Hannah O’Malley is a clinical pharmacist and lifestyle medicine practitioner based in Nelson NZ. Until recently Hannah served as Projects Lead for the health promotion charity Doctors For Nutrition, but has now taken on the challenging role of Events and Education Lead.

Hannah also founded The Better Base in 2018, to help people consume more delicious plant-based foods and educate them on the associated benefits for humans and the planet. Hannah takes us through the recently reviewed New Zealand eating and activity guidelines which lead to a broader discussion regarding the role of governments, public health measures, civil society organisations and individual actions for good health and nutrition.

In this episode we discuss:
• Hannah’s background and passion for plant-based nutrition
• An update of the work being done by Doctors For Nutrition
• The updated eating and activity guidelines for New Zealand – the positive takeaways and what still needs to be addressed
• Updated dietary guidelines from other countries in the world and how the majority are slowly but surely acknowledging plant-based and sustainable diets
• The need for a fair and equitable food system – how economic imbalances can influence food choice
• The Australian Dietary Guidelines review currently taking place
• The C40 Good Food City campaign
• The need to emphasise prevention rather than treatment of disease in guidelines

As mentioned in this episode, the Australian Dietary Guidelines are currently undergoing review. If you use these guidelines in your work or personal life the NHMRC are now calling for your input via their stakeholder scoping survey. To have your say and complete this survey.

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