LiveLighter Blog

  • LiveLighter empowers Victorians to cut back on alcohol for better health

    • Jan 09, 2024
    • by LiveLighter

    The LiveLighter® program delivered by Cancer Council Victoria is sharing expert tips to help Victorians confidently reduce their alcohol intake to boost their health in 2024.

  • Cutting through the sweet talk: hidden sugars and how to avoid them

    • Aug 16, 2021
    • by Stefanie Hodson

    We all know that too much sugar is bad for our health. But when food brands use marketing spin and confusing product labels to mask what’s really in the product, how do we cut through the sweet talk and see how much sugar is really hiding in the food we feed our families?

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    Shining a light on alcohol and cancer

    • Jul 20, 2021
    • by Stefanie Hodson

    We all know that alcohol can affect our mood, disrupt our sleep and upend our diets, but what about the other serious health risks?

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    Fruit: Why drink it? Just eat it.

    • Jun 25, 2019
    • by Alison McAleese

    LiveLighter looked beyond the health and nutrition claims plastered on ready-to-drink juice brands and found some companies aren’t delivering the healthy drink they’re promising to consumers.

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    Meet Ebony: Our Active April champion

    • May 07, 2019
    • by Clare O'Shea

    25 year old Ebony lives in Victoria and wow-ed us in her response to our Premier's Active April competition. We chatted with Ebony to find out other tricks she has to keep active

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    Make April your most active month yet

    • Apr 02, 2019
    • by Alice Bastable

    Keen to get more active but not sure where to begin? Check out our tips on how to achieve this and you’ll see yourself moving more and feeling better in no time

  • LiveLighter and 'Healthy Workplaces' Achievement Program Premier's 'Active April' Competition

    • Apr 01, 2019

    As part of this year’s Premier’s Active April we want to know how you fit your 30 minutes of exercise a day around work hours! The most creative healthy answer in the below post will win a Fitbit Charge 3. Entries close midnight AEST Monday April 30 2019 and are open to Victorian residents over 18 only.

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    Why we need to talk about the link between being above a healthy weight and cancer

    • Nov 30, 2018
    • by Guest Author

    General Practice Registrar, Dr Gihan Jayaweera, discusses the important of sensitively initiating discussion with patients about the risks involved with being above a healthy weight as well as what can be done.

  • Flavoured waters

    Sugary liquid with a healthy spin

    • Nov 15, 2018
    • by Alice Bastable

    At a glance consumers may think they are making a healthy choice by choosing flavoured waters over soft drinks. However, we looked beyond these products’ health claims and promises of functional benefits and found Aussies could be guzzling more sugar than they realise!

  • LiveLighter & Body Worlds Vital Facebook Competition

    • Oct 30, 2018

    Making small changes to our diet and physical activity can go a long way in improving your overall health. We’re giving you the chance to win two tickets to the BODY WORLDS Vital exhibition. This exhibition tells the story of how you can fight life-threatening diseases through healthy choices and lifestyle changes.