Australian_Healthy_Food_Guide_February_2017

WHAT A FIZZ

UK teenagers drink almost a bathtub full

drinks per year — that’s 77 litres! Here on

soil, the picture is also gloomy. Statistics sh

three-quarters of teens exceed the guidel

12 teaspoons of sugar day, which is no su

considering a 600ml bottle of soft drink w

you around 15 teaspoons in one very swe

Cancer Research UK, 2016; British Journal of Nutrition, 20

FEBRUARY 2017 HEALTHY FOOD GUIDE 15

If you want to live longer, it seems
that playing racquet sports may help.
A 15-year study has found that players

anyone?

ecent UK study, 70 per cent of

icipants linked yellow-coloured

oods to feeling cheerful.

The Happy Egg

Company, 2016

2017 marks the

10th anniversary of

Australia’s Healthy

Weight Week. So,

on the week of

-19 February,why not join the

etitians Association of Australia

a healthy cooking class, education

rkshop or group walk? To find out

at’s going on in your area, visit

althyweightweek.com.au

Save the

DATE!

Beat the blues ...with yellow!