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5 June 2018 - MedicalXpress - 1 in 3 women experience 'loss of control' eating in pregnancy
4 June 2018 - The Conversation - Mothers who eat oily fish could boost their child’s gut health – but only if it’s a boy
1 June 2018 - The Conversation - Europeans deserve a food policy that focuses on the environment and people’s health
27 May 2018 - Science Daily - By 2035 over 4 million adults will be morbidly obese across England, Wales, and Scotland
25 May 2016 - MedicalXpress - Milk and dairy do not promote childhood obesity according to comprehensive new review
25 May 2018 - The Conversation - Obese people enjoy food less than lean people – new study
15 May 2018 - MedicalXpress - Some calories more harmful than others
15 May 2018 - MedicalXpress - An energy dense diet changes the brain and increases urge to eat
14 May 2018 - The Guardian - Industrial trans fats must be removed from food supply, WHO says
1 May 2018 - The Conversation - Want to eat better? You might be able to train yourself to change your tastes
26 April 2018 - Sustain - Children's Food Campaign launches parental survey on Junk Food Marketing
23 April 2018 - The Conversation - Artificial sweeteners linked to diabetes and obesity
22 April 2018 - MedicalXpress - Why zero-calorie sweeteners can still lead to diabetes, obesity
17 April 2018 - MedicalXpress - Parental diet before conception affects child's health
6 April 2018 - MedicalXpress - Soft drinks sugar tax to tackle obesity 'has already had an effect'
4 April 2018 - Nutraingredients - Omega-3 for fat-free kids: Study links DHA to higher fat-free body mass in children
27 March 2018 - The Guardian - Can the ad industry persuade us to eat more vegetables?
21 March 2018 - Science Daily - Researchers link dietary supplement DHA to higher fat-free body mass in children
20 March 2018 - Science Daily - Obese mice had about 25 percent fewer taste buds than lean mice in study
Artificial Sweeteners May Make You Fat
19 March 2018 - MedicalXpress - Study finds association between mother's larger waist size, child's autism risk
Obesity risk doubles for teens bombarded with junk food adverts
9 March 2018 - MedicalXpress - Some great ways to fight childhood obesity
27 February 2018 - The Conversation - Children are far from protected from junk food ads – especially on social media
Could fish oil in pregnancy prevent weight-related health issues in children?
28 February 2018 - MedicalXpress - Forage-based diets on dairy farms produce nutritionally enhanced milk
14 February 2018 - Nutraingredients - Western diet linked to increased risk of mental health problems for teenagers
13 February 2018 - MedicalXpress - Pregnant women deficient in vitamin D may give birth to obese children
8 February 2018 - Psychiatric Times - Preventing ADHD in Pregnancy?
4 February 2018 - Futurity - Obesity may make ignoring ‘food cues’ even harder
31 January 2018 - MedicalXpress - Prenatal famine drives DNA methylation and adult health six decades later
Nutrients in child's first 1,000 days key for neurodevelopment
17 January 2018 - Nutraingredients - Probiotics in pregnancy could protect against against childhood obesity
Teens likely to crave junk food after watching TV ads
11 January 2018 - The Conversation - Sugar: six easy ways to encourage children to eat less
9 January 2018 - Science Daily - Sleeping for longer leads to a healthier diet
Expert reaction to opinion piece about the health effects of sugar (Taubes 2018)
3 January 2018 - MedicalXpress - Food cues undermine healthy eating choices
3 January 2018 - The Conversation - Five reasons why we overeat
26 December 2017 - The Conversation - Our fight with fat: Why is obesity getting worse?
1 December 2017 - Science Daily - Obesity increases dementia risk
30 November 2017 - BBC News - Kellogg's to cut sugar in kids' cereals by up to 40%
Children born to obese, overweight mothers may be at higher risk for neurodevelopmental problems, study finds
28 November 2017 - BBC News - Children 'bombarded by junk food' ads on family shows
28 November 2017 - What Is Epigenetics - Could the Mediterranean Diet During Pregnancy Epigenetically Reduce a Child’s Disease Risk?
22 November 2017 - The Guardian - Sugar industry withheld research effects of sucrose 50 years ago, study claims
21 November 2017 - Science Daily - Disordered eating among young adults found to have long-term negative health effects
20 November 2017 - MedicalXpress - Brain glucose responses diminish with diabetes, obesity
13 November 2017 - MedicalXpress - Increased taxes on high fat and high sugar foods will help improve children's diets
7 November 2017 - The Conversation - The long, strange history of dieting fads