Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute was established in 2008 following the merger of the Baker Heart Research Institute and the International Diabetes Institute. Baker IDI is Australia's first multi-disciplinary organisation tackling the deadly trio of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease through research, education and patient care.
Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute is the official Charity Partner of National Ride to Work Day.
Former Yellow Wiggle Greg Page was diagnosed in 2007 with Orthostatic Intolerance. Greg has helped establish with seed funding an important research project that you can also contribute to.
Baker IDI offers food manufacturers both definitive (in vivo) and estimate (in vitro) GI testing. You can rely on Baker IDI to test your foods quickly and accurately and assist during product...
21 August 2008 The newly titled Dr Bo Wang and Dr YuGang Tu have recently received their PhDs with impressive remarks from their examiners.
13 July 2008 Interactive sports video games such as the Nintendo Wii are better for children than conventional computer games, but do not tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity, British research shows. Associate Professor David Dunstan, head of the physical activity lab at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, said he was not surprised by the findings.
7 July 2008 A report on the long-term consequences of Australia’s expanding waistline on cardiovascular disease.
5 June 2008 Dispensing with the office chair could deliver the same health benefits as a brisk 100-minute walk, a Melbourne public health expert says.
19 March 2008 Victorian workers will be offered free health tests as the State Government moves to tackle an obesity epidemic described by Premier John Brumby as a challenge "as big as climate change".
Go Grains Health & Nutrition will soon host its first annual conference titled ‘Grains Today – Harvesting the Science, Refining the Facts’.
The conference...
The inaugural “Heart and Mind” conference will be held in the delightful Tuscan town of Prato, Italy, from 3-5 September, 2008. Baker IDI is Australia’s highest profile and most...
The Baker Heart Research Institute will merge with the International Diabetes Institute – a clinical service and research organisation of world renown and with Professor Paul Zimmet at the helm, the driving force behind diabetes awareness in Australia since the 1970s.
The merger between the International Diabetes Institute and the Baker Heart Research Institute marks the beginning of a new and exciting era toward the establishment of Australia's first national heart and diabetes institute.
Help Baker IDI to make a difference to the lives of people affected by obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. – National Ride to Work Day – Greg Page Fund for Orthostatic Intolerance