Healthy active learning at school
Inactivity is one of the leading contributors to chronic disease – yet almost three out of four primary school-aged children are not getting enough physical activity in their day.
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Improving family diets
Research tells us that the first 1000 days – the period between conception and a child’s second birthday – are critical for establishing lifestyle behaviours that will determine a person’s risk of developing obesity.
Deakin mega-study shows sitting not so bad for back pain
In good news for those with desk jobs, a new Deakin University mega-study into the causes of back pain has found no association between prolonged sitting and lower back...
Teenagers who play sport after school are only 7 minutes more active per day than those who don’t
Teenagers who play organised sport only get seven minutes more physical activity per day, on average, than teenagers who don’t play any sport.
Walk on: getting Victoria on the move
One of the simplest ways to prevent obesity is to walk more, every day.
Getting dads on board to keep kids healthy
A new study has found dads might need a confidence boost to persist with healthy food and drinks for their growing children
National Diabetes Week – Diabetes research at IPAN
Diabetes is one of the biggest health challenges facing Australia. According to Diabetes Australia, around 1.7 million Australians have diabetes, and more than 100,000 people have developed the disease in the past year.
What you need to know about the new muscle disease ‘sarcopenia’
We all know about osteoporosis: what it does to your bones and how to prevent it. But there’s officially a new disease in town, and it’s being described as the ‘osteoporosis of our muscles’.
Five ways teens can cut their sedentary time
New research is showing that teenagers are falling prey to our increasingly sedentary lifestyle – spending more than two-thirds of their day sitting down.
Kids’ diets and screen time: to set up good habits, make healthy choices the default at home
The availability of junk foods and screens is increasingly creating challenges for parents. But in the home environment, parents have the opportunity to shape their children’s diet, activity, screen...
The role of technology in supporting improved nutrition and physical activity in people with cancer
A recent review found that self-guided interventions using technology improved physical activity and fatigue over short term periods of six months.
Let’s not forget the bones of the problem: Osteoporosis is not just a disease of the frail older adult
In Australia alone, it is estimated that 1.2 million people are affected by osteoporosis and an additional 6.3 million have weak bones (low bone density).