Nudge theory involves using little nudges to encourage healthier behaviours. Dr Caroline West reports the results of a trial into food choices.
Food
Childhood obesity
More than one in 4 kids aged 5-17 years in Australia is above a healthy weight. Find out how to help kids make changes to their diet and activity levels.
Video: Losing weight helps your partner shed too
New research has found that when someone makes a commitment to losing weight, they may not only be helping themselves. Their partner may shed some excess kilograms too, even if they aren’t trying!
Squirming worm infection in foot
Man develops a squirming snake-like lesion on his foot after a holiday to Nigeria. The lesion was intensely itchy and grew longer every day.
Video: Australians are eating too much salt
A diet high in salt increases your blood pressure, and your risk of heart disease. Yet we’re still eating too much of it – and there’s no sign of that changing.
Organic food: is it healthier?
Organic food is promoted as being healthier than conventional produce. Aside from the price, however, there is not a lot separating conventional and organic foods.
Video: Kids’ snacking tastes could be genetic
The types snacks a child prefers could be linked to their genes and this could explain a preference for sweet or fatty foods and an aversion to bitter-tasting vegetables.
Video: Vegetarian eating in adolescence linked to good bone health
A diverse and well-balanced vegetarian-style dietary pattern eaten during adolescence can have a beneficial impact on bone health which is carried into young adulthood.
Kids with allergies feel worse-off
As allergy rates rise, we may need to pay more attention to the mental effects of allergic disease, not just the physical ones.
Video: The cost of obesity in life and death
The effects of obesity are costing us a fortune in life and death.
