Smorgasbord of students’ work on show

From investigating the cost of healthy food in the Illawarra, to studying the effect of protein consumption on muscle development in athletes, a huge range of nutrition research was on show yesterday (4 November) by students at the University of Wollongong.

Sponsored by the School of Health Sciences and featuring students from the Smart Foods Centre, the research day was the culmination of much hard work by undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in nutrition projects.

The day’s events were not only a great opportunity for the students to present their work, but provide a good example of how academic units and research centres at the University can work hand-in-hand with the Illawarra’s health services to ensure that students' first experiences in research produce useful and relevant outcomes.

For example, Shamley Chand presented on feeding assistance programs in nursing home residents, Elise Gruber and Bree Gabrielson spoke on nutrition for women with gestational diabetes, and Abbey Morgan presented her work on trends in food costs in the Illawarra.

Other student projects being presented included:

    • improving nutrition in children

    • dietary intakes of children treated for cancer

    • dietary patterns and glucose tolerance in pregnancy

    • effective food service in hospitals

Posters of the students’ work were also on display.

Last reviewed: 5 November, 2009