The following fact sheets are available as Word and PDF downloads for easy printing and reference.

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Get the facts

• Overweight and obesity - the new epidemic (64 kb PDF) (57kb Word)
• How is overweight and obesity affecting Queenslanders? (56 kb PDF) (58kb Word)
• The causes of overweight and obesity (74 kb PDF) (60kb Word)
• Why is urgent action required? (64 kb PDF) (59kb Word)

Why Eat Well

• Why Be Active? (64 kb PDF) (56kb Word)
• The 'Burn It Off' chart (64 kb PDF) (76kb Word)

National guidelines

• The Australian guide to healthy eating (170 kb PDF) (166 kb Word)
• Recommended daily food intake table (73 kb PDF) (77 kb Word)
• Dietary Guidelines for Australians (65 kb PDF) (36 kb Word)
• For a copy of The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating or the Dietary Guidelines for Australians, call toll free on 1800 020 103
• What is a serve? (74 kb PDF) (49kb Word)
• Four easy steps (55 kb PDF) (31 kb Word)
• Healthy bodyweight (58 kb PDF) (47 kb Word
• Summary of the 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (218 kb PDF
• Dietary Guidelines for all Australians (Includes guidelines for adults, and adolescents and children)

Eat Well tips

• Eat Well tips (87 kb PDF) (71 kb Word)
• Shopping tips (50 kb PDF) (31 kb Word)
• Reading food labels (104 kb PDF) (105 kb Word)
• Cooking tips (50 kb PDF) (58 kb Word)
• Breakfast menu ideas (57 kb PDF) (60 kb Word)
• Lunch menu ideas (56 kb PDF) (62 kb Word)
• Dinner menu ideas (52 kb PDF) (63 kb Word)
• Healthy eating menu plan for adults (54 kb PDF) (61 kb Word)
• Eat-out and take-away tips (56 kb PDF) (33 kb Word)
• Different types of fats (57 kb PDF) (31 kb Word)
• Facts on fat (1005 kb PDF) (157 kb Word)
• Food myth-busters (79 kb PDF) (47 kb Word)

Get up & Grow: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Early Childhood Resources
The Get Up & Grow: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Early Childhood (Get Up & Grow) resources are designed to be used in a wide range of early childhood settings by families, staff and carers to support a consistent, national approach to childhood nutrition and physical activity.

The following fact sheets are available as Word and PDF downloads for easy printing and reference.

Acrobat PDF files on this page require free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download it free from Adobe.

Get the facts

• Overweight and obesity - the new epidemic (64 kb PDF) (57kb Word)
• How is overweight and obesity affecting Queenslanders? (56 kb PDF) (58kb Word)
• The causes of overweight and obesity (74 kb PDF) (60kb Word)
• Why is urgent action required? (64 kb PDF) (59kb Word)

Why Eat Well

• Why Be Active? (64 kb PDF) (56kb Word)
• The 'Burn It Off' chart (64 kb PDF) (76kb Word)

National guidelines

• The Australian guide to healthy eating (170 kb PDF) (166 kb Word)
• Recommended daily food intake table (73 kb PDF) (77 kb Word)
• Dietary Guidelines for Australians (65 kb PDF) (36 kb Word)
• For a copy of The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating or the Dietary Guidelines for Australians, call toll free on 1800 020 103
• What is a serve? (74 kb PDF) (49kb Word)
• Four easy steps (55 kb PDF) (31 kb Word)
• Healthy bodyweight (58 kb PDF) (47 kb Word
• Summary of the 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (218 kb PDF
• Dietary Guidelines for all Australians (Includes guidelines for adults, and adolescents and children)

Eat Well tips

• Eat Well tips (87 kb PDF) (71 kb Word)
• Shopping tips (50 kb PDF) (31 kb Word)
• Reading food labels (104 kb PDF) (105 kb Word)
• Cooking tips (50 kb PDF) (58 kb Word)
• Breakfast menu ideas (57 kb PDF) (60 kb Word)
• Lunch menu ideas (56 kb PDF) (62 kb Word)
• Dinner menu ideas (52 kb PDF) (63 kb Word)
• Healthy eating menu plan for adults (54 kb PDF) (61 kb Word)
• Eat-out and take-away tips (56 kb PDF) (33 kb Word)
• Different types of fats (57 kb PDF) (31 kb Word)
• Facts on fat (1005 kb PDF) (157 kb Word)
• Food myth-busters (79 kb PDF) (47 kb Word)

Get up & Grow: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Early Childhood Resources
The Get Up & Grow: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Early Childhood (Get Up & Grow) resources are designed to be used in a wide range of early childhood settings by families, staff and carers to support a consistent, national approach to childhood nutrition and physical activity.