Dr Kellie Millard
Nutrition Resources
Evidence-informed articles and downloadable guides to help individuals and families better understand nutrition, health conditions and dietary treatment.
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Weight Loss: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why
A 56-page evidence-based consumer guide comparing popular diets, behavioural approaches, prescription medicines, procedures, weight regain, body image and weight-loss myths. It also covers the body's weight-regulation systems, eating-disorder risk and when pursuing weight loss can become unhealthy.
Written by Dr Kellie Millard, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician – Dietitian. Evidence reviewed to September 2026.
Latest articles
Gastrointestinal nutrition
Bloating, constipation and gut symptoms: could food be a trigger?
Understanding IBS, digestive enzyme deficiencies, Crohn’s disease and coeliac disease, how they are diagnosed, and how a dietitian can help.
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Weight, eating disorders and body image
Why diets don’t work: restriction, binge eating and intermittent fasting
Why restrictive diets are difficult to sustain, how restriction can contribute to binge eating, and what the evidence says about intermittent fasting and weight loss.
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Weight and metabolic health
Poor sleep and weight: leptin, ghrelin and cortisol explained
How inadequate sleep can influence appetite, food choices, blood glucose regulation and weight—and the roles of leptin, ghrelin and cortisol.
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Healthy eating
Anti-inflammatory eating: a practical guide
A balanced Mediterranean-style approach to dietary variety, fibre, healthy fats and practical food choices without unnecessary restriction.
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Paediatric nutrition
Fussy eating, ARFID and paediatric feeding disorder
Supportive, non-blaming guidance for safer, calmer feeding, recognising significant feeding difficulties and knowing when to seek help.
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Nutrients
Iron: food, absorption and safe supplementation
A practical guide to iron requirements, food sources, absorption, deficiency risk, blood tests and the safe use of supplements.
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Plant-based nutrition
Vegetarian and vegan diets
How to plan a balanced plant-based diet with reliable sources of protein, iron, vitamin B12, calcium and other key nutrients.
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Women’s health
Eating well through perimenopause and menopause
Practical, evidence-informed nutrition guidance for bone health, muscle strength, cardiovascular health, digestion and body changes during perimenopause and menopause.
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Diabetes and eating disorders
Eating disorders and type 1 diabetes
Information about disordered eating, eating disorders, insulin restriction and the importance of coordinated specialist care for people living with type 1 diabetes.
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Type 1 diabetes
Eating well with type 1 diabetes
Practical guidance about carbohydrate counting, balanced meals, exercise, glucose patterns, sick days and maintaining a healthy relationship with food.
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Oncology nutrition
Nutrition during cancer treatment and recovery
Evidence-informed guidance for maintaining strength, managing treatment side effects, preventing malnutrition and meeting changing nutritional needs.
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Medication and nutrition
Nutrition while taking GLP-1 or SGLT2 medications
Practical nutrition guidance to help maintain adequate protein, fluids, fibre, vitamins and minerals while using GLP-1 receptor agonists or SGLT2 inhibitor medications.
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Gastrointestinal nutrition
Nutrition and irritable bowel syndrome
Evidence-informed guidance about managing irritable bowel syndrome, identifying symptom triggers and using dietary strategies without unnecessary long-term food restriction.
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