Accredited Practising Dietitian, Arlene Normand, shows us how to shaft...
24 November, 2016
What can exercise give you – that bariatric surgery alone cannot?
The decision to undertake bariatric surgery is not one that people take lightly. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare...
23 February, 2016