Media Releases

IIt’s that time of year where social occasions fill up the calendar and finding time to exercise and maintain healthy eating habits becomes harder. So aside from pledging the common New Year’s resolutions what can we do to beat the Christmas bulge?

Experts from the LiveLighter campaign are applauding peak health and community organisations today for their powerful letter to Coca-Cola asking them to take real action in tackling the obesity issue in Australia.

The LiveLighter Campaign is today urging West Australians to reduce their consumption of sugary drinks as a key strategy to reduce the growing rates of overweight and obesity.

McDonald's family value box contains over half an individual's daily energy requirement

Shock-tactic is helping West Australians LiveLighter.

Staff from the Lung Institute of Western Australia (LIWA) will base themselves around Perth this month, giving shoppers the opportunity to test their lungs and compete with the capital's top athletes and celebrities for Perth's Best Set of Lungs.

Deakin University findings are in line with the Heart Foundation's research that one in six Australians who are classified as obese rate their health as very good or excellent and only one in seven rating their health as poor.

It's that time of year again. Aussies are donning the team colours and reviving the old rivalries for the start of the footy season. But once again, the traditional tipping competition has been tainted by the spectre of unhealthy messages from junk food giants.

It's time to dust off your bike and get the whole family out riding. The LiveLighter Great River Ride is a fun new ride for the whole family that promises to be a fun, enjoyable ride and the perfect way to get active and live a little lighter.

The Heart Foundation, Cancer Council and Bicycling Western Australia have joined forces to work towards a common goal - a doubling in the number of people cycling by the year 2020.