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Changes at the checkout key to reducing childhood obesity

Healthy Eating

Cancer Council has called on supermarkets to take urgent action in the fight against obesity, with concerning figures showing Queensland is home to the largest number of childhood obesity cases nationally. The call coincides with World Obesity Day today. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said around 28 per cent of Queensland children were overweight…

Alana adds spice to Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

Celebrity cook, TV presenter and writer Alana Lowes has spiced up the fight against cancer, signing on as national ambassador for Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Sharing a brand new beetroot hummus with cucumber recipe, Alana is encouraging all Queenslanders to mix it up in the kitchen to raise funds for Queenslanders this year.…

Queensland kids fail the fruit and veg test

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New figures show 95 per cent of Queensland children don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables, putting their short and long term health at serious risk. The latest results from the Australian Bureau of Statistic’s National Health Survey show only 4.3 per cent of children aged two to 18 years eat the recommended amount of fruits…

Live Well, Be Well Radio – 16 April

Live well be well

Listen back to our April 16 show! We chat how food affects your mood, dancing for health, Footprints for Brain Cancer, raising emotionally resilient kids & downsizing effectively. Special guests include Women’s Health Magazine, Sally Thibault, She Brisbane and Little Miss Organised. Listen to the latest Live Well, Be Well radio podcast with Katie Clift…

Experts call for food labelling to get physical

New food labels depicting the amount of exercise needed to work off food and drink could improve public health, experts say. An article in today’s British Medical Journal suggests that more than half of consumers would positively change their behaviour if ‘activity calories’ were printed on food packaging. According to the article’s authors, exercise labelling…

Live Well, Be Well Radio – 2 April

Live well be well

Listen back to our April 2 show! Be part of an Ipswich Race Day raising funds for CCQ, learn to savour time to yourself, grab a healthy chicken parma recipe & find out why setting goals for 90 days is better than setting annual goals. Listen to the latest Live Well, Be Well radio podcast…

Global obesity crisis keeps getting heavier

Many more people worldwide are now obese than underweight, a landmark study has found, prompting Cancer Council to call for urgent action to curb the crisis. The Lancet study revealed global obesity has increased by 167 per cent since 1975, compared to a 35 per cent drop in the number of underweight people. Cancer Council…

Queensland still the skin cancer capital of the world

Cancer Council has issued an urgent warning for Queenslanders to stay vigilant about sun safety, with the Sunshine State still taking out the title as skin cancer capital of the world. A global study, published this week, found Australia no longer has the highest per capita rates of invasive melanoma in the world – in…

Better health is just a hop, skip, jump away for kids

Cancer Council Queensland has joined calls from public health experts to get kids off the couch and moving for their health these school holidays. Less than half of Queensland children aged five to 17 years get enough exercise, and 34 per cent average two or more hours of screen time daily, exceeding the recommended guideline.…

Cancer Council reveals shock sugars in Easter treats

Cancer Council will today reveal the alarming amounts of sugar in popular Easter treats, warning Queenslanders about the significant health dangers of overconsumption. New research* has found one medium Easter egg contains 23 teaspoons of sugar on average – three times the daily maximum amount recommended for children. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said…

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