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WA Media Releases

23 Mar 2018
Supermarket catalogues miss the mark when it comes to healthy trolleys

LiveLighter's latest survey shows fruit and vegetables take up just 4% of catalogue space.

04 Jan 2018
Media Note: Hold the Bacon

CSIRO's latest report highlights the importance of protein being spread throughout the day. Breakfast is a key time in the day to eat many valuable nutrients and a perfect opportunity to increase protein intake (Bacon not included).

26 Dec 2017
Fried Chicken and Sport? It's just not cricket.

KFC continues to exploit Australia's love of cricket over the summer holiday period with a heavily marketed junk food campaign, including sponsorship of Cricket Australia's Big Bash League.

02 Nov 2017
Aussies inspired to get healthy, but life getting in the way New data reveals our healthy and not-so healthy habits

A revealing new survey from LiveLighter has painted a stark picture of the health of Australian adults – we’re heavier than we think, we’re too busy to cook, some of us do no exercise at all and we’re still not eating enough vegies. On the plus side, almost half of us are trying to do something about our weight, Aussies in their forties are leading the way in fitness and popular cooking shows are inspiring us to get cooking.

05 Sep 2017
The Big C: Excess weight second biggest preventable cause

While most people associate habits such as smoking as a preventable cause of cancer, a recent LiveLighter survey shows only 56% of people were aware of the link between being overweight and an increased risk of cancer.

29 Aug 2017
The best thing since sliced bread: Health experts slice up the best bread options

Eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner, bread is a common part of a healthy diet. Supermarket shelves offer a huge variety of sliced breads from the humble white loaf to ‘healthier’ ranges, including gluten free, so how do we know which provides the best bang for our buck?

27 Jul 2017
Media Note: Grabbable gut outside means toxic fat inside

Recent study highlights Australia as one of the worst countries for carrying excess stomach fat.

09 Jul 2017
LiveLighter weighs in on the waistlines of West Australian men

The growing size of West Australian men’s waistlines is causing concern for health professionals with 2 out of 3 West Australian men overweight or obese according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. LiveLighter's Grabbable Gut campaign is encouraging West Australian men to measure up and make small changes for better health.

25 Jun 2017
'Healthy' crackers on supermarket shelves can be as unhealthy as junk food according to health expert

Often promoted as a healthier choice, crackers can contain more salt than a packet of potato chips or a sausage roll, LiveLighter’s recent Healthy Crackers survey reveals.

20 Jun 2017
Media Note: KFC announces home delivery trial

Contributing to an epidemic? Overweight and obesity rates are growing at alarming levels and diseases such as fatty liver disease affects one in four adults, and one in eight adolescents in Australia. Is it responsible to introduce junk food deliveries?

VIC Media Releases

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