NHMRC is reviewing the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines (the Guidelines). NHMRC, with advice from the Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee, has commissioned 4 evidence reviews to address identified gaps in the existing evidence base.
The research questions for the 4 commissioned reviews are:
- dietary patterns versus a different dietary pattern/low adherence to the same dietary pattern and incidence of anxiety or depression in adults, children and adolescents or incidence of pre/post-natal depression during pregnancy and breastfeeding
- high versus low consumption of ultra-processed food (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
- the impact of dietary patterns, source of protein or UPF consumption during pregnancy and breastfeeding on maternal and birth outcomes
- high versus low 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.
We are asking you to submit primary study citations that answer the research questions above. This will help the contracted reviewers identify studies that may need to be included in the new evidence reviews.
For more detail about what primary studies are eligible for inclusion visit, Public call for peer-reviewed primary research studies eligibility criteria and research questions.
Citations should be submitted via the form below.
There will be further opportunities to comment or contribute to the Guidelines review in the future. To keep up to date you can subscribe to our contact list.
This public call for evidence will close 3PM AEST on Friday 14 March 2025. All submissions are anonymous.