Blood
12 Dec 2012
Babies get a better chance to escape a dangerous health cycle
A promising step forward in stopping an intergenerational cycle of birth complications, diabetes and obesity associated with gestational diabetes has been made by researchers at the University of Sydney. “To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that mums with carefully controlled gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can give…
Children's health
30 Nov 2012
Physical activity key to healthy kids
Physical activity rather than food has the biggest impact on children’s weight according to new data from the Lifestyle of our Kids (LOOK) longitudinal study. Lead researcher Professor Richard Telford from the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment and the Clinical Trials Unit at The Canberra Hospital said the…
Children's health
23 Nov 2012
School nutrition lagging
Despite the rapid growth in childhood obesity, many schools do not have policies in place to promote healthy food choices and nutrition within the school environment, according to new research. A study examining school canteen policies, diet-related programs and health nutrition practices of the school community found almost half of…
Children's health
16 Nov 2012
Cancer Council urges Health Ministers to clean up sugar coated advertising codes
Cancer Council is urging all health ministers not to be fooled by sugar coated claims that food industry efforts have been successful in reducing junk food advertising to children. While food industry groups were last week heralding the success of their codes and announcing so-called improvements, Cancer Council is calling…
Children's health
16 Nov 2012
7 minutes a day of 'vigorous' physical activity may be enough for kids
Children need a minimum of seven minutes a day of vigorous physical activity, demonstrates recently published findings by University of Alberta medical researchers and their colleagues across Canada. “If you watch late-night television, or look in the backs of magazines, you’ll see magical ads saying you need just 10 minutes…
Children's health
18 Oct 2012
Bigger play areas for kids cut obesity risk
The global fight against obesity could be helped by providing support for child’s play, a researcher from The University of Western Australia has found. Research leader Dr Karen Martin studied school environments and their association with physical activity during school recess. The study found children who attended schools with more…
Children's health
11 Oct 2012
Sweets for the sweetly behaved not helpful for children's weight
Cutting screen time and not rewarding children’s good behaviour with sweets are among the steps parents could take to reduce overweight and obesity in children before they start school, according to research by the University of Sydney. The study, led by Dr Louise Hardy, from the School of Public Health…
Children's health
11 Sep 2012
Toddlers are heavier than mums realise
Mums incorrect take on their toddler’s weight may be inadvertently leading to their toddlers overeating and getting heavier, say nutrition researchers. The research, being presented this week at the International Congress of Dietetics in Sydney, found many Australian mothers were unable to correctly identify their child’s weight, especially if their…
Nutrition
09 May 2012
Weight Loss Medications
It’s fair to say that if there was any medication that could reliably and consistently cause weight loss we wouldn’t have any people overweight. Unfortunately there is no one pill that will solve people’s weight problems. Often we find that through trial and error and some of that trial and…
