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Here you will find information on the role of diet in overweight and obesity and on how you can adjust your weight through diet, including information on weight loss diets.
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Updated September 2007
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Media release. Top chefs show community groups how to 'Measure Up'
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Ethnic communities are being urged to support the Australian Government's 'Measure Up' campaign. Prominent Sydney restaurateurs and chefs took centre stage at the Sydney Fish Markets today to promote healthy eating as being vital to maintaining good health, demonstrating how to cook simple and nutritious meals across a range of cuisines.
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Oct 2008
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The link between chronic disease and lifestyle
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The relationship between lifestyle risk factors and some specific chronic diseases and conditions.
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Oct 2008
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Health risks
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Unhealthy eating and not enough physical activity can easily lead to an increased risk of developing a chronic disease such as some cancers, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.
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Oct 2008
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Weight and muscle gain
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Better Health Channel
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This fact sheet offers a range of suggestions to help you gain weight. However, gaining lean body weight is a slow process that takes months or years rather than days or weeks.
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Jul 2008
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Eating well and feeling good
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Inspire Foundation
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This fact sheet has information on eating well and some weight-related issues.
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Jul 2008
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High fructose processed foods linked to obesity, gout, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and fatty liver
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Healthy Eating Club
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There has been a 'cloud' over the health benefits of fructose added to processed foods over the last few decades. Food manufacturers have been adding pure fructose to foods in the quest to lower the glycaemic index (GI) of the food because fructose does not affect insulin production therefore is considered to be a low GI sugar (this is contrast to glucose which does raise insulin levels).
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Jul 2008
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Disability - managing underweight
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Better Health Channel
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People with disabilities may find it harder to maintain a healthy weight than other people in the population. There are various weight management strategies that can help a person with a disability to avoid becoming underweight.
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Jun 2008
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Chocolate
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Better Health Channel
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Chocolate is a luxury food, considered to be naughty but nice'. New research suggests it may not be so naughty after all and that components in cocoa beans may help protect against degenerative illnesses like heart disease and cancer. However, chocolate is not a health food' and should still be eaten in moderation as part of a nutritious well-balanced diet.
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May 2008
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Appetite problems
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CareSearch
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Loss of appetite (anorexia) and weight (cachexia) are significant concerns for many palliative care patients, and independently predict a poorer prognosis. These pages provide information and evidence regarding appetite problems for health professionals.
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May 2008
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Carbohydrates and the glycaemic index
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Better Health Channel
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The glycaemic index (GI) is a way to rate carbohydrates according to how quickly they are absorbed and raise the glucose level of the blood. It has replaced classifying carbohydrates as either 'simple' or 'complex'.
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Feb 2008
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Nutrition and exercise for cancer patients
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The Cancer Council Victoria
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There are no special foods you must use or avoid when you have cancer. The best general advice is to eat well with a variety of foods every day, and exercise at a comfortable level.
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Jan 2008
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Milk - facts and fallacies
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Better Health Channel
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Milk is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, particularly calcium. However, some common fallacies about milk may encourage some people to restrict their intake of this highly nutritious drink unnecessarily.
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Jan 2008
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Promoting Healthy Weight
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Promoting healthy weight focuses on the prevention and management of overweight and obesity. In Australia, the 1995 National Nutrition Survey showed that some 56% of the adult population (18 years and over) were overweight, with 19% of these classified as obese.
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Dec 2007
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Dietary advice for illness-related malnutrition in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Ill people often eat less than usual. If this reduced food intake is prolonged, it can cause weight loss, malnutrition and death. Advice may be offered to encourage good eating habits of high-protein and high-energy foods so that weight can be gained an...
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Nov 2007
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Health alert: recall of Lida Daidaihua Slimming Capsules
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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A South Australian company, Mekong Grocery, upon instructions from Australia's medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), is undertaking a consumer level recall of the product Lida Daidaihua Slimming Capsules as it contains an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient.
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Oct 2007
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Lida Daidaihua Slimming Capsules - consumer alert
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Consumers who have purchased this product are warned not to use it and to consult a medical practitioner if they have taken it and have concerns about their health.
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Oct 2007
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Weight loss and carbohydrates
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Better Health Channel
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Carbohydrates are the only fuel source for many vital organs, including the brain, central nervous system and kidneys. Low carbohydrate diets are popular again, even though they may be dangerous. A diet high in protein and fats can lead to obesity and obesity-related disorders such as heart disease.
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Jun 2007
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Weight loss - common myths
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Better Health Channel
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Dieting has led to many unhealthy misconceptions about weight loss and caused long term difficulties in maintaining a healthy body weight. There are no magical foods or ways to combine foods to reduce body fat. To lose weight, you need to make small, achievable changes to your lifestyle. You need to change the way you eat and increase your physical activity.
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Jun 2007
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Weight loss - a healthy approach
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Better Health Channel
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Increasing your physical activity level, together with eating a nutritious diet, is the key to losing body fat. You need to use more energy through physical activity than you eat as food. Yoyo ('crash') dieting can increase your weight by lowering your metabolism. Dieting can also cause psychological stress and increase the likelihood of binge eating.
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May 2007
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Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is a lack of consensus as to the best nutritional management of obesity. We assessed the effects of low glycaemic index or glycaemic load diets in overweight or obese people. Six randomised controlled trials, involving 202 participants, were analy...
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May 2007
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