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A literature scoping review of eating practices and food environments in 1 and 2-person households in the UK, Australia and USA
(Elsevier, 2018-03-06)The purpose of this article is to map the data currently available on the subject of eating practices and food environments in small (i.e. one- and two-person) households. Specifically, the enquiry is focused on commensality; ... -
Management of food incidents by Australian food regulators
(WIley, 2016-01-24)Aim This paper explores how food regulators respond to food incidents and the barriers and enablers associated with doing so. Methods Twenty‐six semi‐structured interviews lasting between 30 and 60 minutes were ... -
Managing uncertainty about food risks – Consumer use of food labelling
(Elsevier, 2016-12-01)General consumer knowledge of and engagement with the production of food has declined resulting in increasing consumer uncertainty about, and sensitivity to, food risks. Emphasis is therefore placed on providing information ... -
Measuring the impact of a community of practice in Aboriginal health
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-08-09)Effective strategies to enhance the competence of practising health professionals are limited. Communities of Practice are proposed as strategy, yet little is known about their ability to develop cultural competency and ... -
Media actors’ perceptions of their roles in reporting food incidents
(BioMed Central, 2014-12-18)BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that the media can play a role in shaping consumer perceptions during a public health crisis. In order for public health professionals to communicate well-informed health information ... -
Minimal change in children’s lifestyle behaviours and adiposity following a home-based obesity intervention: results from a pilot study
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background/Methods: Families of overweight and obese children require support to make sustainable lifestyle changes to improve their child’s diet and activity behaviours and in turn weight status. The aim of this ... -
A model for (re)building consumer trust in the food system
(Oxford University Press, 2016-04-12)The article presents a best practice model that can be utilized by food system actors to assist with (re)building trust in the food system, before, during and after a food incident defined as ‘any situation within the food ... -
The NOURISH randomised control trial: positive feeding practices and food preferences in early childhood - a primary prevention program for childhood obesity
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2009)Primary prevention of childhood overweight is an international priority. In Australia 20-25% of 2-8 year olds are already overweight. These children are at substantially increased the risk of becoming overweight adults, ... -
Parent engagement and attendance in PEACH™ QLD – an up-scaled parent-led childhood obesity program
(BioMed Central, 2017-06-09)Background Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health (PEACH™) is a multicomponent treatment program delivered over ten group sessions to parents of overweight/obese primary school-aged children. It has been shown ... -
Parent Feeding Practices in the Australian Indigenous Population within the Context of non-Indigenous Australians and Indigenous Populations in Other High-Income Countries—A Scoping Review
(Oxford University Press, 2019-01)Although extensive literature on parent feeding practices among the general Australian population exists, Australian Indigenous populations are generally overlooked. A systematic scoping review was carried out to map any ... -
Parental feeding practices to manage snack food intake: Associations with energy intake regulation in young children
(Elsevier, 2017-12-28)Background Little attention has been directed to understanding the relationship between restriction and regulation of snack food intake in toddlers. Objective The aim of this study was to examine the effects of ... -
Poor dietary patterns at 1-5 years of age are related to food neophobia and breastfeeding duration but not age of introduction to solids in a relatively advantaged sample
(Elsevier, 2018-12)Previous studies have investigated associations between individual foods or food group intake, and breastfeeding duration, age of solid introduction and food neophobia. This study aimed to investigate associations between ... -
Practicalities and Research Considerations for Conducting Childhood Obesity Prevention Interventions with Families
(MDPI, 2016-11-08)Internationally, childhood obesity is a major public health concern. Given the established difficulties in treating obesity, designing and evaluating effective obesity prevention interventions are research priorities. As ... -
Predictors of and reasons for pacifier use in first-time mothers: an observational study
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2012-01-19)This study confirms the findings of earlier studies that the use of a pacifier is widespread in Australia and that the early introduction, and frequent use, of a pacifier is associated with shorter breastfeeding duration. ... -
Predictors of the early introduction of solid foods in infants: results of a cohort study
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2009)The early introduction of solid foods before 4 months of age has been associated with an increased risk of diarrhoea in infancy and a greater risk of wheeze and increased percentage body fat and weight in childhood. The ... -
The process of making trust related judgements through interaction with food labelling
(Elsevier, 2016-06-30)There is both empirical and theoretical research supporting the idea that consumers’ interaction with food labelling impacts on their trust in the food system and its actors. This paper explores the process by which ... -
Protein Intake and Growth in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review
(Sage, 2014-10-15)Objective. This review aimed to investigate the relationship between varying levels of enteral protein intake and growth in preterm infants, regardless of feeding method. Data Sources. Electronic databases were searched ... -
Pumpkin is “yucky”!: A prospective study of overt and covert restriction in the development of young children's food preferences
(Elsevier, 2019-01-04)The aim of the study was to investigate maternal feeding strategies as prospective predictors of young children's food preferences. Participants were 106 mother – child dyads with data collected when children were aged 4 ...