Month: December 2013

Health experts fear community confusion is driving Queensland’s growing obesity crisis. The grim warning comes as a new survey found only four per cent of people could tell the difference between healthy and unhealthy food. “In a recent survey, people were asked to identify foods as healthy and unhealthy. Worryingly only four per cent of people surveyed passed this simple test,” NAQ Nutrition Senior Nutritionist Aloysa Hourigan said. “The most common ‘pitfall’ was people incorrectly identifying unhealthy foods like high-sugar breakfast cereals, Caesar salads and frozen yoghurts. These foods are often marketed as healthy but actually contain high amounts...