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Poor eating has a direct impact on our health and being overweight can stop us from being our best. If you’re not eating well, your body struggles to stay in balance. Rather than giving you energy, it can drain you – leaving you feeling tired.
Being overweight is when your weight is above the healthy weight range for your height, and for many people this might be around 5–15 kilograms above their usual weight. Obesity is when weight gain is considerably higher again, and could be more than 20 kilograms above your usual healthy weight.
Ask yourself if you have gained five kilograms or more in the last five years; if the answer is yes, consider making changes to your food and activity right now.
Overweight and obesity are considered serious problems that will increase the chances of developing a number of diseases.
Some health problems linked with obesity:
If you’re serious about improving your lifestyle, now is the time to improve what and how much you eat. Healthy eating helps you keep up your energy, gives you a stronger immune system, improves your state of mind, decreases your risk of disease, helps you lose weight and makes you happier.
Healthy Eating
Perhaps the most important factors in approaching any eating plan are about being able to follow the diet basics. More...
Dietary Guidelines
The Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults recommend four simple points to healthy eating. Find out...
Phytoestrogens
The ideal diet is high in fibre, vegetables, fish protein, unprocessed cereals and grains, and mono-unsaturated fat, not saturated (animal) fat. Where do phytoestrogens fit in? Find out...
Milk – which one’s right for you?
These days, the milk section of the supermarket can be quite confusing. There’s so many options to choose from – low fat, skim, extra-fat, milk with omega-3, organic milk, soymilk and milk boosted with extra calcium. More...
Bread – what’s best for my health?
Wholemeal, rye, multigrain, high-fibre, gluten-free, sourdough, soy and linseed – there are lots of interesting breads to choose from these days. Bread is one of our oldest foods and even today is still considered a staple. More..
Menus for Healthy Eating
Menus with nutrition analysis suitable for women over 35 years, that are high in calcium, low in saturated fat and salt, moderate in sugar and high in fibre. Learn more...
Nutrition FAQs
Answers to the top 50 commonly asked questions from nutritionist Catherine Saxelby. Find out more...
Weight Management
Eating behaviour and weight management are complex issues and there are many different factors that can contribute to an individual becoming above their most healthy weight. More...
Nutrition Labelling: What Does it Mean?
A food label will tell you a lot of information if you know what you are looking for. Here we will try to explain labels, what they mean, how to choose the best products for your health and how to compare products. More...
Further Resources
 Healthy Eating (81.94 KB)
Nutritional Tips (68.22 KB)
Zest By Catherine Saxelby & Jennene Plumber
Choosing the Right Stuff : The Official Shoppers' Guide to Food Additives and Labels, Kilojoules and Fat Content By Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Nutrition Australia
Content updated February 25, 2009
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