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Alcohol industry publications reveal that the industry targets young people with better for you (BFY) marketing that promotes the nutrition and health-oriented aspects of some products, despite the inherent harms of alcohol consumption. This research investigated how young adults conceptualise the appeal of BFY alcohol products and their potential effect on consumption, and their opinions of the alcohol industry in the context of this marketing.
ORIGINS is Australia's largest longitudinal cohort study of its kind. Following 10,000 WA children from their time in the womb into early childhood, ORIGINS researchers are working to better understand when and why non-communicable diseases develop, and provide solutions for early intervention to ensure every child and family flourishes throughout their lifetime.
Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project
Up to three out of every 100 babies develop cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) in their first year of life – and this number appears to be on the rise
Reliance on increasing use of dietary supplementation and fortification (eg, with folate) to compensate for increased consumption of processed foods is also...
This study identified that expsoure to folate has effects on the regulation of DNA methylation during fetal development.
This paper is a review about the importance of alterations to the DNA molecule, rather than the DNA sequence, in the development of the immune system, and...
Vitamin D status in early life has been linked to the risk of allergic disease in multiple observational studies.
The proposal that dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) enhances neurocognitive functioning in term infants is controversial.
With more than one in four Australian children overweight or obese, and the significant risks this poses for health problems like asthma, depression,...