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Pregnancy Lifestyle Activity and Nutrition (PLAN)

SYMBA is promoting gut health (symbiosis) with prebiotic fibre taken during pregnancy for prevention of allergic disease.

Determining the associations of sun exposure in early life on the development of non-communicable diseases.

Understanding how families engage with screen technologies and how it may influence child development

Strengths-based, tiered, accessible, resources and supports (STARS) for Kids for parent, carers and their children.

Helping families to unlock the mental and physical health benefits of connecting with nature and community through outdoor play - easily, and locally.

The ORIGINS Community Wellbeing during COVID-19 Project is investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emotional wellbeing, family functioning and perceived stress on families.

Enhancing psychological wellbeing in families from pregnancy to infancy

Research

Steve Desiree Zubrick Silva FASSA, FAAMHS, MSc AM PhD MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD Honorary Emeritus Research Fellow Co-Director, ORIGINS 08 6319 1409

Research

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) account for a significant proportion of sugar in the diet of children and are directly associated with obesity in this group. While there have been many studies on adolescent SSB consumption, few studies have examined the predictors of SSB consumption in primary-school-aged children. The aim of this study was to understand the degree to which a child's consumption across a range of beverages is influenced by their own attitudes and by their parents' attitudes and parents' consumption behaviours.