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The most comprehensive wrap on the national obesity inquiry that you will read today!

11 July 2018: The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre has made one of 120 submissions to a Senate inquiry into the obesity epidemic in Australia.

The magic pill: how do the health claims in Pete Evans' paleo diet doco stack up?

21 June 2018: A documentary by celebrity chef Pete Evans — which depicts a high-fat, low-carb diet as a treatment for autism, asthma and even cancer — is back in the spotlight this month after Netflix was urged to pull the film from its streaming service.

Too many cars, too few supermarkets: how Australia's cities really stack up

10 April 2018: From long commutes and high car dependency to the low provision of affordable housing in the more appealing areas, Australian cities still have plenty of room for improvement.

Australian cities perform poorly across liveability indicators: study

11 October 2017: Professor Billie Giles-Corti spoke to RN Breakfast about the release of a new report that measures liveability in Australia’s state and territory capital cities.

Bottleshops affect people’s health, so our laws need to reflect that

1 August 2017: Jan Muhunthan writes for The Conversation why public health impact should be taken into account when courts consider development applications for liquor outlets.

How garbage food became normal

3 July 2017: Prevention Centre nutrition expert Professor Amanda Lee discusses the deteriorating quality of Australians' diets.

Communities losing ground in war against liquor giants: experts

30 June 2017: In the first study of its kind, lead author Jan Muhunthan found that in more than 75 per cent of cases across Australia, the courts found in favour of the alcohol industry.

What can we learn from England about getting active and moving more?

27 June 2017: Australian policy makers should target the most physically inactive to achieve the greatest societal gains, say the chief architects of England’s much-lauded participation policy.