Previous research has highlighted children's frequent exposure to advertisements of unhealthy food and beverages on television. However, the food industry is increasingly utilising non-broadcast channels such as outdoor advertising (eg billboards, bus shelters, shop fronts) for product marketing. ...

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Food marketing exposure has the potential to influence children's dietary behaviours and health status, however, few studies have identified how 'obesogenic' the outdoor food marketing environment is along public transport (bus and/or train) or walking routes that children take to school. ...

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• 2021
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Gina Trapp GT BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research 0410 589 374 Gina.Trapp@telethonkids.org.au ARC ...

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This study aims to examine associations between individual, social, home, & neighbourhood environmental factors & dietary intake among adults. ...

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The human gut microbiome has increasingly been associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which is a neurological developmental disorder, characterized by impairments to social interaction. ...

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Are you a parent or caregiver of a child with neurodevelopmental and cognitive concerns, such as ADHD? Are you pregnant and have a family history of ADHD? Then we would welcome you expressing interest in joining our community reference group to, share your thoughts, and help us shape our research strategies to enhance our understanding on nutrition for pregnant and breastfeeding women and child brain development. ...

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Locating fast-food outlets near schools is a potential public health risk to schoolchildren, given the easy access and repeated exposure to energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods they provide. Fast-food outlet availability near schools has not been previously investigated in Perth, Western Australia. This study aimed to quantify fast-food outlet availability near Perth schools and determine whether differences in area-level disadvantage and school type exist. ...

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• 2022
• November 2022

Socio-economic spatial patterning of fast-food outlets can result in disparities in the availability and access of food across geographic areas, contributing to health inequalities. This study investigated whether area-level socio-economic disparities exist in fast-food availability across the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

Young adults' alcohol consumption appears to be impacted by liquor store density and convenience, rather than outlet size ...

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• 2018
• July 2018