The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Miss Eleni Psillakis, Director at Brazengrowth who will present on ‘The Hashtag...
Read moreMaladaptive Emotion Regulation in Eating Disorders
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Miss Alexandra Griffin, Postgraduate Doctorate Student at Deakin University who...
Read moreImpulsivity Online Project
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Dr Yuliya Richard, Director/Clinical Psychologist at the Impulsivity Online...
Read moreCollaborative Approaches to Actively Reducing Obesity & Eating Disorders
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Dr Robbie Lloyd, Community Relationships & Wellbeing Manager at Port...
Read moreObesity and Sugar – A Taxing Issue
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Dr Lina Hua, Surgical Registrar (unaccredited) at SA Health who will present on...
Read moreEconomics of obesity prevention
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Abstract The substantial health burden attributable to obesity in Australia and around the globe is well recognised. In...
Read moreLike Mother Like Child?
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Dr Kimberley Mallan, Lecturer at Australian Catholic University who will...
Read moreEat to Your Gut’s Content
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Dr Helena Popovic, Doctor and Educator at drhelenapopovic.com who will present...
Read moreWhen You Can Resolve the Stress Underlying Your Weight Issues then You Will Be Able to Manage It
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Celine Healy, Stress Resolution Specialist at Stress to Success who will...
Read moreFat Barbie for Flabby Superman
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Dr Gloria S Wright, Honorary Associate the University of Sydney who will...
Read moreFitspiration #NoFilter
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club over 27-28 September. Joining us at this year’s conference is Associate Professor Fiona Farringdon, Associate Dean Health Sciences at the...
Read morePrevention of obesity in the reproductive years – opportunities abound
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club on Thursday 27 – Friday 28 September. Joining us as a Keynote at this year’s conference is Dr Susan de Jersey, Advanced Accredited Practicing...
Read moreDr Amy Talbot, Director & Senior Clinical Psychologist at The Talbot Centre to join us
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club on Thursday 27 – Friday 28 September. Joining us as a Keynote at this year’s conference is Dr Amy Talbot, Director & Senior Clinical...
Read moreEating Disorders are the symptom of a much deeper cause
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club on Thursday 27 – Friday 28 September. Joining us as a Keynote at this year’s conference is Ms Nicole Gibson, CEO, The Rogue and Rouge...
Read moreCurbing Australia’s Addiction to Crisps and Chocolate
Australians eat an average of 2.7 servings of junk food a week, which is higher than the recommended upper limit of 0 – 2.5 per week. Chocolate tops the list of unhealthy food, while potato chip consumption is on the rise, with an average...
Read moreProgram Launch – 2018 Eating Disorders & Obesity Conference
On behalf of the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, we are delighted to announce the 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference Program has officially been launched! The National Eating Disorders and Obesity...
Read moreObesity – A Chronic Disease/Eating Disorder
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club on Thursday 27 – Friday 28 September. Joining us as a Keynote at this year’s conference is Professor Ian Caterson from the Boden Institute...
Read moreKeynote Dr Peta Stapleton joins us this September
The 2018 National Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference will be held at Twin Towns Services Club on Thursday 27 – Friday 28 September. Joining us as a Keynote at this year’s conference is Peta Stapleton, PhD from the School of Psychology...
Read moreWhat is the Relation Between Eating Disorders and Trauma?
A recent study, in press in Appetite, examines the association between eating disorders and different types of trauma. Eating disorders are characterized by abnormal eating and eating-related behaviours. Three common eating disorders are anorexia...
Read moreHate exercise? Here’s how to change that
Whether it was the sadistic high school PE teacher, the clique at your local gym or the uncomfortable feeling of cracking a sweat, there’s plenty of reasons why you might not think you like exercise. But with research showing that...
Read moreGet up and move: Sitting too much increases your risk of early death
Sitting for six hours or more a day increases your risk of early death by 19 percent compared to those who sit less than three hours a day, per a new study by the American Cancer Society. The paper, published in the American Journal of...
Read moreThe risks associated with gestational diabetes don’t end after pregnancy
In Australia 12-14% of pregnancies are affected by gestational diabetes. Despite its prevalence, most people aren’t aware the risks don’t end when the pregnancy does. Diabetes occurs when the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood is higher than...
Read moreAustralia’s Rate Of Severe Obesity Has Doubled
The obesity epidemic has become a “major” public health issue, but some argue it is largely being ignored. The number of Australian adults deemed severely obese has almost doubled in the last two decades, ranking the nation the fifth...
Read moreNot just ‘skinny’ women get endometriosis
Obese women are more likely to have severe endometriosis, a misunderstood condition that impacts one-in-10 women, an Australian study has found The study of 500 women with surgically confirmed endometriosis found women with a healthy body mass...
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