New Paper | Child and adolescent obesity
This is a recently published comprehensive commissioned review of child and adolescent obesity, covering epidemiology, biology, consequences, prevention, treatment, quality…
Dr Karen Matvienko-Sikar visit to Adelaide 11-26th April
The Child and Families Research team in the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University hosted visiting International Researcher, Dr Karen…
Nutrition and Growth Conference, London, March 2023
Child health behaviour screening tools (i.e. screening for diet, physical activity, sleep and sedentary behaviours) used in primary health care…
Submission to the Review of Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (MAIF) Agreement Consultation
CRE EPOCH-Translate calls for greater regulations for protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding as well as the responsible use of breastmilk…
Submission to the Early Years Strategy Consultation
In the recent Government Consultation on the Early Years Strategy, we advocated for actions on the social determinants of health…
Health professionals’ role in monitoring infant growth: A scoping review
Routine growth measurements of infant and children in primary health care are important to monitor if young children are growing…
New paper | Perinatal support for breastfeeding using mHealth: A mixed methods feasibility study of the My Baby Now app
Despite the well-known benefits of breastfeeding, breastfeeding rates remain suboptimal, particularly for women with lower socioeconomic positions. The My Baby…
International Congress on Obesity, Melbourne 18-22 Oct 2022
Hundreds of obesity prevention and management experts from around the world met at the International Congress of Obesity in Melbourne…
Parents are missing out on evidence-based bottle feeding advice
Key messages Feeding babies with formula or bottles increases the risk of overweight and/or obesity in babies due to the…
Prevention in the first 2000 days
A new report is published detailing policy-relevant learnings on prevention in the first 2000 days. This knowledge synthesis was guided…
Core Outcome Set for Early intervention trials to Prevent Obesity in Childhood (COS-EPOCH)
Core Outcome Sets (COS) are agreed minimum sets of outcomes recommended for measurement in studies in specific health areas. Development…
New paper | A guide to searching clinical trials registers
Systematic reviews bring together existing evidence to answer specific research questions. Knowing how to find and include all the relevant…