Project Brief:
You are a scientific researcher for Deakin University’s Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN). Your current assignment is to write an evidence-based blog that will feature on several Deakin University platforms (website, magazines, newsletters, media releases), to inform students about the importance of decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage intake.
In your blog post include the following:
• Begin by making readers aware of the current level of sugar-sweetened beverage intake in Australia and the reasons why this is so (approx. 150 words)
• Describe the benefits (both for health & the environment) of decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage intake (approx. 150 words)
• Acknowledge the challenges of taking action and suggest what programs, policies are available to help overcome the problem (consider upstream and downstream programs/ policies here) (approx. 150 words)
• Discuss the Deakin Food Charter as an institutional food policy. Is the Deakin Food Charter being applied with respect to sugar-sweetened ebevrages? Explain why or why not, using examples to support your answer (approx. 150 words) You can use the following link to help you https://food.deakin.edu.au/food-charter
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