Call for studies for the Australian Dietary Guidelines review

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Call for studies for the Australian Dietary Guidelines review

27 March 2025

As part of their review of the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recently called for primary studies to assist in answering four research questions. Three of the four questions focus on ultra processed food (UPF) intake.

consumption of UPF in children and adolescents (2–17 years of age) on the outcomes of: incident anxiety and depression; development of asthma; development of dietary allergies and development of developmental neurocognitive conditions.

impact of dietary patterns, source of protein or UPF consumption during pregnancy and breastfeeding on maternal and birth outcomes.

consumption of UPF in adults on the outcomes of all-cause mortality; cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality; incidence of type 2 diabetes; cancer events and cancer mortality; and incidence of anxiety and depression.

The AFGC formed a working group to submit to this consultation.