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The reliability of a food frequency questionnaire for use among adolescents

Accurate measurement of dietary intake is essential for understanding the long-term effects of adolescent diet on chronic disease risk.

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Food and nutrition in pregnancy

A healthy and balanced diet is important if you’re pregnant or planning a pregnancy.

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Western diet link to ADHD

A new study from Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a 'Western-style' diet in adolescents.

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Folate commitment will protect babies

Child health expert Professor Fiona Stanley has welcomed today's commitment to proceed with mandatory fortification of food with folate.

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Gina Trapp

ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research

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Back to school anxiety: How to help your child transition into the new school year

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.

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Video: Why you're wasting your money on bottled water

The Kids Research Institute Australia nutritionist Dr Roslyn Giglia says Australians are spending over $500 million a year on bottled water, when tap water is healthier.

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Australian first study looks at energy drink harm in young people

Researchers at the Telethon Kids Institute will study the health impacts of energy drinks on young people and develop guidelines for reducing consumption.

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Dietary patterns are associated with cognition among older people with mild cognitive impairment

This study examined the cross-sectional association between dietary patterns & cognition in a sample of 249 people, 65-90 years, with mild cognitive impairment

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Prevalence of neural tube defects in Australia prior to mandatory

To establish baseline prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) prior to mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia.