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Alexandra Chung

@chung_alexandra

Research fellow | healthy diets for children | obesity prevention | health policy | health equity | commercial & social determinants of health. Opinions my own.

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Commercial foods for infants and toddlers fail to meet WHO requirements for nutrition, yet they can display health and nutrition claims on-pack. We must change this. Great new paper by Elizabeth Dunford, Maree Scully & Daisy H Coyle The George Institute for Global Health onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

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Our latest research calls for improvements to commercial foods for babies and toddlers. Young children and their parents deserve accurate labelling, honest marketing and nutritionally adequate foodsšŸ‘¶ Helen Skouteris Monash Nutrition cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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Food for babies and toddlers are promoted with extensive marketing claims yet many products are nutritionally poor. ā€œIt’s not good enoughā€ says Minister Ged Kearney ā€œkids should have the best start in lifeā€ theage.com.au/national/paren… VicHealth Monash Nutrition Monash Public Health

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Aussie families should be able to trust packaged baby/toddler foods are nutritious and marketed responsibly. This paper adds to growing research that shows many of these products can't be trusted. bit.ly/4dNLDI7 #KidsAreSweetEnough Alexandra Chung Monash Public Health

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Thank you Rebecca Maddern 7NEWS Melbourne for the opportunity to talk about our new research on commercial foods for babies and toddlers šŸ‘¶ Monash Nutrition Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences You can find the research article here šŸ‘‡ cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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We are proud as punch to have our own Janeane Dart running as a board member in this election. Janeane’s work continues to shape the way we understand and teach professionalism in the dietetic profession. She is a leader in the dietetic community and we wish her the best of luck

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Today in InSight+ I discuss the problems with commercial baby foods in Australia and opportunities for policy reform to improve these products MJA VicHealth Monash Nutrition insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/43/poor-n…

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Parents should be able to trust that the food on the shelf is good for their babies and toddlers šŸ‘¶ Read more about the problems with commercial foods for babies and toddlers in my recent MJA article Monash Nutrition Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences VicHealth

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Looking forward to connecting with a fantastic community of healthcare professionals in Warrnambool next year to discuss nutrition and food for babies and young children. breastfeedingconferences.com.au/about/Turning-…

Looking forward to connecting with a fantastic community of healthcare professionals in Warrnambool next year to discuss nutrition and food for babies and young children.

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Junk food ads influence what kids want, eat and ask for. It’s time for national action to stop companies targeting our kids with unhealthy food marketing. Watch Jane Martin discuss the impact of this marketing on Aussie kids on ABC News youtube.com/watch?v=ea2t2Z…

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Our own Sue Kleve will be co-presenting this NSA webinar, sharing her insights from the 2024 Food Security Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry. Open to all NSA members - register now using the link below to join us on 6 Feb!

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Young children deserve the best start in life. That's why mandatory regulation of content and marketing of foods for babies and toddlers is a must. Important report by abc730 with Food for Health Alliance & The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne abc.net.au/news/2025-02-1…