A healthy lifestyle increases life expectancy by more than six years among people who have multiple health conditions, Leicester researchers have said.The researchers found that regardless of other health issues, eating well and exercising helped men live up to 6.3 years longer while women could...
The Berkeley City Council, in Northern California is the first US city to ban junk food in grocery store checkout aisles.. Read article ...
It is well known that food retailers shape purchasing decisions through marketing strategies, particularly the ‘four Ps’ of price, promotion, place and product.There is ample evidence to show settings-based interventions can create supportive environments for healthy food choices especially at the point of purchase such...
This New Zealand research investigated facilitators and barriers to follow a three-month prescription for walking.Practical solutions to increasing a person's success include identifying alternative physical activity opportunities within the house or advice to develop support networks to provide company while walking. Read here ...
The Heart Foundation has a collection of fun recipes designed to get children interested in food and helping out with the measuring, grating, stirring, cutting, mixing, pouring, shaping, mashing and tasting. Download here ...
This research concluded there is strong evidence supporting the effectiveness of sedentary behaviour interventions in reducing sedentary time, especially interventions targeting occupational sitting in office settings. Read here ...
.Unhealthy diet and excess body weight are known risks for some cancers. Making healthy food affordable and easier to access would help protect against diet-related cancers. This Cancer Society NZ, 2020 Diet and Cancer Position Statement recommends policies to address the unhealthy food environment and inequitable...
What does the future hold for chronic disease prevention research? A paper by Professors Lucie Rychetnik and Andrew Wilson, and Elly Howse and Leah Marks examining new ways of thinking for chronic disease prevention research has been published in the Australian and New Zealand journal of Public...
This book helps solo cooks eat 5+ A Day every day. It includes a weekly menu, shopping list and recipes.. Download book ...
This research study examined whether symbols on university food outlet menus identifying healthier options would increase their sales; and consumer’s awareness of these symbols, purchasing factors and barriers to eating healthy foods.It concluded identifying healthier options with a symbol at the point of purchase increased...
