Useful links

These organisations and resources provide useful information about food and health. Click on the links in bold to visit the websites.

Advocacy groups – fighting for healthier kids

• Junk Food Injunction (The Cancer Council NSW)
• The Parents Jury (Australia)
• The Coalition on Food Advertising to Children (CFAC)

Government sites – where you can download documents such as official standards and guidelines

• Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
• Dietary Guidelines for Australians
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
• Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand

Government health programs – find out more about how to get active and eat healthily

• Building a Healthy Active Australia
• Get Moving
• Goforyourlife.vic.gov.au
• Go for 2 & 5
• Healthy Kids
• Healthy Weight Australia

Overseas advocacy organisations – action on kids, food and health overseas

• Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) (US)
• Chew on this (UK)
• Food Commission (UK)
• Parents Jury (UK)

Professional nutrition and health organisations – what does a healthy diet look like?

• Cancer Council Australia
• Centre for Health Promotion
• Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA)
• Diabetes Australia
• National Heart Foundation (NHF)
• Nutrition Australia

School Canteen Associations – healthy eating for kids at school and at home

• ACT School Canteen Association
• NSW School Canteen Association
• Queensland Association of School Tuckshops
• Tasmanian School Canteen Association
• Victorian School Canteen Association
• Western Australian School Canteen Association

Specific subjects

• Food additives (CSPI's guide to food additives)
• Food allergies (Anaphylaxis Australia)

Other

• Kids and Nutrition (UK)

This page updated September 2007