OBESITY SPECIAL

SUNDAY MARCH 11 2007

ANOTHER RADIO 3AW HEALTH SPECIAL

THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC

from 6PM - 8:00PM (Melbourne time)

Listen Live on AM radio 693 3AW in Melbourne

or online via www.3aw.com.au from anywhere in the world

Its live talkback so please join us by calling (61) 03 9690 0693

Please join me and my expert panel as we look at the Issue of the OBESITY EPIDEMIC.

Why is it a problem ? What causes it ? How can we treat it ? And most of all how can we prevent our kids suffering the consequences ?

Are we talking about a disease or a social problem ...or both ? Lets talk turkey about obesity and look for solutions . Your input is welcome

MY GUESTS

PROFESSOR PAUL O'BRIEN - Director of the Centre for Obesity Research and Education ( CORE) at Monash University and Surgeon

ASSOC. PROF JOHN DIXON - Director of clinical research at CORE

DR CLARE COLLINS - Spokesperson Dietitians Association Of Australia

PROF PAUL ZIMMET - Director of the International Diabetes Institute

DR ROB MOODIE - CEO Vic Health

RUSSEL HOWCROFT - President, Advertising Federation of Australia

HON BRONWYN PIKE - Victorian State Minister For Health

LINKS

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVERMENT SITE FOR BUILDING A HEALTH ACTIVE AUSTRALIA

CLICK HERE for the general info

CLICK HERE for Healthy weight info

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER HEALTH CHANNEL

CLICK HERE FOR OBESITY INFO - has links to other info sheets

VICHEALTH

CLICK HERE

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION INFO SHEET ON OBESITY & OVER WEIGHT -

CLICK HERE

AMERICAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL

CLICK HERE

INTERNATIONAL DIABETES INSTITUTE

CLICK HERE

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY

CLICK HERE

CENTRE FOR OBESITY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - MONASH UNIVERSITY

CLICK HERE

FIND A DIETITIAN

CLICK HERE

A service of the ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIAN DIETITIANS

CLICK HERE

ADVERTISING FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA
CLICK HERE