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Veg4Me app gets thumbs up as young adults eat their veggies
Young adults living in rural areas ate more vegetables after using an app that helped them shop for and cook healthier foods.
Schoolkids eating too much ultra-processed food, study shows
Victorian primary school children are getting almost half their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), and it is linked to unhealthy weight gain in older aged children.
What’s the difference between vegan and vegetarian?
Dr Katherine Livingstone breaks down the key differences between a vegetarian and vegan diet in this explainer for The Conversation.
New in-language resources to encourage healthy lifestyle habits early in life
Victoria's Health Minister, Mary-Anne Thomas MP, launches new resources encouraging healthy eating and active play from the start of life for culturally and linguistically diverse families in Melbourne’s west.
Our researchers looked at 700 plant-based foods to see how healthy they really are. Here’s what they found
IPAN PhD student Laura Marchese and Dr Katherine Livingstone comprehensively audited readily available plant-based foods to analyse their nutrition value. They outlined their findings for The Conversation.
Bad influence: study shows social media unreliable for nutrition advice
Relying on social media for dietary advice and nutritional information could prove to be an unhealthy strategy, as a national audit of influencer posts revealed nearly half contained inaccurate information.
Packing the perfect school lunchbox: what parents say
Parents everywhere are dusting off lunchboxes in readiness for a new school year. We asked families how they approach the daily task of school lunch prep. Here’s what we found.
Our ‘food environments’ affect what we eat. Here’s how you can change yours to support healthier eating
In January, many people are setting new year’s resolutions around healthy eating. Achieving these is often challenging – it can be difficult to change our eating habits. But healthy diets can enhance physical and mental health, so improving what we eat is a worthwhile goal.
Meal kits are booming – but how do they stack up nutritionally?
Meal kits are a billion dollar industry selling the promise of convenience while cooking healthy meals at home. Delivering ingredients and step-by-step recipes to the doorstep, meal kits reduce the time and energy to plan, shop and prepare meals. But do they deliver on their promise of health?
New web-based app aims to boost veggie intake in young adults
Young adults living in rural areas are not eating enough vegetables, but researchers are hoping technology might remove some of the barriers they face eating the recommended five serves a day.