Industry Consultation

The Food and Health SRI also supports its research funding through commercially funded research projects for companies within the Australian food and beverage industry.

The core capabilities of the research within the centre are:

Observational studies

• Cross sectional studies of dietary variables and health

Social and behavioural research

• In depth interviews and focus groups (Thematic and discourse analysis with a range of theoretical positions)
• Survey research

Health services research

• Quality assurance studies
• Health service evaluation

Critical reviews of the scientific literature

• Evidence based practice reviews
• Narrative reviews
• Regulatory reviews

Commercial reports/nutrition communications

• The roles of foods, including functional foods in the healthy diets
• Translating nutrition research into practice
• Food and public health policy reports/audits