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‘It’s been a lifelong thing for me’: parents’ experiences of facilitating a healthy lifestyle for their children with severe obesityFor parents and guardians, assisting children/adolescents with severe obesity to lose weight is often a key objective but a complex and difficult challenge. Our aim in this study was to explore parents' (and guardians') perspectives on the challenges they have faced in assisting their children/adolescents with severe obesity to lead a healthy lifestyle.
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Join our Weight & Body Composition Working GroupInterested in research into weight and body composition?
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COVID-19 Update: 27 June 2021COVID-19 27 June 2021 Update: It is business as usual for ORIGINS, though masks must be worn.
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ORIGINS Family Day 2021ORIGINS says thank you to our gorgeous families with a Family Fun Day at the Pearsall Hocking Community Centre.
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ORIGINS has welcomed its 4,000th familyORIGINS has recently welcomed its 4,000th family into the study.
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Tech use impact on child health probed in ORIGINS studyA possible link between a rise in conditions such as obesity and attention deficit disorder and the use of computers and smartphones is the focus of a new ORIGINS Project sub-study into the effects of technology on children’s development.
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ORIGINS BENEFIT study tackling peanut allergyORIGINS BENEFIT study is looking at whether mums eating more allergenic foods during pregnancy and early breastfeeding would make a difference to their children developing allergies.
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Cow’s milk protein allergies on rise in kidsOne of the more common food allergies ORIGINS is seeing in babies is cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA).
Research shows at least a third of newborns receive formula in hospital, a practice shown to be associated with an increased risk of cow’s milk allergy.
Research shows at least a third of newborns receive formula in hospital, a practice shown to be associated with an increased risk of cow’s milk allergy.