Life stage - Children's health

Expert advice on food and nutrition for children, managing food allergies and fussy eaters.

Risk of hand sanitiser poisoning underestimated

Risk of hand sanitiser poisoning underestimated

Hand sanitiser is everywhere these days, thanks to COVID-19 infection...

Harmful dieting on the rise in teens

Harmful dieting on the rise in teens

Dieting to lose weight is on the rise among teens...

Nutrition interventions needed for kids

Nutrition interventions needed for kids

Pacific Island, US and New Zealand children are among the...

10 ways to help your fussy eater

10 ways to help your fussy eater

Australian child nutrition expert Jennifer Cohen has released 10 helpful...

How to go back to work and school safely after lockdown

How to go back to work and school...

In some places in the world, coronavirus lockdown rules are...

5 clever ways to keep kids busy (and parents sane) during lockdown

5 clever ways to keep kids busy (and...

Healthy Food Guide nutritionist and mum of two Claire Turnbull...

5 tips for home educating kids during self-isolation

5 tips for home educating kids during self-isolation

Parents and children around the world are facing the new...

How children are affected by coronavirus – what you need to know

How children are affected by coronavirus – what...

The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, has...

Malnutrition burden spreads in poor countries

Malnutrition burden spreads in poor countries

Poor countries are now facing a severe double burden of...

Children most at risk from climate change

Children most at risk from climate change

Climate change is damaging the health of the world’s children...

Low-FODMAP Diet promise in children

Low-FODMAP Diet promise in children

Recent research from the University of Otago shows promise for...

5 fun ideas for school lunches kids will eat

5 fun ideas for school lunches kids will...

Depending on where you are in the world, some kids...

A new dieting app – for kids?

A new dieting app – for kids?

Sparking huge concern for many reasons, the latest WW diet...

Why children and teens should avoid dieting

Why children and teens should avoid dieting

In the USA, Weight Watchers (now known as WW) have...

Meals for small kids sorted

Meals for small kids sorted

Many parents have difficulty getting their kids to eat healthy...

Size matters

Size matters

Previous suggestions that preschoolers will self-regulate to balance out their...

Ask the experts: Help, my kid won’t eat dinner!

ASK THE EXPERTS

Ask the experts: Help, my kid won’t eat...

Q Help! No matter what I do I can’t seem...

Better eating on the autism spectrum

Better eating on the autism spectrum

Picky eating or challenging eating behaviour is common in children...