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Open AccessDifferential 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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
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 ...