Observational studyNutrition journal2020
Dietary intake of Aboriginal Australian children aged 6-36 months in a remote community: a cross-sectional study.
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- Immunogenicity of a Third Scheduled Dose of Rotarix in Australian Indigenous Infants: A Phase IV, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2022Trial
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- Indigenous infants in remote Australia retain an ancestral gut microbiome despite encroaching Westernization.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Obesity Interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review of Impact and Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Blueprint to achieve national exclusive breastfeeding targets by 2030 among Aboriginal Australian women.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Review
- The relative validity of the updated Menzies Remote Short-Item Dietary Assessment Tool (MRSDAT) for use with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Diet quality, food security and traditional food intake of pregnant and breastfeeding women, and children 6 months to 5 years, living in eight remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander infants from a small rural cohort in Australia.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
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- Dietary intake of Indigenous Australian infants and young children in the Gomeroi gaaynggal cohort.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2021Article
- Maitjara Wangkanyi: Insights from an Ethnographic Study of Food Practices of Households in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundScarce literature comprehensively captures the transition to solid foods for children in remote Aboriginal Australian communities, a population expected to be especially vulnerable to nutritional inadequacy for largely socio-economic reasons. This study describes the dietary intake of children aged 6-36 months in a remote Aboriginal community during the years of solids introduction and establishment. Specifically, we aimed to explore milk feeding practices, major sources of nutrition and traditional food consumption, dietary patterns and nutrient and food group intakes, and compare these to national and international recommendations.
methodsThis dietary assessment was conducted as part of an observational, cross-sectional Child Health and Nutrition study. Three 24-h dietary recalls were completed with the parent/care-giver of each participant over 2-4 weeks, capturing a pay-week, non-pay-week and weekend day from October 2017-February 2018. Additional information collected included sociodemographic data, food security status, usual cooking practices, and attendance at playgroup.
resultsDiet histories for 40 children were included in the analysis (~ 40% of the population). Breast feeding rates were high (85%), with mothers exclusively feeding on demand. Very few participants met recommended intakes for wholegrains (n = 4, 10%), vegetables (n = 7, 18%), dairy (n = 5, 18%) and fruit (n = 13, 33%), while more children met the guidelines for meat (n = 19, 48%) and discretionary food intake (n = 28, 70%). Traditional foods were always nutritionally dense and consumed frequently (n = 22, 55% of children). Statistically significant pay-cycle differences in intakes of all macro-, and numerous micro-nutrients were observed.
conclusionsMany positive early feeding practices are currently enacted in remote Aboriginal communities including responsive and long duration breastfeeding, and nutrient-dense traditional food consumption from earliest solids introduction. However, the non-pay-week/pay-week cycle is impacting the quality and quantity of children's diets at a time of rapid growth and development.
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