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This intervention study found no increase in fracture risk among 2,322 adults who took a controlled, high-dose retinol supplement (25,000 IU retinyl...
Purging at age 17 and externalising behaviour problems at age 14 were the strongest predictors of eating disorder persistence to age 20.
Our study aimed to establish baseline folate status data in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australians.
Promotion of periconceptional folic acid supplement use began in Australia following publication of randomised trials showing effectiveness.
Findings suggest that TGF-Beta in milk may influence the development of immunological outcomes in offspring.
This research aimed to cross-sectionally quantify fructose consumption and identify major food sources of fructose in adolescents...
The current prevalence of mental health problems in Western populations is approximately 20% and half of all adult mental health disorders are estimated to...
Dietary intake during the first year of life is a key determinant of a child's growth and development. ORIGINS is a longitudinal birth cohort study investigating factors that contribute to a 'healthy start to life' and the prevention of non-communicable diseases.
Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have found that introducing eggs and peanuts earlier during infancy reduced egg and peanut allergy risk. Hence, infant feeding advice has dramatically changed from previous recommendations of avoidance to current recommendations of inclusion of common food allergens in infant diets.
Early life nutrition is associated with child behaviour; however, the interplay with genetic vulnerability is understudied. We hypothesised that psychiatric genetic risk interacted with early nutrition to predict behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence.