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Spinal pain and nutrition in adolescents-an exploratory cross-sectional study

Spinal pain is an important health issue for adolescents resulting in functional limitations for many and increasing the risk of spinal pain in adulthood.

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Body mass index, adiposity rebound and early feeding in a longitudinal cohort (Raine Study)

This study examined the influence of type and duration of infant feeding on adiposity rebound and the tracking of body mass index (BMI) from birth to 14 years

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Feasibility of assessing diet with a mobile food record for adolescents and young adults with down syndrome

The aim was to assess the feasibility of assessing diet with an image-based mobile food record application in 51 adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome.

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Variation in nutrition education practices in SWEET pediatric diabetes centers-an international comparison

Nutrition education is central to pediatric type 1 diabetes management. Dietary management guidelines for type 1 diabetes are evidence based, but implementation may be challenging and inconsistent.

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Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Maternal and Family Factors

The need to target prevention and intervention efforts for childhood overweight and obesity towards families with overweight parents

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Blood micronutrients and DNA damage in children

This is the first study to examine the associations between a range of blood micronutrient levels and DNA damage in healthy children.

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Early life nutrition and the opportunity to influence long-term health: an Australasian perspective

There is significant data to support the hypothesis that early life nutrition in the fetus, infant and young child can have profound effects on long-term health

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Gina Trapp

ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research

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Dietary patterns are associated with cognition among older people with mild cognitive impairment

This study examined the cross-sectional association between dietary patterns & cognition in a sample of 249 people, 65-90 years, with mild cognitive impairment

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Prevalence of neural tube defects in Australia prior to mandatory

To establish baseline prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) prior to mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia.