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The U.S.’s MyPlate plan, which has the explicit goal of simplifying dietary recommendations, fails to address the nuances of each individual’s condition. This not only sends misleading messages about proper eating behavior, but also creates myriad additional complications for many.

As a wealthy, developed nation, Australia indeed has an obligation to set positive examples to the world when it comes to combatting NCDs. However, the persistence within our population of demographics which continue to experience poor health compared with the rest of society demonstrates that our own battle with these […]

As a mother of 2 boys under 5, I always worry about my children: are they getting enough exercise? Are they eating enough fruit and vegetables? Do they watch too much TV? Government guidelines recommend no TV for children under 2, and only 1 hour for children aged 2 to […]

On 23 June 2012, Papua New Guinea voters, including 87% from rural districts, began the difficult travail (on average a two hour walk across rugged mountains and dense rainforest) to confirm their vote for Papua New Guinea’s political future. One significant item on the electoral agenda is the vital need to restructure […]

Prevention is better than cure is an old saying but one that still holds true and on a much larger scale than one might at first think.  The economic burden that the health sector puts on the already mismanaged economies of third world countries could be substantially reduced by practising preventive medicine and educating […]