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Few studies have examined the dietary patterns of adolescents and the social and environmental factors that may affect them during this life stage.

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Accurate measurement of dietary intake is essential for understanding the long-term effects of adolescent diet on chronic disease risk.

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The aims of the present study were to (i) examine the relationship between children's degree of adiposity and psychosocial functioning; and (ii) compare patterns of clustering of psychosocial measures between healthy weight and overweight/obese children.

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Researchers conducted a series of group interviews with young people to find out how much they knew about energy drinks and the consequences of drinking them.

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Join us at our free public seminar with dietitian and nutritionist Dr Roslyn Giglia will share the latest information on Australian kids' diets.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia dietitian and nutritionist Dr Roslyn Giglia shares her top 10 tips for kids nutrition and physical activity.

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A good healthy breakfast is not just a vital foundation for a productive day but can lay the groundwork for a community to pull together to overhaul its health.

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Teaching a class of year eleven students about nutrition ten years ago is what gave Dr Gina Trapp the idea for her research.

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More than 30 years of research into the links between folate and neural tube defects has paid off for The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Professor Carol Bower.

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New research from Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research shows that a Western diet is associated with an increased risk of liver disease in teenag