Since the early 1990s, CSIRO Human Nutrition has performed many clinical trials on how nutrition and exercise affects heart health. CSIRO has investigated dietary patterns, single foods, food supplements and also extracts.
The CSIRO Food Futures Flagship has developed an automated instrument for accurately predicting glycemic index (GI) and resistant starch (RS) in food products.
The Australian Alzheimer’s disease cluster study – The Australian Imaging, Biomarker and Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing (AIBL) – has secured its first collaborative research agreement with a major strategic alliance partner, Pfizer Australia.
The Preventative Health Flagship and CSIRO Human Nutrition are partnering with the University of South Australia to undertake one of the most important surveys of children ever to be undertaken in Australia.
The Tasmanian ICT Centre is developing a world-class ICT research capacity and conducting innovative applied research in the areas of sensor networks and data management.
Overeating and inactivity can be a direct cause of heart and bowel diseases, some cancers and diabetes. Positive lifestyle choices, such as healthy diet, adequate exercise and a good attitude, are the basis for improved health.
Consumers want trustworthy information about where foods come from, how they are produced, what they contain and what benefits they may have in the diet. CSIRO’s research investigates what kind of information is likely to influence consumer choices.
Dr Grant Brinkworth is an exercise/nutritional physiologist developing diet and exercise programs to improve the health and wellbeing in the community.
Australia is facing growing burdens imposed by obesity – particularly in the young. Along with obesity we are seeing dramatic increases in the incidence of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Dr Peter Clifton is leading the fight.
The CSIRO Healthy Heart Program Appendix 2 includes: Daily activity checklist; Recommended walking program; Weekly walking program checklist; and Muscle-strengthening program checklist. (3 pages)
Antioxidants in foods are important for our health. Eating five to seven serves each day of fresh fruit and vegetables has been show to help protect against heart disease, some cancers and other diseases.
Nutrionists say lean red meat is not only a good source of protein and energy, but also has benefits in avoiding heart disease. They also note that overall consumption of animal fat however, should be reduced.
