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Association between food-outlet availability near secondary schools and junk-food purchasing among Australian adolescentsWe sought to investigate the association between food-outlet availability near Australian secondary schools and frequency of Australian students’ discretionary food purchases.
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Prevalence and pattern of energy drink intake among Australian adolescentsEnergy drinks (ED) are popular among young people despite evidence of associated health risks. Research into the prevalence and pattern of ED intake among young people is sparse. The present study investigates the prevalence and pattern of ED intake among a large sample of adolescents, including how many consume them, how often, for what reasons and in what contexts.
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School-based bullying intervention programs in Australia and New ZealandKevin Natasha Helen Jacinta Runions Pearce Monks Francis BSc (Hons) BEd MA PhD PhD (Public Health), PostGrad Dip (Health Promotion), BApp Sc MPH BA(
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Food environments and dietary intakes among adults: Does the type of spatial exposure measurement matter? A systematic reviewAvailability measures may produce significant and greater effect sizes than accessibility measures
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Can a simple dietary index derived from a sub-set of questionnaire items assess diet quality in a sample of australian adults?This study describes a method that was used to develop a simple index for ranking individuals according to their diet quality in a longitudinal study
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Individual, social, and environmental correlates of healthy and unhealthy eatingThis study aims to examine associations between individual, social, home, & neighbourhood environmental factors & dietary intake among adults.
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Amped Up: An Energy Drink StudyGina Hayley Trapp Christian BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD (Distinction) W.Aust. Honorary Research Associate Head, Child
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Building Out Bullying: The influence of the school environment on bullying behaviour and mental health in primary and secondary school studentsThe Building Out Bullying project is funded by Healthway and aims to generate policy-relevant evidence, system-level guidelines, and school-based interventions to improve the bullying behaviour and mental health of children attending primary and secondary school in Western Australia.
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Do Changes in the Local Food Environment Within New Residential Developments Influence the Diets of Residents? Longitudinal Results from RESIDEThere is limited longitudinal evidence supporting a link between food outlet locations and dietary outcomes to inform policy and urban planning. This study examined how longitudinal changes in the local food environment within new residential developments.
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Sharing is Caring: A Study of Food-Sharing Practices in Australian Early Childhood Education and Care ServicesThis paper supports the practice of food sharing in Early Childhood Education and Care settings and calls for them to become embedded in everyday operations