Archived Media Releases

Advanced APDs

• Leading Queensland dietitian appointed Advanced Practitioner (Aug 2010)
• Leading Sydney Dietitian appointed Advanced Practitioner by the Dietitians Association of Australia (March 2010)
• Dietitians Association appoints advanced practitioners (March 2010)
• Leading Queensland Dietitians appointed Advanced Practitioners by the Dietitians Association of Australia(March 2010)
• Leading Melbourne Dietitian appointed Advanced Practitioner by the Dietitians Association of Australia (March 2010)
• Leading Geralton dietitian appointed Advanced Practitioner by the Dietitians Association of Australia (March 2010)
• Dietitians Association appoints Advanced Practitioners (Feb 2009)
• Dietitians Association appoints Advanced Practitioners (Mar 2008)

Australia’s Healthy Weight Week

• Take 10 steps to weight loss success in 2010 (Jan 2010)
• Australians urged to Take 10 small steps to weight loss success in 2010 (Jan 2009)
• Australians battling the bulge but losing the war on weight (Jan 2009)
• New Health Initiative to Battle the Bulge (Jan 2008)
• Dietitians launch Australia’s Healthy Weight Week challenge (Oct 2008)

Awards & Appointments

• Carbohydrate researcher wins national dietitians award (May 2010)
• Young achiever wins top nutrition award (May 2010)
• Culinary medicine ‘cookshops’ win dietitian’s innovation award (May 2010)
• Leading dietitian honoured (May 2010)
• Dietitian wins top nutrition award (May 2010)
• Dietitian recognised for contribution to the nutrition profession (May 2010)
• Queensland dietitian wins top nutrition award (May 2010)
• Heart Disease Researcher wins scholarship (June 2009)
• Dietitians Association appoints new board members (2009)
• Dietitians Association of Australia welcomes new President (June 2009)
• Sydney dietitian receives emerging researcher award (May 2009)
• New South Wales dietitian receives nutrition service award (May 2009)
• South Australian dietitian receives nutrition service award (May 2009)
• Queensland dietitians win innovation award (May 2009)
• South Australian dietitian honoured with top nutrition award (May 2009)
• Queensland dietitian honoured with top nutrition award (June 2008)
• Tasmanian dietitian receives nutrition service award (May 2008)
• South Australian nutrition practice wins innovation award (May 2008)
• Newcastle nutrition researcher honoured (May 2008)
• Nutrition Innovation wins National Award (May 2007)
• Sydney dietitian receives national service award (May 2007)
• Dietitians Association awards outstanding achievers (May 2007)
• Allergy leader receives national service award (May 2007)
• Leader in diabetes management awarded for outstanding contribution to nutrition and dietetics (May 2007) 

Breakfast

• Australians urged to make the right start during National Breakfast Week (Aug 2009)
• Variety at breakfast linked with better mental health for teens (May 2008) 

Children’s Health

• What are babies made of? Research shows for some it is sugar, salt and not all things nice (Sept 2010)
• New research: Children’s vegetable intake linked to Popeye cartoons (Aug 2010)
• Dietitians urge new mums to breastfeed for their own health (Aug 2010)
• Children and adolescents still not getting enough calcium (Sep 2009)
• Doctors report capacity to manage childhood obesity limited (Sep 2009)
• Child nutrition survey welcome but adult data needed (Oct 2008)
• Obesity highest in children from lower income areas (Sep 2008)
• New research: toddlers’ intake exceeds energy needs (Feb 2008)

Christmas

• Christmas eating a heart disease risk (Dec 2010)
• Save money and kilos over Christmas (Dec 2008)
• Christmas: Festivities, family – and (too much) food (Nov 2008)
• Enjoy Christmas without looking like Santa (Nov 2007)
• Christmas gift ideas to fight obesity (Nov 2007)

DAA – Board of Directors

• New appointments to Dietitians’ Board (July 2010)

DAA Initiatives – Joint  

• Dietitians look forward with ’2020 vision’ (Sept 2010)
• Leading Health organisations outline vision for a national food and nutrition policy (Aug 2009)
• Dietitians and exercise physiologists partner to tackle chronic diseases (March 2008)
• First ever Australian standards will improve wellbeing and safety of Australians with swallowing problems (May 2007)

Diabetes

• Fighting diabetes is a family affair (July 2008)  

