The HEALTHY FOOD SHOW is a national exhibition focusing on the obesity epidemic facing Australians; and will showcase hundreds of nutritional food and lifestyle choices to achieve and maintain weight loss.
Covering everything from healthy food, eating plans, nutrition, fitness and general health, the show will deliver solutions for overweight adults, parents with overweight children, school canteens and healthcare professionals. It will also attract those fit and healthy people interested in maintaining and improving their lifestyle.
The healthy food healthy weight show is the only trade and consumer food show in Australia exclusively devoted to, and restricted to, promoting healthy foods - foods high in nutritional value but low in bad fats, added sugar, and salt.
It will include food education, dietary help, weight loss programs, food labeling advice, and healthy cooking methods.
The healthy food healthy weight show will therefore be a huge one-stop-shop for healthy, nutritional foods and help on how to lose weight.
Nutrition Australia is pleased to be an association sponsor of the inaugural Healthy Food Show. A high profile event, the show will provide Australians with important information and practical solutions for healthy living.
Nutrition Australia is a non-profit organisation with a history of 30 years and is highly regarded as the independent voice of nutrition education in the community. The aim of Nutrition Australia is to promote "Optimal health through food variety and physical activity".
Nationally, we work with individual members, organisations, corporate partners and key stakeholders to promote evidence based healthy living messages and provide programs to assist people in making healthier food choices through food skill development in the community. More information can be found at www.nutritionaustralia.org
We are pleased to support the Healthy Food Show - because it will help Australians make healthier food choices for life.
FRIDAY 9 - SUNDAY 11
OCTOBER 2009
MELBOURNE EXHIBITION CENTRE
Open 10 am - 6 pm Daily
Adults $16 · Student/conc $13.00
Children under 14 free
*Friday: trade and consumers
For all enquiries Ph: 03 9276 5555
- 21% of Australian adults are obese (BMI 30+).
- 60% of Australians are overweight.
- Australian women's waists grew by 5.7 cm, to an average of 82 cm, from 1989 to 2000. Over the same period, men's waists increased by 4.6 cm to an average of 94.6 cm.
- 25% of women have 88+ cm waists, putting them at serious risk of obesity related diseases.
- 70% of GP consultations relate to chronic diseases linked to obesity.
- Of Australian children aged 6 to 18:
- 6.4% were obese in 2006, up from 5.1% in 2000.
- 20% had eaten no fruit or vegetables in the two days before the study.
- About 10% drink no milk.
- Only 25% of Australians meet national physical activity guidelines.
- 95% of Australians are not meeting physical activity and nutrition guidelines.
- 47% of adult Australians are not sufficiently active to maintain good health.
- The economic burden of physical inactivity among Australian adults is $2 billion per annum.
Sources:
- University of Sydney Research
- OECD Report 2007
- Australian Society for the Study of Obesity Report
- Australian General Practice Network
- Australian National Health Survey 2004/5
- Sport Medicine Australia 2007 Research
- University of Sydney Report, 2007