Nutrition and physical activity resources for health professionals
Use this section to find nutrition information related to cancer. You will find links below to Cancer Council NSW position statements on different nutritional factors and cancer risk.
Lifestyle and Cancer What do we Know? A Guide for Health Professionals
Overweight, Obesity and Cancer Position Statement
Physical Activity and Cancer Position Statement
Alcohol and Cancer Position Statement
Fruit, Vegetables and Cancer Position Statement
Fibre, Wholegrain Cereals and Cancer Position Statement
Meat and Cancer Position Statement
Fish, Omega3 Fatty Acids and Cancer Position Statement
Dairy Foods, Calcium and Cancer Position Statement
Soy, Phyto-oestrogens and Cancer Position Statement
Selenium and Cancer Position Statement
Tea and Cancer Position Statement
Salt and Cancer Position Statement
Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors Position Statement
Food Marketing to Children Position Statement
Food Labelling Position Statement
Front-of-pack Food Labelling Report
Cancer Council NSW, in collaboration with other public health and consumer organisations, has conducted a survey of 790 consumers to determine the front-of-pack food labelling system that would be most appropriate for adoption into the Australian grocery market.
Front-of-Pack Food Labelling Report
NSW Healthy Food Basket - Cost Availability and Quality Survey 2007
Cancer Council NSW has conducted a study on the costs, availability and quality of healthy foods across 150 locations in NSW. The study showed that remote areas of NSW were hardest hit not only in fruit and vegetables affordability, quality and variety but prices also varied within regions.
NSW Healthy Food Basket Report
National Cancer Prevention Policy
The National Cancer Prevention Policy offers specific recommendations for programs and strategies to reduce the number of cancers diagnosed in Australia each year. The policy deals with reducing preventable risk factors, as well as population screening. The document is directed at government and non-government organisations and does not provide information for cancer prevention in individuals.
Food Security Discussion Paper
Cancer Council NSW has collaborated with The Physical Activity and Nutrition Obesity Research Group (PANORG) at Sydney University and Heart Foundation NSW to prepare this discussion paper on food security - Food Security: The what, who, why and where to of food security in NSW.
| For more information on the nutrition and physical activity program, contact: Clare Hughes Nutrition Program Manager clareh@nswcc.org.au |
