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Interested in the latest on healthy eating to tackle the leading cause of death and disability in Australia - cardiovascular disease? There’s so much information around about eating for a healthy heart that you may feel you’ve got it covered. However, a recent survey by the Heart Foundation showed that confusion still reigns when it comes to nutrition messages.
TV shows like Excess Baggage and The Biggest Loser can give overweight viewers unrealistic weight loss expectations, they can also result in serious health issues and be potentially fatal. Recently, Kevin Federline endured a cardiac-arrest scare on-set of Excess Baggage, his second health scare in nine weeks. Are reality weight loss programs doing more harm than good?
The Victorian government has just released research on Victorians’ health. While there is some good news, there is also room for improvement. Surprisingly, we still don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables, and more and more Victorians are becoming obese or developing diabetes.Do you have a question?
Do you have a nutrition or food question you would like answered? Simply ask Karen your question.
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High-profile Accredited Practising Dietitian Karen Inge provides specialist nutrition comments to print media and makes regular TV appearances on lifestyle and current affairs programs. Each Tuesday at 1.00pm she chats about nutrition with Denis Walter and you can log on to listen live on Melbourne radio 3AW. Or, you can listen to previous episodes by clicking on the listen button below.