Getting to the guts of the matter
Health, wellbeing and weight is more than a gut feeling, it’s about how the gut is working. ARC Linkage research at Flinders is examining links between metabolism, obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Time to look at cancer’s dangerous mates
While a diagnosis of cancer naturally tends to concentrate the minds of patients and doctors alike, it shouldn’t be the sole focus of treatment, says a new report.
Almost a third of South Aussies ‘to be obese by 2019’
Nearly a third of South Australians will be not just fat, but obese by 2019. That’s the prediction in today’s (Friday 4 September) ‘Australia New Zealand Journal of Public Health’ (ANZJPH).
Flinders HELPP for obesity takes national award
A statewide healthy eating project led by Flinders University and funded by SA Health has won a national award.
Thin people get diabetes too
Pointing the finger at fat as the major or sole contributor to contracting type 2 diabetes is misleading and wrongly promotes the idea that the condition is entirely self-induced, research at Flinders has found.
Research uncovers a potential role of two proteins in diabetes
Flinders University researchers are breaking new ground in a decade-long journey to pinpoint the function of two closely related proteins.
High-profile depression duo joins Flinders
Moving to Flinders University has truly been a family affair for Julio Licinio and Ma-Li Wong, two world-renowned obesity and depression experts.
Preventing obesity and eating disorders
Researchers from Flinders University are working on a novel strategy to simultaneously reduce the risk of both eating disorders and obesity among young people.
When the cost of healthy eating gets too high
Preaching the benefits of healthy eating has little point when the cost of purchasing healthy foods can cost as much as a third of a low-earner’s income.