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    Differential DNA methylation of steatosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescence

    Epigenetic modifications are associated with hepatic fat accumulation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, few epigenetic modifications directly implicated in such processes have been identi...

    Phillip E. Melton, M. A. Burton, K. A. Lillycrop, K. M. Godfrey in Hepatology International (2023)

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    Dietary fructose in relation to blood pressure and serum uric acid in adolescent boys and girls

    Evidence that fructose intake may modify blood pressure is generally limited to adult populations. This study examined cross-sectional associations between dietary intake of fructose, serum uric acid and blood...

    K S Bobridge, G L Haines, T A Mori, L J Beilin, W H Oddy in Journal of Human Hypertension (2013)

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    Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and blood pressure in adolescents

    Evidence that intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may modify blood pressure (BP) is generally limited to middle-aged or hypertensive populations. This study examined cross-sectional associations betw...

    T A O'Sullivan, A P Bremner, L J Beilin, G L Ambrosini in Journal of Human Hypertension (2012)

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    Body mass index, adiposity rebound and early feeding in a longitudinal cohort (Raine Study)

    This study examined the influence of type and duration of infant feeding on adiposity rebound and the tracking of body mass index (BMI) from birth to 14 years of age.

    P Chivers, B Hands, H Parker, M Bulsara, L J Beilin in International Journal of Obesity (2010)

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    The reliability of a food frequency questionnaire for use among adolescents

    Accurate measurement of dietary intake is essential for understanding the long-term effects of adolescent diet on chronic disease risk. However, adolescents may have limited food knowledge and ability to quant...

    G L Ambrosini, N H de Klerk, T A O'Sullivan in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009)

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    The Long-term Effects of Breast-feeding on Asthma and Atopic Disease

    In this review, the primary objective is to assess the evidence of whether breastfeeding protects against asthma and atopic disease for the long-term (long-term is defined here as >5 years of age). Two main ty...

    W. H. Oddy in Breast-Feeding: Early Influences on Later Health (2009)

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    Perinatal and childhood origins of cardiovascular disease

    Features of the metabolic syndrome comprise a major risk for cardiovascular disease and will increase in prevalence with rising childhood obesity. We sought to identify early life influences on development of ...

    R C Huang, V Burke, J P Newnham, F J Stanley in International Journal of Obesity (2007)

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    Predictors of body mass index and associations with cardiovascular risk factors in Australian children: a prospective cohort study

    To examine predictors of body mass index (BMI) at the age of 8 y in a prospective study of Australian children.

    V Burke, L J Beilin, K Simmer, W H Oddy, K V Blake in International Journal of Obesity (2005)

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    242 Duration of Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity in Australian Children: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Childhood obesity is increasing in prevalence and leads to morbidity and mortality in later life. Breastfeeding has been suggested to be protective, with an estimated population attributable risk from formula ...

    K Simmer, V Burke, L J Beilin, W H Oddy, K V Blake, D Doherty in Pediatric Research (2004)

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    Breastfeeding, Body Mass Index, and Asthma and Atopy in Children

    Asthma is the leading cause of hospitalization in Australian children and its prevalence is increasing worldwide (Peat & Li 1999). In developed nations the increase in prevalence of childhood asthma has been p...

    W. H. Oddy, J. L. Sherriff, N. H. de Klerk in Protecting Infants through Human Milk (2004)

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    Breastfeeding and Cognitive Development in Children

    The question of whether breastfeeding and formula feeding have differential effects on cognitive development has not been comprehensively answered in term infants (Drane & Logemann 2000). This has been due to ...

    W. H. Oddy, G. E. Kendall, E. Blair in Protecting Infants through Human Milk (2004)