Dancing from the stage into nutrition: Alyse Davies
11 AugFrom dancing in Cats to advancing nutrition research, Alyse Davies has turned her passion for performance into a career helping others thrive.
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Four great dishes to cook with kids these winter school holidays
3 JulHelp keep the kids busy these winter school holidays with four simple, kid-friendly dishes that build confidence, spark curiosity and make mealtimes more memorable.
From fit-tracker fails to under fuelling: Five things that surprised me while studying female sports performance
6 MarAccredited sports dietitian and PhD candidate Rebekka Frazer reveals how female centred sports science research can fuel women's training, performance and health.
Optimising is just perfectionism in disguise. Here’s why that’s a problem
17 Oct 2025The rise of the “optimisation mindset” in health and wellness may seem empowering, but it mirrors perfectionism—and could be quietly undermining our mental health.
UniSC at epicentre of brain, lifestyle and nursing science
8 Sep 2025As Australia’s ageing population grows, UniSC researchers and students are driving solutions to help Australians live longer, healthier, and more connected lives.
Eating disorder symptoms in teens can be traced back to family hardship, new study shows
27 Aug 2025Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are at greater risk of developing eating disorder symptoms, challenging the myth that these conditions only affect the affluent.
Your lifestyle could be affecting your brain’s ‘brake system’ and putting you at a higher risk of dementia
8 Aug 2025Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Thompson Institute believe lifestyle risk factors may be leaving chemical warning signs of decline in your brain – long before any symptoms of dementia play out.
Review finds Mediterranean diet may play key role in managing ADHD
7 Jul 2025It’s the superhero of the nutrition world, and now a scientific review by UniSC has shown the power of the Mediterranean diet to help manage the symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Those ‘what I eat in a day’ TikTok videos aren’t helpful. They might even be harmful
11 Jun 2025The ongoing popularity of social media videos that appear to promote healthy daily diets is having very unhealthy impacts on some viewers, according to a UniSC clinical psychologist who works with people with eating disorders.
Gut microbiome link to ADHD reinforced in scientific review
6 May 2025The link between a gut imbalance and symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder has been further supported by a University of the Sunshine Coast scientific review.
Busted! 3 sports nutrition experts tackle 3 food-and-exercise myths
30 Apr 2025Clinical educator Zara Nance, Professor Gary Slater and lecturer Dr Amy-Lee Bowler have decades of experience in advising athletes at the top of their game, here's their advice for three of the most common fitness and exercise myths.
A dietitian's deliciously diverse nutrition career
15 Feb 2025From working as a nutritionist for the Wiggles and top-level athletes at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, to now working as the Discipline Lead in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Professor Fiona Pelly has firsthand experience of what a deliciously diverse career dietetics can be.
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