Diets

• Dietitians debunk the detox (March 2009)   

Easter

• ‘Egg-dulge’ responsibly this Easter (March 2010)    

Environment 

• Wrapping free lunches help save the environment (July 2010)  
• Dietitians: Save money and the environment this Clean Up Australia Day (Dec 2009)  

Exams 

• Eat to excel on exam day (Oct 2009)  
• A good diet scores “A” in exams (Oct 2008)  

Food advertising

• Parents voice concern over television food ads directed at children (Feb 2007)  

Food allergy

• Dietitians warn against self-diagnosed food allergies (Feb 2008)  

Food costs 

• Uni students: Baked beans and instant noodles not good enough  (May 2010)  
• Budget boosters: Back to basics, food for a tight budget (Sep 2009)  
• Food Costs Soar but Healthy Eating still Affordable (Feb 2009)  
• Dietitians back unit-pricing plan (Aug 2008)  
• ‘Time Costs’ affect women’s food choice (May 2008)  
• Rising food costs hurt more than hip pocket (March 2008) 

Government/ Political 

• Industry dominates Goverment’s new Food Policy Working Group (Dec 2010) 
• Dietitians: Health survey welcome, but allied health left out (May 2010) 
• Dietitians welcome new funding initiative for diabetes care but warn the proportion of funding for allied health will not provide the care that is needed (March 2010) 
• Dietitians: Hospital reform welcome but governance must include health professionals from all sectors (March 2010) 
• Nutrition experts welcome Preventative Health Taskforce Report (Sep 2009) 
• Nutrition experts welcome health system reform blueprint (July 2009) 
• Dietitians urge Health Ministers to adopt a national framework for home enteral nutrition (July 2009) 
• Dietitians call on Health Ministers to address inequalities in Home Enteral Nutrition services (Dec 2008) 
• Child nutrition survey welcome but adult data needed (Oct 2008) 
• Health care reform needs team work not turf wars, dietitians say (June 2008) 
• Dietitians warn: new budget may set working families up to fail (May 2008) 
• One off weight loss subsidy is just a bandaid (Sep 2007) 
• Nutrition Experts Fight Back (Aug 2007) 

Healthy eating 

• Supermarket discounts promote unhealthy choices (May 2009) 
• Beijing Bulge Out (July 2008) 
• Food rules and healthy eating tips that work for families (May 2007) 

Home Enteral Nutrition 

• Dietitians urge Health Ministers to adopt a national framework for home enteral nutrition (July 2009) 
• Dietitians call on Health Ministers to address inequalities in Home Enteral Nutrition services (Dec 2008)  

Indigenous health

• Nutrition: key priority to close the gap in Indigenous health (Aug 2010) 
• Indigenous top end kids worse off than those in far North Queensland (May 2009) 
• Remote community stores are part of the answer to close the gap in Indigenous health (April 2009) 
• Leading health organisations tackle food insecurity in Indigenous Australians (Jan 2009) 
• New research: Diet and nutrient intake of Indigenous Australians poor (2008)  

Lunchboxes

• Litter-free lunchboxes the key to a fruitful school year (Jan 2009) 
• Give kids lunchbox choice, dietitians urge parents (April 2008) 

Malnutrition  

• Hospital elderly: malnourished and underfed (May 2010) 
• Residents in aged care facilities malnourished (March 2010) 
• Malnutrition costing Australian Hospitals and Patients (Dec 2009) 
• Australia’s peak nutrition body calls on the government to stop the alarming rate of malnutrition in our hospitals (May 2009) 
• Study shows malnutrition is often overlooked (June 2008) 

Obesity

• Doctors report capacity to manage childhood obesity limited (Sep 2009) 
• Locusts may provide the key to obesity (May 2008) 
• One off weight loss subsidy is just a bandaid (Sep 2007) 
• Nutrition Experts Fight Back (Aug 2007) 
• DAA welcomes funding for new food guide and nutrition monitoring but says treatment of childhood obesity missed out (May 2007) 

Omega-3

• New research: Omega-3? Is there an alternative to fish? (May 2010) 

Pregnancy & Nutrition

• Pregnant Women Falling Short on Nutrition (March 2010) 

Salt

• Australian research tells us to Drop the salt! (July 2007) 

Sugar 

Upcoming events

• 5 September 2012 - 8 September 2012

  16th International Congress of Dietetics
  Sydney, NSW