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Diabetes and Obesity Research

The Children's Diabetes Centre's research into Type 1 diabetes, childhood onset Type 2 diabetes and obesity aims to improve the lives of children and adolescents affected by these conditions. ...

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Breastfeeding protects against obesity in adults

Telethon Kids Institute has shown that stopping breastfeeding and introducing formula milk before babies reach six months of age is linked to an obesity risk. ...

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Sunlight link to obesity and diabetes

Researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research have found that small regular doses of sunlight suppress the develo ...

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Overprotective Parenting and Childhood Obesity Linked in Study First

New research from the Telethon Kids Institute has revealed, for the first time, a link between childhood obesity and higher levels of protective parenting. ...

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A Database of the Complications of Obesity in Children

Liz Davis EA MBBS FRACP PhD Head, Chronic & Severe Diseases Research Focus Area; Clinical Lead, Diabetes and Obesity Research Head, Chronic & Severe ...

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An open letter to politicians on climate change and obesity

An open letter to politicians on climate change and obesity ...

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Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Maternal and Family Factors

The need to target prevention and intervention efforts for childhood overweight and obesity towards families with overweight parents ...

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Infant feeding and obesity risk in the child

Early nutrition in infancy may influence later child health outcomes including overweight through 'programming'. ...

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Testing a new cognitive behavioural treatment for obesity

It is remarkably difficult for people with obesity to maintain a new lower weight following weight loss. ...

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Less ‘fast food’ outlets near schools could help reduce obesity

Teaching a class of year eleven students about nutrition ten years ago is what gave Dr Gina Trapp the idea for her research. ...

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