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New approach to combating junk food over-consumption
With recent findings by the CSIRO’s Healthy Diet Score survey confirming that nearly 80% of Australians are consuming junk food on a daily basis, a new online tool developed by the Australian Government scientific research hopes “to provide the community with a greater understanding of their discretionary food intake and where they can make improvements to their eating habits.”
The Junk Food Analyser has been created in the light of the fact that junk food or discretionary, as it is also known, over-consumption is driving high rates of poor nutrition, high rates of obesity, a higher risk of lifestyle diseases and of course, serious oral health issues, as detailed in the ADA’s Oral Health Tracker.
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Parents encouraged to reduce sugar hit for their kids this Easter
With statistics in Australia’s Oral Health Tracker showing that just under 35% of children aged 5-6 years have experienced decay in their primary teeth and just over 23 percent of children aged 6-14 years have had tooth decay in their permanent teeth, the ADA is urging parents to come up with some healthier alternatives to chocolate eggs and sugary treats.
It’s a tough ask for parents at a time of year when the Easter Bunny is handing out eggs left, right and centre, and sugary temptation is just a hop away, but it’s necessary to ensure children are given every chance to enjoy good oral health.
A decision by the Australian and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation has seen orange juice go from a five-star designation under the Health.