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Early life feeding practices have an influence on motor development outcomes into late childhood and adolescence independent of sociodemographic factors

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

There is significant data to support the hypothesis that early life nutrition in the fetus, infant and young child can have profound effects on long-term health

Quality of early diet may be a predictor for later academic achievement

Our findings only lend partial support to a link between diet and mental health, specific to females consuming a Western diet and to externalizing behaviours

ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research

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.

Research teams led by The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded $3.75 million to support two innovative projects – one focused on pioneering a national ‘Food Atlas’ to map access to healthy and unhealthy food across the country, and the other on developing new ways to prevent Strep throat and rheuma

Not only are cooked eggs perfectly safe to eat during pregnancy, they are also a great way to boost nutrient intake for both mums and bubs.

An audit of outdoor food advertising near Perth schools has found that three-quarters of the promotions were for junk food and alcohol.