Changing Habits

I was watching a news report the other day and I can't recall what the story was really about but there were a group of Australians being interviewed and I felt somewhat embarrassed that many of the people being interviewed were clearly very much overweight, bordering on obese if not morbidly obese. My brother owns a satellite and he beams these pictures and images not only to Australian audiences but very often audiences in every corner of the world. My work quite often takes me overseas and the impression the world has of us is the land of the suntanned, fit, muscular Aussie but like many other countries around the globe we are now part of the growing global obesity epidemic. Read More

“It comes down to consumers making a choice as to whether they wish to actively be part of a 50-year food experiment, or whether they value their health and safety sufficiently to invest in foods which are becoming confirmed as better for them. Certified organic produce gives them that choice,”  Read More

One in three American children are overweight or obese, and now the military are saying that this is a threat to national security.  Drastic measures are needed in order to change this and it is not about doing the same thing.  We need to think and act differently then we are now!  Read More

I think the last paragraph in this article is the most important.  We all know we have an obesity problem but the plethora of conflicting food information and competing interests has done little to improve consumer understanding, wellbeing and health.  A lot of the problem is based around money and the food industry.  The large chemical companies have more money then the organic farmers and producers, we need to stand firm on eating foods from the natural source to stop obesity and illness in Australia. Read More

This is a really interesting study.  Have a read and see what you would do as a shopper.  Do we heavily tax the junk food or subsidise fruits and vegetables.  It appears that mothers took the money they saved on subsidised fruits and vegetables and treated the family to less healthy alternatives, such as chips and soda pop.  Interesting! Read More

Australia's ballooning waistlines warrant a national strategy but it is an area where the Rudd government has been slow to act, a leading health professional says. Read More

I'm someone who feeds my family healthy foods (of course), I make the effort to exercise, work on having a good relationship with family and friends and organise my time so that I have time away from work.   Read More

I don't think that the genes are significant, let's face it people are obese because of the food they eat and the lifestyle they live. Read More