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Undergraduate - Charles Perkins Centre

You will be provided a research training opportunity to contribute to our understanding of the relevant problems of over-nutrition in our society. ... Collaborative research is supported by lectures and tutorials on nutrition science, systems thinking
www.sydney.edu.au/charles-perkins-centre/education/undergraduate.html
News_

Super sleuth: researcher questions cancer papers

10 December 2019 -
Questionable research concerning a gene linked to cancer could be misleading researchers working on treatments, says cancer expert Professor Jennifer Byrne. Read more here.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/01/25/super-sleuth--researcher-questions-cancer-papers.html
unit-of-study-outline_

Unit

There will be a focus on assessing the effects of climate and weather in dryland agroecosystems, especially on understanding crop-water-nutrition relationships.
www.sydney.edu.au/units/AGRI2001
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Oral health impact of sugar-sweetened beverages overlooked

17 December 2019 -
The research is based on data from the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition survey, a cross sectional representative survey of NSW primary and high school students.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/11/23/oral-health-impact-of-sugar-sweetened-beverages-overlooked.html
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SOLVE-CHD - Charles Perkins Centre

SOLVE-CHD Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation. Transforming post-hospital care for people with heart disease in Australia. Our team of researchers and clinicians unite with people with heart disease to integrate data, technology,
www.sydney.edu.au/charles-perkins-centre/our-research/integrative-systems-and-modelling/solve-chd.html
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Animal welfare, human wellbeing and planetary health

Friday August 13, 2021
The speakers. joined Taronga Conservation Society Australia in December 2013, and has over 20 years experience in zoo nutrition. ... His studies of insects, fish, birds and a variety of mammals have helped develop a new approach to human
www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2019/animal-welfare-human-wellbeing-and-planetary-health.html
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Our people - Charles Perkins Centre

www.sydney.edu.au/charles-perkins-centre/our-people.html
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Eat like the animals

Thursday June 04, 2020
This all culminates in a unifying theory of nutrition and a new book Eat Like the Animals, to be released on 23 March. ... He heads the Sydney Food and Nutrition Network and is a member of the Australian National Committee for Nutrition.
www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2020/eat-like-the-animals.html
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Back to School: preparing for the new year

16 January 2020 -
If you’re interested in a particular nutrient like sugar or salt, you can use the nutrition information panel on the back-of-pack to compare similar products.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/01/24/back-to-school--preparing-for-the-new-year.html
Opinion_

How to grow food in the post-truth era

The findings highlight how poverty rates, levels of education, knowledge of nutrition, war and conflict marginalise those most vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/06/30/how-to-grow-food-in-the-post-truth-era.html