How sleep disorders interact with lifestyle factors such as nutrition and physical activity is poorly understood. ... Key innovations include integration of the positive lifestyle factors of sleep, nutrition, and physical activity to produce a holistic
Nutrition and cardiovascular health. Exploring how food effects heart health. It’s common knowledge that eating a healthy diet can lower your risk of developing heart disease. ... Paper published in a leading nutrition journal, and covered by media,
Our research is already having an impact. We have exposed bias and conflicts of interest in health-related research, including in the areas of pharmaceutical, environmental, nutrition, and tobacco control.
Despite extensive knowledge on the mechanistic links between nutrition, exercise, sleep, and cognitive health, these subjects are often overlooked in primary, secondary, and tertiary education, including medical schools. ... Professor Luigi Fontana is
Infectious diseases across species. Together, we can improve animal welfare, food safety, human nutrition, and people's livelihoods in developed and developing countries in our region and around the globe.
Our system modelling approach utilises large and complex data sets, from myriad sources and across disciplines, to unravel the underlying network of influence on nutrition and health in relation to diabetes,
Read how the Charles Perkins Centre is investigating how technology-based interventions promote motivation, autonomy and self-empowerment for wellbeing.
Our team will investigate the effects of maternal and paternal obesity, weight trajectory during pregnancy, suboptimal nutrition, lack of exercise, gestational diabetes, sleep disturbances, dysregulated gut microbiome, immune system challenges, and