Availability and accessibility of nutritious foods can vary according to the food outlets present within a neighbourhood or community. There is increasing evidence that community food environments influence food choice. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

Although adolescent dietary patterns tend to be of poor quality, it is unclear whether dietary patterns established in adolescence persist into adulthood. We examined trajectories across adolescence and early adulthood for 2 major dietary patterns and their associations with childhood and parental factors. Using data from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine Study), intakes of 38 food groups were estimated at ages 14, 17, 20 and 22 y in 1414 participants using evaluated FFQs. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

Prebiotics research in the last decade has come a long way due to the maturation of omics technologies (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and foodomics) and bioinformatics tools. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• December 2022

The pattern and quantity of insulin required for high-protein high-fat (HPHF) meals is not well understood. This study aimed to determine the amount and delivery pattern of insulin required to maintain euglycemia for 5 hours after consuming a HPHF meal compared with a low-protein low-fat (LPLF) meal. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021

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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• July 2021

Globally and even in high-income countries where a balanced diet is generally accessible, an inadequate maternal micronutrient status is common ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• April 2019

A healthy diet was consistently associated with higher academic performance ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• July 2016

Parental pre-pregnancy body mass index and rapid early-life weight gain predispose offspring to obesity in adulthood ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• March 2016

Full breastfeeding for <3 months compared with ≥3 months may be associated with rapid growth in early childhood and body composition in young adulthood ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• August 2017

This paper examined the link between UV exposure and vitamin D production in young children to determine how long it takes for sun exposure to affect serum... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• June 2014

Purging at age 17 and externalising behaviour problems at age 14 were the strongest predictors of eating disorder persistence to age 20. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• April 2013

The long-term adherence to the dietary guidelines has not been evaluated against emergence of cardiometabolic risks in adolescents with increasing rates of... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• June 2015