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Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at Deakin University

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Get to know our staff: Dr Priscila Machado

Dr Priscila Machado is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition...

Australia’s first virtual Preventive Health Conference

This blog was contributed by Kate Wingrove and Emily Denniss. Both PhD candidates were awarded...

A diet to reduce the risk of heart disease: DASH+

Our next blog is by Chrissy Freer is a nutritionist and health author who works...

Gut Bacteria and Parkinson’s disease: How might diet influence this relationship?

Nathan Nuzum is a PhD candidate at the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and Institute...

Kids in the kitchen: how the experts teach their kids about healthy eating

Ensuring kids are eating and learning about nutritious foods is a challenge at the best...

Get to know our students – Emily Denniss

Our next blog is from Emily Denniss, a PhD student at the Institute for Physical...

Food literacy: a forgotten life skill and why no one is teaching it anymore

We all eat. It can be easy to assume that we know what is best...

It’s not just the salt shaker’s fault!  Where else is our salt coming from?

It’s well known that as a population we eat too much salt.  This can have...

Get to know our students: Georgie Thursby, FANS President

Our next blog is from Georgie Thursby, a third year Bachelor of Nutrition Science student....

Research to improve outcomes for cancer sufferers

Two IPAN researchers share how they are working to improve the quality of life for...

Get to know our academics: Dr Julie Woods

Our next blog is from Dr Julie Woods. Julie is currently a Senior Lecturer in...

Food for Good: a Nutrition Society of Australia event to support sustainable diets

Our next blog is by Ms Rachel Weir, a Bachelor of Nutrition Sciences undergraduate student....

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