Promoting optimal early years nutrition among Chinese Australian mothers
You may be familiar with the news reporting infant formula shortages due to stockpiling by Chinese shoppers for reselling in…
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Instruments Measuring Children’s Movement Behaviors and Parenting Practices in Brazilian Families
In North East Brazil, 1 in 3 children under 5 are affected by overweight or obesity. Family-focused prevention interventions in…
National policies to prevent obesity in early childhood: Using policy mapping to compare policy lessons for Australia with six developed countries
Emma Esdaile’s first PhD paper is published in Obesity Reviews, Brief about the paper: I used the WHO Ending Childhood Obesity Report to…
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…