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Two flagship initiatives developed at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, would improve health and wellbeing for Australian children throughout their lives, with national implementation support from the Australian Government.
The latest recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) that non breastfed infants aged 6–11 months can be fed either formula or animal milk has created a stir.
Toddler milk is popular and becoming more so. Dr Jennifer McCann and colleagues explain its appeal and why it's a problem.
Victoria's Health Minister, Mary-Anne Thomas MP, launches new resources encouraging healthy eating and active play from the start of life for culturally and linguistically diverse families in Melbourne’s west.
New IPAN research has found that mealtime strategies used by parents of fussy eaters might be inadvertently turning their children into even fussier eaters, interrupting their ability to regulate their own appetite and establish healthy eating habits.
Learning and development in childcare starts with good nutrition - and dietitians play an important role in helping to set Australian children on a path to better lifelong health.