Vitamins and minerals are vital after bariatric surgery for long term health and well being. This article contains a guide to each vitamin and mineral including which foods contain the...
Think about how different life would be if you felt full and satisfied after consuming a small portion of nutritionally dense food ... According to new research, Australian households are...
Recent Study Links Carbonated Drinks to Weight Gain
A recent study has shown that carbonated drinks may be linked to weight gain. The study, conducted by a research team from the Birzeit University in Palestine, used lab rats...
Featured in the Toowoomba Chronicle. Toowoomba man Ted Bremner loved the beach, but for the past 20 years he has been too embarrassed to go. However, Mr Bremner, 65, now...
OBESITY CAUSES DEPRESSION When it comes to obesity and depression, it’s a case of which came first – the chicken or the egg? Depression is an important condition that is...
Start The Conversation – Treating Obesity Treats Disease
BODY MASS INDEX Over 5 million Australians suffer from obesity. Obesity can be treated. Sometimes people don’t seek treatment because they think, “It doesn’t apply to me. I carry some...
OBESITY AND FERTILITY When it comes to fertility, time is not on your side. You want to everything you can do increase the chances of having a healthy baby with...
INVEST IN YOUR HEALTH It’s been said that we spend our health to gain our wealth, and then spend our wealth to regain our health. We work too many hours,...
OBESITY IS A DISEASE Obesity is no longer considered a cosmetic issue caused by overeating and a lack of self-control. The World Health Organization now recognizes that obesity is a...
Why BMI is Used as a Starting Point in the Surgical Management of Obesity
Obesity has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in Australia. It is therefore important to be able to easily identify people who are most...