Research

The hub is an easy-to-use website, maintained by Food for Health Alliance, that identifies key evidence and data on diets and overweight and obesity issues across five key areas – trends, impacts, prevention, treatment, and environment. Read more

Food for Health Alliance is excited to be working on a Medical Research Future Fund grant study to support research into the effectiveness of added sugar warning labels on baby and toddler foods. The research will be led by Cancer Council Victoria. Read more

The aim of this study was to compare advertising expenditure on public health campaigns for obesity prevention (and related healthy eating and physical activity campaigns) with competing commercial categories. Read more

Food for Health Alliance is excited to be part of the research team working on a study assessing and addressing impacts of marketing claims on toddler food products. Funded by a VicHealth Impact Grant, this research will provide useful insights for our work on improving the marketing of toddler foods. For more information see the VicHealth Impact Grant site. Read more

Unhealthy diets are a leading risk factor for obesity and non-communicable disease. Food choices are made within the context of people’s social circumstances as well as the broader food environment. Read more

The objective of this study was to determine the impact of added sugar labels on intended purchases of high sugar breakfast cereals, yoghurt, and non-alcoholic beverages. Read more

Read about this qualitative study of young adults’ reactions to sugary drink warning labels. Read more

Read about the presence and role of non‐government organisations in Australia in regulating harmful commodity industries. Read more

We worked together with our partner VicHealth on their research into Harmful industries’ digital marketing to Australian children. Learn about this project. Read more

How industry self-regulation is failing to protect our children from unhealthy food marketing. Our Overbranded, Underprotected report exposes the systemic failures of the food and advertising industries’ self-regulated codes, and calls on the government to step in and stop allowing corporations to set their own rules. Read more