Public health researchers are concerned rising cost of living pressures are opening the door to serious Victorian-era diseases like scurvy.
abc.net.au/news/food-affordability-crisis-creating-health-risks-researchers-say/102754514Public health researchers are concerned rising cost of living pressures could open the door to the same Victorian-era diseases that have been detected in the United Kingdom.
A table of healthy food, including fruit, vegetables and healthy snacks, recommended by the Cancer Council.University of Queensland emeritus public health professor Amanda Lee said it was becoming harder for people to afford healthy food options. AUSVEG public affairs national manager Lucy Gregg said increasing vegetable intake by just one serve per day would reduce health spending by $200m and provide more than $1 billion in returns to the food industry."Not only would it have an impact on public health if we could boost demand, but it would have a significant positive impact on growers if we could increase consumption," she said.
Cambrai Primary School students Emerson Reindeers, Kayla Virag and Madison Vanstone participated in the program.
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