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Small changes today, healthier tomorrows

Tools to help you eat well, move more as part of supporting your health and wellbeing.

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Sugary Drinks Calculator

Is it time to break up with sugary drinks?

Find out the facts about sugary drinks and health, try our calculator and explore tasty low sugar drink ideas.

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The truth about sugary drinks

Too many sugary drinks can cause cavities and contribute to weight gain, increasing the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease and 13 types of cancer.
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How to break a sugary drinks habit

While we may know all the reasons to kick a sugary drink habit, we may struggle to put this knowledge into practice and cut back. Here’s how.

Any positive changes to your food and movement habits, no matter how big or small, can make a big difference to your health and wellbeing! Try our meal plans, recipes, workout builder and calculators to get started today.

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Tips and tricks for healthy families

Eating well and being physically active is easier and more fun when it becomes part of your family’s routine. We’ve collected loads of tips and tricks to get the whole crew on board.

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Easy, tasty and quick recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner (as well as healthy snacking and drinking in between).

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Nutrition, physical activity & health

Healthy habits like eating well and being active are beneficial for everyone, regardless of weight or shape. Explore our range of nutrition, physical activity and health topics to learn more and get started making healthy changes today.

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Sugary Drinks LiveLighter Advert

Whether it’s soft drinks, fruit drinks, sports drinks or energy drinks, the sugar in any sugary drink is sugar your body doesn’t need.

Reduce your risk of building up excess toxic fat and diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer by drinking fewer sugary drinks.

Seen the LiveLighter campaign out and about in South Australia? Preventive Health SA and Cancer Council SA are supporting the roll out of the LiveLighter campaign in South Australia with adverts across TV, online, social media, billboards and more.

Find out more, explore local resources or get in touch with the SA team.

Delivery in SA and FAQs

Why is this campaign needed in SA? Why are the ads so graphic? Will the campaign really reduce obesity? Why the focus on sugary drinks and junk food?

Find answers to these questions and more.

Obesity prevention in SA

Visit Preventive Health SA’s website to explore what we’re doing to reduce overweight and obesity in South Australia.

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Research and Evaluation

Explore the evidence and research backing the LiveLighter campaign

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Body image concerns or disordered eating?

Disordered eating and concerns or distress about body image can affect people of any size, shape, weight, gender, culture or ability. Information and support is available:

Butterfly Foundation National Helpline: call 1800 33 4673 (8am-midnight, 7 days), chat online or email | National Eating Disorder Collaboration | connected.anzaed.org.au | Statewide Eating Disorder Service (South Australia) and other local (SA) information, services and support via SA Health website