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DNA technology changing dietary therapy: one of the hot topics at the upcoming Foods for Specific Populations Conference

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The inaugural Foods for Specific Populations Conference commences Wednesday 17 September 2014 and will see leading experts address the nutritional needs of a range of groups including  people with allergies...

Australian infants eat “excessive levels” of salt in foods, Deakin Uni study

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Australian infants eat “excessive levels” of salt in foods, Deakin Uni study More than half of Australian toddlers have excessive salt intakes putting them at risk of high blood pressure, stroke and...

Health insurance rebate creates incentive for healthier food consumption

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A scheme that offered a health insurance rebate that lowers the cost for healthier supermarket foods, such as fruit and vegetables and wholegrain foods, has been successful in improving the diets of shoppers....

Drinking culture patterns revealed in Australia by 2 separate reports

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Two reports by Deakin University and the Cancer Council Victoria respectively have made separate findings on alcoholic drinking patterns in Australia. The Deakin University study is Australia’s largest...

Denmark’s dropping of “fat tax” criticised by Deakin university researcher

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An Australian academic has defended his advocacy of a “fat tax” for Australia, after critcising Denmark for abandoning a similar tax. According to Dr Gary Sacks, who is part of the World Health Organisation...

Australian government’s NHMRC to finance study on diet-links to depression

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A world-first trial to test if a healthy Mediterranean diet can improve the mental health of people with depression is being conducted by Deakin University researchers in Australia, funded by the National...

Australian professor calls for Vitamin D fortification of milk but can mushrooms provide alternative solution?

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At a conference in Melbourne today (Tuesday 12 June 2012), a leading Australian nutrition expert called for an urgent increase in Vitamin D to milk to be authorized by the government. At the conference,...

Economists estimate national savings if Australians were to cut alcohol consumption

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A study from Deakin University, in Melbourne, in conjunction with the National Stroke Research Institute has certified the national economic savings and health benefits could be achieved if Australian...

Australian study links insufficient red meat with anxiety in women

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Researchers at Deakin University, in Victoria, have found that eating less than the recommended amount of red meat is related to depression and anxiety in women. Deakin University’s Associate Professor...

Australian research aims to produce ‘allergy-free’ eggs

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Research being undertaken at Deakin University, in Victoria, in collaboration with CSIRO and the Poultry Co-operative Research Centre, aims to produce ‘allergy-free’ eggs for use in food consumption...