Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute is Australia's first health and medical research institute tackling the deadly trio of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our work extends from the laboratory to wide-scale community studies.
Baker IDI fills a void in health and medical research by allowing traditionally disparate groups to work together and collaborate under one umbrella and one organisational culture.
Edition One- December 2009
In the first edition of Baker IDI @ Alice Springs e-news we report on the outcomes of our recent symposium and provide a brief update on the Institute's work in Alice Springs.
3 February 2010 To coincide with World Salt Awareness Week (Feb 1-7), Professor Garry Jennings speaks to The Age about the dangers of hidden salt in our diet.
12 January 2010 Baker IDI’s Professor David Dunstan speaks to the Wall Street Journal about the results of his recent research published in the American Heart Association journal, Circulation. Professor Dunstan’s research found for the first time a link between television viewing time and mortality.
3 December 2009 Peter Meikle speaks to Channel 10 news about the life-saving test he has developed to predict heart attacks.
The National Preventative Health strategy highlights the need for urgent, comprehensive and sustained actionto address the rising incidence of preventable disease amongst Australians.
The year 2008 will always be remembered as auspicious in our history.
This edition of the Baker IDI perspectives includes the topics; "We are getting fatter as a nation", "It is indisputable we need to eat less and exercise more" and "McDonald's the internationally powerful and phenomenally successful fast-food chain".
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