# OzCal Blog: Nutrition News Checked Against Australian Data

> Trending health and nutrition stories checked against Australian data: ABS surveys, FSANZ food values and NHMRC guidelines, with charts and cheap, practical takeaways. New posts weekly.

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# Nutrition news, checked against Australian data

- [National Nutrition Week 2026: only 6.5% of Australian adults eat enough vegetables](https://ozcal.com.au/blog/national-nutrition-week-2026-vegetables.md) (2026-10-16): Five numbers behind this year's National Nutrition Week, from the vegetable gap to food insecurity, and six low-cost ways to add a serve without changing what you cook.
- [How much protein do you actually need? Most Australians already eat 1.5 times the recommendation](https://ozcal.com.au/blog/how-much-protein-do-you-need-australia.md) (2026-10-16): Protein-maxxing meets the 2023 national survey: 98.5% of Australians already get enough. Who genuinely needs more, a calculator, and the foods that bring protein and fibre together.
- [Fibremaxxing: Australians eat about 20 g of fibre a day. Here's how to get to 30](https://ozcal.com.au/blog/fibremaxxing-australia.md) (2026-10-16): The 2026 trend everyone is talking about, checked against Australian data. The gap is real, and the fix is in the tinned and frozen aisles.

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