Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food

It's National Nutrition week, and time for "Tryfor5", Nutrition Australia's annual campaign encouraging Australians to increase their veggie intake to the recommended 5 serves per day. This year the focus is on small changes for big gains. All week our team will be sharing with you how they make small changes to incorporate more veggies into their day. To follow along and see some of their creative, possibly weird and wacky, and innovative changes, follow us on Twitter (@MonashNutrition) via https://twitter.com/MonashNutrition. We would also love to hear from you how you've made small changes for big gains.

Despite current public health messages advocating decreasing overall energy intake and increasing physical activity to prevent weight gain, the rates of overweight and obesity in adolescents remain concerning. Research by Dr Kay Nguo and her team explored the manipulation of macronutrient composition of a meal to influence meal induced thermogenesis (MIT) in adolescents in an effort to influence total energy expenditure. While further investigation is required, the findings of the study present an interesting opportunity in the approach to adolescent obesity. Read the full story here http://ow.ly/CXZ330m3y53