Healthy eating is a billion-dollar industry with Australians spending $13 billion on healthy eating.
However, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death and contradictory messages on the latest opinions on what is healthy are confusing many Australians.
Dr Julie Sladden, from The Nutritional Therapy Association (NTA), told SBS Bangla the reasons behind this.
Julie Sladden is a medical doctor, born and raised in Tasmania. She is passionate about helping people connect their nutrition and lifestyle to improving health Source: Supplied
"Despite 2.3 million people being on diet, we still have a rising level of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity", she said.
According to the NTA: "Continued conflicts in food science and research, such as bad fats (LDL-C) being responsible for high cholesterol or sugar being responsible for more health issues than fat are leaving Australians confused about health and nutrition."
"Peer-reviewed and commercially sponsored studies are causing confusion amongst doctors and consumers on the true definition of healthy eating," a statement read.
The NTA has developed a new functional model of health, which focuses on bio-individuality to help guide Australians to healthier living.
Listen to Dr Julie Sladden's full interview in English with SBS Bangla in the audio player above.
