Australian experts in nutrition meet to develop policy advice to encourage vegetable acceptance in the first 1000 days.
Only 5% of young children eat enough vegetables in Australia. EPOCH stream leader, Professor Rebecca Golley, as part of a…
Should policies invest in reducing childhood obesity to curb the rising obesity levels in Australia?
Obesity affects 2 in 3 adults in Australia and it is set to worsen A new modelling study shows targeting childhood obesity…
Soaring rates of obesity in children
The number of obese children is predicted to soar exponentially as governments fail to adopt adequate policies to protect children’s health…
Strong public support for obesity prevention policies in Australia
A new study shows that mothers of young children in New South Wales hold very high support for a broad range of…
Cost comparison of five Australasian obesity prevention interventions for children aged from birth to two years
Limited published evidence exists on the costs of early childhood obesity prevention interventions conducted in research settings, despite recommendations that…
Mobile Apps to Support Healthy Family Food Provision: Systematic Assessment of Popular, Commercially Available Apps
One of our PhD students Chelsea Mauch has led work on mobile apps to support healthy family food provision. Read the…
EPOCH stream 1 members publish prospective meta-analysis (PMA) methods paper in the British Medical Journal
Members of the EPOCH stream 1 team (Anna Lene Seidler, Kylie Hunter and Lisa Askie) recently published a prestigious Research…
Acceptability of an early childhood obesity prevention program delivered via telephone calls or text messages
A new study is published examining participant experiences of receiving the Healthy Beginnings program, an early childhood obesity prevention program, via…
Quality of apps on infant feeding and activity
Apps are increasingly popular with parents seeking guidance on infant health, however not all apps are created equal. A recent…
Supporting mothers and children through Telephone and SMS support: Findings from the CHAT study
The role of telehealth in supporting community has become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Communicating Healthy Beginnings Advice…
Innovative trial to promote healthy weight in pregnancy and infancy for mother and baby
EPOCH CRE Stream 4 co-leads, Dr Rachel Laws and Professor Karen Campbell, are joining a newly funded European Union project to trial an…
Very early parent-focused intervention reduces BMI z scores, improves feeding practices and sedentary behaviour at 2 years
We are excited to announce publication in Pediatric Obesity of the Prospective Meta-Analysis (EPOCH-PMA), combining individual participant data from four…