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11 Aug

Posted at 14:05h in Healthy Systems by

Research published in the Journal of Nutrition: Authors M Arantxa Colchero, Mariana Molina and Carlos Guerrero-Lopez Abstract Background: In January 2014, Mexico implemented a tax on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) purchases of 1 peso/L. Objective: We examined the heterogeneity of changes in nonalcoholic beverage (SSB and bottled water) purchases after the...

11 Aug

Posted at 08:38h in Healthy Education by

Students and staff can grab a healthy snack or drink, following the introduction of new vending machines offering healthy food choices across Monash University campuses. In all, 35 new machines have been rolled out across Monash Clayton, Caulfield, Parkville and Peninsula campuses. Users can select a food or drink...

10 Aug

Posted at 15:33h in Research by

Over-consumption of high-energy foods and a lack of physical activity are the main behavioural risk factors for people to develop obesity. These behaviours are influenced by a range of individual-level factors which are nested within contexts that contain influencing characteristics further upstream. In this paper,...

10 Aug

Posted at 11:41h in Healthy Community by

Community and Public Health West Coast developed this resource for parents of toddlers and young children. "This booklet is designed to help parents with all things nutrition for their little one, to set them up for healthy habits throughout their life"....

09 Aug

Posted at 09:53h in Healthy Education by

Abstract Background Multi-level, longer-term obesity prevention interventions that focus on inequalities are scarce. Fun ‘n healthy in Moreland! aimed to improve child adiposity, school policies and environments, parent engagement, health behaviours and child wellbeing. Methods All children from primary schools in an inner urban, culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged area in...

09 Aug

Posted at 09:45h in Healthy Environments by

The aim of this study was to  systematically review and quantify findings on the built environmental and how this correlates to older adults’ physical activity(PA) and to investigate differences by type of PA and environmental attribute measurement. One hundred articles from peer-reviewed and grey literature examining built environmental attributes related...

09 Aug

Posted at 09:19h in Healthy Community by

All FreshChoice supermarkets in West Auckland have changed their aisles to make shopping for healthy food easier and they also provide recipe ideas for large families cooking on a budget. Each week at FreshChoice in Ranui and Glen Eden, a new recipe book appears in the ‘Local...