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A study to investigate mental health and dietary patterns throughout childhood and into adolescence has received a $57,800 grant.
Child health expert Professor Fiona Stanley has welcomed today's commitment to proceed with mandatory fortification of food with folate.
ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research
As we count down to the end of the long summer holidays, it’s natural for children to feel anxious about what the new school year will bring.
Not only are cooked eggs perfectly safe to eat during pregnancy, they are also a great way to boost nutrient intake for both mums and bubs.
An audit of outdoor food advertising near Perth schools has found that three-quarters of the promotions were for junk food and alcohol.
WA’s leading health agencies have joined forces to call on the State Government to immediately end junk food advertising on government property.
A The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher will map every food business and school in Perth to investigate the influence of the food environment on children’s food intake and health.
While undernutrition has been identified as a common risk factor for tuberculosis (TB), its impact on treatment outcomes has yet to be investigated in high TB burden and low-income countries such as Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of undernutrition on treatment outcomes among patients with TB in northwest Ethiopia.
Colostrum is the first milk for a newborn. Its high content in microbiota shaping compounds and its intake at the time of gut microbiota seeding suggests colostrum may be critical in the establishment of a healthy microbiota. There is also accumulating evidence on the importance of the gut microbiota for healthy growth.