Understanding the developmental origins of health and disease is integral to overcome the
global tide of obesity and its metabolic consequences, including atherosclerotic …

Prevention initiatives during childhood and adolescence have great potential to address the
health inequities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) …

To investigate whether the increased risk of fetal abdominal obesity (FAO) is present in the
older (≥ 35 years) and/or obese (≥ body mass index 25 kg/m2) women with normal …

Background Drinking water is a common source of exposure to inorganic arsenic. In the US,
the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was enacted to protect consumers from exposure to …

This article presents a critical analysis of the use of biometrics in clinical practice and their
inadequacies for Indigenous populations in Canada and globally. Misclassifications of …

We examined the long-term health outcomes associated with being born small for
gestational age (SGA) or large for gestational age (LGA). A total of 632 young adults aged≈ …

Objectives To investigate the association between birth weight to placental weight (BW/PW)
ratio, and echocardiographic left ventricle (LV) morphology at birth, while accounting for …

Lifestyle factors, including physical activity and dietary intake of lipids and glucose, play a
role in metabolism and influence susceptibility to diseases such as obesity and type 2 …

The thesis investigated the impact of diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) on the births and neonatal
outcomes of Australian Aboriginal babies, using epidemiological methods applied to two …

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to primarily investigate whether determinants
measured in adolescence could predict carotid intima-media thickness in adolescents aged …