What is Abuse? The APA Dictionary of Psychology provides this description of abuse: interactions in which one person behaves in a violent, demeaning or invasive manner towards another person (e.g. child or partner).”[6] Abuse can occur at any age. Child abuse, including neglect, is understood to be either a majorContinue Reading

Professor Boyd Swinburn, renowned clinical and public health researcher, will give a public lecture as part of the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research (EDOR) tenth anniversary celebration. Boyd Swinburn is the Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland. He is also Alfred Deakin Professor andContinue Reading

Kit Kats and Coco Pops classified as ‘healthy’ … by food companies’ own standards http://t.co/mWS7OQMOVV pic.twitter.com/Mpkcl6tMJF — smh.com.au (@smh) August 6, 2014 Food companies are advertising products such as Kit Kats and Coco Pops to children because they are classified as healthy by their own nutritional standards. A NSW CancerContinue Reading