National Diabetes Week
July 10, 2016
More than 1.7 million Australians are living with diabetes, and over 100,000 Australians develop it...
Sports Nutrition with the VFL Cats
July 4, 2016
Sports nutrition is a popular area that many of our nutrition and dietetics graduates want to...
Food for thought: Eating habits for a healthy brain
June 21, 2016
Fat-burning foods. Muscle-building foods. Superfoods. Sugar is bad. Saturated fat is bad. No wait, saturated...
Child nutrition in Central Australia
April 30, 2016
After completing a seven-week community placement with Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council as part of...
The 2015 Food and Nutrition International Study Tour – Asia Bound
March 1, 2016
The international food and nutrition study tour is now a regular feature of our undergraduate...
Energy drinks and adverse cardiovascular health effects: should we be worried?
February 15, 2016
We may turn to energy drinks for a quick-fix energy boost, but could these drinks...
Tackling Australia’s big fat problem
October 26, 2015
Overweight and obesity are highly prevalent across the globe, and Australia is no exception. In Australia 63%...
Try for 5 for a healtheir life
October 9, 2015
It’s National Nutrition Week this October 11-17, and we’re excited to be part of the...
Will the real nutrition experts please stand up?
August 19, 2015
It’s a confusing time to be a consumer. These days, anyone with good sales skills,...
Iron nutrition in vulnerable population groups in Australia
August 7, 2015
Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency and a major public health problem worldwide....
Malnutrition: why chocolate is better than soup
July 2, 2015
Malnutrition is not just a problem seen in developing countries; a large number of Australians...
‘You are what your mother ate’: the new frontier of epigenetics
June 17, 2015
How our environment influences our genes, sometimes for generations into the future, is one of...