Tag: food and nutrition
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“Uncomfortable, important and compelling”: Food Sovereignty presentations at Food Futures 2022
Christina Pollard, Melanie Parker, and Food Futures Conference Advisory Committee Over 170 delegates attended the Food Futures Conference 2022, held Wednesday 16 to Thursday 17 March. Expert speakers presented on a range of topics, on the Conference theme of transforming food systems for the planetary and public good. The third…
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Corporate power, dietary guidelines and ultra-processed food on the menu at Food Futures 2022
Christina Pollard, Melanie Parker, and Food Futures Conference Advisory Committee Over 170 delegates attended the Food Futures Conference 2022, held Wednesday 16 to Thursday 17 March. Expert speakers presented on a range of topics, within the theme of transforming food systems for the planetary and public good. We’d like to…
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How do we improve the nutrition of older Australians?
Kate Thiele – Meals on Wheels Australia & Melanie Parker – PHAA Introduction As people move through life, nutrition requirements change. This is pertinent for older Australians (70 years +), where poor nutrition can have a detrimental effect on health and wellbeing, particularly through malnutrition and other associated health problems. Lack…
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Expert to discuss framework for making food systems sustainable and healthy at PHAA conference
Introduction by Jeremy Lasek – PHAA At the PHAA’s upcoming Food Futures Conference, (16-17 March) a leading Australian expert, Professor Mark Lawrence, from Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), will explore The Ecological Nutrition Conceptual Framework for promoting healthy and sustainable diets. Institute for Physical Health and…
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It’s time to move beyond implementation to make healthy food retail changes successful and sustainable at scale
Dr Adyya Gupta and Professor Anna Peeters It is well established that unhealthy diet is a leading but preventable risk factor for several non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including overweight and obesity, type-2 diabetes, dental decay, cardiovascular disease and multiple cancers. According to Australia’s National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (2011-12), Australians…
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“It is not just about feeding people, it’s about feeding people well,” UK expert to tell 2022 Food Futures Conference
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA With many of us preparing to shed those unwanted festive season kilos, what better time than now to plug our upcoming PHAA Food Futures Conference, which is only two months away. The online conference will be held over two days (Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 March)…