We are pleased to announce Dr Stephanie Quinton, Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Sturt University who will speak at the 3rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference 16 – 17 May 2016. Dr Stephanie Quinton is a...
Read moreHow salt is linked to obestity
You might think fatty foods are delicious, but fat alone isn’t actually very appetizing. (The true taste of fat, according to recent research, tastes rather like frying oil that’s been heated too long.) The taste you can’t resist is due to the...
Read moreCan the 5:2 diet reverse type 2 diabetes?
Dr Michael Mosley is a British scientist, BBC journalist and author responsible for the increasingly popular 5:2 diet – where a person eats normally five days per week and fasts for two. The journey of discovery began when he was diagnosed...
Read moreSession speaker announcement: Gina Cleo, Dietitian, PhD scholar at Bond University and Teaching Fellow on making and breaking weight loss habits
We are pleased to announce Miss Gina Cleo, Researcher, Bond University who will speak at the 3rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference 16 – 17 May 2016. Miss Cleo will speak on ‘Do making habits or breaking...
Read moreSoft drink companies taking some responsibility for obesity or are they?
Soft drink company Coca-Cola Amatil has told the ABC it would prefer to see more Australians drinking less of its products instead of a few people drinking a lot. The company made the comment after a leading US academic urged Australians to take...
Read moreWhy Diabulimia Eating Disorder is never talked about
Diabulimia is an eating disorder wherein people with Type 1 diabetes intentionally restrict their insulin in order to lose weight. Taking insulin helps people with Type 1 diabetes absorb glucose, so it can be converted into energy or stored as...
Read moreSession speaker announcement: Mr John Mercer, Chronic Condition Psychologist on ‘Psycho-Dietetic Intervention for Obesity’
We are pleased to announce session speaker Mr John Mercer, Chronic Condition Psychologist, Tasmanian Health Service (North) who will speak at the 3rd Annual Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference; Inspiring behavioural change 16-17 May 2016. As...
Read moreSession speaker announcement: Dr Katherine Gill, Uniting Recovery and Uniting Hope
We are pleased to announce session speaker Dr Katherine Gill, Recovery and Wellness Manager From Uniting Recovery and Uniting Hope who will speak at the 3rd Annual Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference. Dr Katherine Gill will speak in the...
Read moreStudy links obesity to cognitive decline
As if being overweight isn’t hard enough for young adults, new preliminary research suggests a high BMI may lead to memory problems. The results indicate that obese but otherwise healthy people are likely to have significant reduced capacity in...
Read moreThe misconceptions around Eating Disorders
Eating disorder sufferers rarely speak about their experiences due to fear of how they’ll be perceived. With many misconceptions around eating disorders such as being vain, self absorbed or attention seeking, those who suffer from them most...
Read moreSession speaker announcement: Dr Lisa Hodge, Research Assistant, University of South Australia on how to speak the unspeakable
We are pleased to announce Dr Lisa Hodge, Research Assistant, University of South Australia at the 3rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference 16 – 17 May 2016. Dr Hodge will speak in the Research and Assessment...
Read moreSession speaker announcement: Ms Amy Bannatyne, Psychologist and Teaching Fellow, Bond University on disordered eating and pregnancy
Eating disorders are common psychiatric disorders in women at childbearing age. Previous research suggests that eating disorders are associated with fertility problems and increased risk of induced abortions and miscarriages. So what are the most...
Read moreWhat does the word ‘Fat’ mean to someone with an Eating Disorder?
The word fat may mean one thing to the average person but to a person with an eating disorder it’s a different story. In a recent series of videos highlighted by MTV News, Cut Video is a youtube channel showing powerful clips from their “One...
Read moreAdelaide woman who once weighed 25kg shares eating disorder recovery story
Adelaide woman Claire Mercer’s weight dropped to an alarming 25kg during her illness and now the 20-year-old uses her own recovery story to counsel and inspire other women through her own blog. Having nearly lost her life at the start of 2015...
Read moreEating disorders are one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses
Eating disorders are not a choice and are often one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Many people commonly misperceive individuals with eating disorders as “vain” or that eating disorders are all about wanting to look thin...
Read moreDoes Emotional eating fuel Australia’s obesity epidemic?
Psychologists seem to think so. According to a recent survey emotional eating plays a huge role in Australia’s obesity epidemic with 83 per cent of overweight or obese Australians eating emotionally. In an ABC News article published today...
Read moreCould better food labelling help solve Australia’s obesity problem?
In Australia more than 63 per cent of adults and a quarter of Australian children are overweight or obese, despite consumers having access to highly detailed food labels on packaged food. Is labelling of ingredients such as salt and sugar helping...
Read moreKeynote speaker announcement: Professor Tracey Wade, School of Psychology, Flinders University
We are pleased to announce Professor Tracey Wade, School of Psychology, Flinders University as a confirmed keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference to be held at Mantra on View, Gold...
Read moreKeynote speaker announcement: Associate Professor Warren Ward
We are pleased to announce Associate Professor Warren Ward as a keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference held at Mantra on View, Gold Coast from the 16th – 17th May 2016. Associate...
Read moreDownload Eating Disorders and Obesity conference papers and podcasts
The Conference Committee have made the 2015 Conference “Book of Proceedings” and a selection of podcasts are now available online, giving you access to information presented at the 2015 Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference. The...
Read moreWeight loss injection available as soon as next month
‘Saxenda’ a new self-injectable weight loss drug has been approved by the TGA for treating obesity and may become available in Australia as soon as next month. Obesity experts say the new drug is an extra tool for individuals who need to lose a...
Read moreKeynote speaker Professor Russell Keast on obesity, taste, satiation and satiety
We know fat intake is linked with obesity but what role does taste receptivity have on food choices and metabolism? Are individuals with obesity craving more fat as a result of the taste of salty and sweet things? Professor Russell Keast, School...
Read moreChildhood obesity rates set to soar unless government intervenes today
Disturbing new figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO) have revealed that the global rates of childhood obesity could rise from 41 million children affected to 70 million in the next decade unless urgent government intervention is...
Read moreMortality risk higher in people with eating disorders
Results from a newly published study indicate that individuals with eating disorders are at increased risk of death compared to the general population. Investigators found that individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) had a five times higher...
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