LiveLighter Blog

Health Professionals get a chance to LiveLighter

May 07, 2018
by Michelle Weall

The LiveLighter Professional Development Forum held in Western Australia earlier this month saw over 160 health professionals participate in 17 hours of presentations and workshops giving local, national and international perspectives on obesity prevention, nutrition, physical activity and environments for change.

Physical Activity to feel better

Apr 04, 2018
by Peter Edwards

We know what you’re probably thinking: “another physical activity blog about exercising to reduce my chance of getting sick.” Well, yes and no.

Fried chicken and sport? It's just not cricket.

Turning our passion for sport into a profit

Dec 24, 2017
by Emma Groves

KFC continues to exploit Australia's love of cricket over the summer holiday period, with a heavily marketed junk food campaign including sponsorship of Cricket Australia's Big Bash League.

Obesity: we must act now to save Australian lives

Oct 02, 2017
by Clare O'Shea

Leading health, medical, consumer and community groups have united to call on the Federal Government to take immediate action to tackle Australia’s obesity problem. Here's what they're calling for.

What is healthy? Experts and public disagree

Jul 06, 2017
by Alison McAleese

A new survey by LiveLighter has revealed a huge gap between what the public and nutrition experts think is healthy.

A bit about BMI

Jun 16, 2017
by Guest Author

Have you heard of BMI? It's a simple calculation to classify people's weight. It's not perfect though, here's some of the things to be aware of.

The problem with meal plans (alternative title: check out our new meal plan!)

Apr 10, 2017
by Anne Finch

The problem with meal plans… is that it’s essentially someone else telling you what to eat. Unless you’ve got a private dietitian on call who knows what you like, how much time you have and what’s in your fridge, the meal plan can end up being very disconnected from reality.