Eating for Wellness Inc.

09/09/2025

Fast food shouldn’t be the only option on our streets.

The rapid spread of fast-food outlets in Victoria’s growth corridors, highlighted in a recent article by The Age, is not just a planning issue. It’s a public health issue.

Evidence shows that when communities are saturated with fast food and have limited access to fresh, healthy options, rates of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease climb. In Greater Geelong, the average household is 1,153 metres from a fast-food outlet while the nearest supermarket or green grocer is 1,294 metres away. In some lower-income postcodes, fresh food stores can be up to 14 kilometres away with limited walking, cycling and public transport infrastructure. Compare this to an inner city suburb like St Kilda where it's just 400 metres to the nearest fresh food store.

“People always say [healthy eating is] an individual choice, but at the end of the day, it’s actually not."

As a national leader in nutrition advocacy, we are calling for:
- Health-focused planning rules that give councils the power to enforce density limits on fast-food outlets
- Greater investment in fresh food access for all communities, especially in high growth areas and around schools and other places where children spend their time
- Stronger policies that put public health ahead of profit.
- Everyday foods, in everyday places

It’s time to shift the balance so our kids grow up with streets full of healthy options, not just more drive-throughs.

Read the full article: https://buff.ly/agyoZHv

09/09/2025

Every child should be able to go about their life without seeing ads promoting products that harm their health.

But everyday, the processed food industry bombards Australian kids with unhealthy food and drink advertisements.

These ads influence what our kids eat, want and ask for – and it's putting their health at risk, now and into the future.

Enough is enough. Sign up to our campaign to get : https://bit.ly/45Ip5aT

08/09/2025

https://www.theimperfects.com.au/episode/professor-felice-jacka-food-for-thought/

Great video, well worth the time
Combine it with the free YUKA ap to cut down on Ultra Processed Food intake

How does food affect our mood? Does diet actually impact our mental health? What is a gut micro-biome, and can we still eat a few chips without ruining it? In this Academy of Imperfection episode, we are joined one of the worlds leading experts on the relationship between what we eat, and how it eff...

08/09/2025

Health star ratings are found on food packaging and help you make healthier food choices! They rate the nutritional value from ½ ⭐ to 5 ⭐.

The rating is based on a strict calculation, which balances nutrients that can be harmful to health when eaten in excess (energy, saturated fat, sodium and sugar), against nutrients that are good for your health (fibre, protein, fruit, vegetable, nut and legume content).

How to use the ratings:
🔎look for the stars on the front of packaging
⭐more stars = healthier choice
⚖compare similar products to find the best option.

For more information, see the comments below. 👇

08/09/2025

RESEARCH ROUNDUP
'Mental health care must urgently be overhauled if the 15-year life expectancy gap by people with mental illness is to ever be closed’

‘That’s the really important message in a new Lancet Psychiatry report written by 30 experts, from 19 different countries, who say that Physical Activity, Nutrition, Sleep and Not Smoking are essential to treatment instead of optional extras’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELB5yPWhXBs

If you or someone you knows needs help with making changes to your lifestyle- having a good chat about what you eat and how you can make better food choices, coaching around building physical activity into your day and week and have guidance around sleep. Please get in touch. 0413 77 44 11 brightdiets@mail.com.

Experts call for urgent overhaul of mental health care to address the 15-year life expectancy gap suffered by people with mental illness. Physical activity, ...

05/09/2025

Does diet influence dementia risk? What we know

In this Special Feature, two top experts comment on the link between dementia risk and diet and offer an overview of the most recent research on this topic.

05/09/2025

03/09/2025

Parents should be able to pick up any baby or toddler snack at the supermarket and trust it’s healthy.

They should also be able to trust the marketing on the pack isn’t misleading. It's a no-brainer, right?

But right now, there are too few rules in Australia around how these foods are made and marketed — and our kids' health is paying the price.

You can help us change this. Sign our petition today to improve baby and toddler foods: https://bit.ly/4mV3zFF

31/08/2025

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One of the mechanisms by which spicy food may help with longevity is hacking our brains by making foods taste saltier.https://bit.ly/43rSCSC.