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November 29, 2023

Meal kits are booming – but how do they stack up nutritionally?

Kylie Fraser, Deakin University; Alison Spence, Deakin University; Karen Campbell, Deakin University, and Penny Love, Deakin University

The vegetable content of meal kit meals mean it’s more about the meals you choose and less about what company to use.

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November 23, 2022

Misleading food labels contribute to babies and toddlers eating too much sugar. 3 things parents can do

Jennifer McCann, Deakin University; Miaobing (Jazzmin) Zheng, Deakin University; Julie Woods, Deakin University; Karen Campbell, Deakin University, and Rachel Laws, Deakin University

‘Free sugars’ should only make up 10% of children’s diets. But Australian toddlers are eating 11% sugar on average.

If a baby isn’t breastfed, or is partially breastfed, commercial infant formula should be the only other food given until around six months, and should be continued alongside solid foods until 12 months. Shutterstock

November 20, 2018

If you’re feeding with formula, here’s what you can do to promote your baby’s healthy growth

Rachel Laws, Deakin University; Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, University of Sydney; Jessica Appleton, University of Sydney, and Karen Campbell, Deakin University

Formula feeding has been linked to higher weight gain in children. But parents who are formula feeding their babies can take measures to promote healthy weight gain.

Current high rates of childhood obesity are the product of a perfect early-life storm. from shutterstock.com

October 11, 2016

Let’s address the perfect storm of factors leading to obesity in disadvantaged children

Karen Campbell, Deakin University and Kylie Hesketh, Deakin University

Childhood obesity is increasing and is most common for children living in disadvantage. But it’s preventable if we begin from the start of life.

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Meal kits are booming – but how do they stack up nutritionally?

Misleading food labels contribute to babies and toddlers eating too much sugar. 3 things parents can do

If you’re feeding with formula, here’s what you can do to promote your baby’s healthy growth

Let’s address the perfect storm of factors leading to obesity in disadvantaged children

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