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All parents are familiar with the nightly battle to get the kids to eat their vegies, but did you know primary-school aged children get over one third of their energy intake from the food they consume during school hours

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Almost 30% of 14-year-old Australian children fall within a group identified as being at future increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes or stroke

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Two of Australia's pioneers in folate research have urged the Federal government to hold firm in its support for mandatory fortification.

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Essential polyunsaturated (omega-3 and omega-6) fatty acids have been proposed to play a role in the aetiology of mood disorders. However, a systematic...

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The number of obese children with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is increasing, but the best management strategy is not clear.

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An audit of outdoor food advertising near Perth schools has found that three-quarters of the promotions were for junk food and alcohol.

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Too many sugary drinks for Aussie kids

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The science that interprets the way nutrients and other substances in food affect maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease.

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There is increasing interest in the association between perinatal depression and diet including whether diet may have an impact on depressive symptoms and equally whether depression influences diet. Furthermore, whether pharmacological treatment of depression with antidepressant medication also may influence diet.

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A lifestyle intervention starting in the first-trimester pregnancy utilising e-health mode of delivery is feasible