Nutrition Australia will celebrate National Nutrition Week 15 -21 October to raise awareness of good nutritious food and the positive impact it has on our mental and physical health. . Nutrition plays a vital role in our wellbeing particularly with the prevention of diseases such as diabetes, heart, children’s & adult obesity. The week coincides with United Nation’s World Food Day 16th of October. This year NANSW is also promoting “ Our Planet Our Plate” along with our annual key message Try for 5, aims to draw attention to the important role vegetables play in our health and wellbeing and promotes healthy eating and encourages Australians to increase their vegetable consumption. Only 7% of adults and 5% of children eat the recommended serves of vegetables each day.
Amongst the guests will be high profile guests rae, key health professionals, researchers, government officials, educational institutions influencers and decision makers such as CEO’s of the corporate sector, Industry leaders, farmers, agricultural institution, advocacy groups, community leader’s media and the public at large. Our aim is to give hope for a sustainable and healthy future for all Australians through our many programs including “Healthy Lunchbox & Reclaim the Lunchbox” programs delivered across NSW schools as part of NANSW’s work with the Ministry.
Nutrition Australia New South Wales (NANSW) is the national peak nutrition education organisation providing scientifically based nutrition information. They are a charity organisation and their aim is to promote the health and wellbeing of all Australians by encouraging them towards optimal health through food variety and physical activity and since 1979.
They promote, advocate, develop and deliver programs to educate and raise awareness of healthy eating and the impact nutrition and choices we make has on our well-being. Their programs include prevention, early intervention, self-management, modification and regression of many chronic conditions.
NANSW provides a range of services including the latest information on nutrition and current food and health trends, high-profile seminars for the general public and health professionals and media commentary. Their services include nutrition training, presentations to workplaces, early childhood and
out-of-school-hour care services, Reclaim the Lunchbox sessions for parents, menu and canteen assessments and audits, community outreach and team-building programs, cooking demonstrations, one on-one and family consultations, nutrition seminars and conferences.
NANSW works with Dept and Ministry of Health supporting their programs, government, universities, schools, corporate sector, food and other related industries, researchers, community groups, the general public and some of Australia’s most influential food and nutrition experts, together making Nutrition
Australia a key nutrition voice. They made submissions to the Parliamentary Committee in relation to Child Obesity and lobbied governments on the impact of poor diet on mental and physical health.
