Harmful body fat could increase your risk of dementia, Australian researchers have found.  Researchers at the University of South Australia looked at the grey brain matter of about 28,000 people, and saw that increased body fat incrementally leads to increased ...

New guidelines for the care of pregnant women are placing a greater focus on healthy weight and risk associated with obesity. Announced by federal health minister Greg Hunt earlier this month, the latest guidelines recommend that health professionals have more ...

A Health economist has told a Sydney forum Australia has underinvested in preventative health programs to help curb the rise in diabetes. Obesity will make diabetes the leading cause of death and disease in 10 years and put a heavy ...

The prevalence of diabetes has more than doubled since 1990, according to the AIHW. Australian men are becoming obese faster than women even though they generally do more exercise, according to a new report which shows the incidence of diabetes ...

Queensland health groups have initiated a joint health campaign to emphasise the link between obesity and chronic disease. A network of Queensland’s leading non-government health organisations has joined forces to help combat the state’s obesity epidemic. Diabetes Queensland, the Heart ...

NSW researchers have confirmed that obesity is in part a brain disorder and psychological counselling may also be needed to tackle the disease. Australian Scientists believe giving obese people the same psychological counselling as those with anorexia nervosa could help ...

New research from the Cancer Council shows one in five cases of bowel cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage, due to a lack of screening. Australia's incidence of bowel cancer is predicted to surge by 50 per cent over ...

A higher body-mass-index is associated with chronic diseases that increase the risk of dementia, new research has found. Dementia and obesity are two of Australia’s biggest public health problems and the relationship between them is now one step closer to ...

Report finds NSW is winning the battle against cancer and heart disease. A new report which compares the NSW health system with those in 10 other countries says the state is winning the battle against cancer and heart disease. But ...

Rising levels of obesity in Australia is putting extra pressure on emergency doctors and other hospital staff. A review of patients arriving at a Melbourne hospital's emergency ward has found almost 60 per cent were overweight or obese, posing an ...