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The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics strives to keep abreast of current literature and research developments.  Both staff and students contribute to this knowledge base as authors of scientific papers.  Below is a list of 2011 and recently accepted 2012 publications by authors within our department.

2012 Publications

1. Forsythe LK, Livingstone MBE, Barnes MS, Horigan G, McSorley EM, Bonham MP, Magee PJ, Hill TR, Lucey AJ, Cashman KD, Kiely M, Strain JJ, Wallace JMW. Effect of adiposity on vitamin D status and the 25-hydroxycholecalciferol response to supplementation in healthy young and older Irish adults. Br J Nutr. 2012;107(1):126-34.


2. Ralston R, Lee J, Truby H, Palermo C, Walker K. A systematic review and meta-analysis of elevated blood pressure and consumption of dairy foods. Journal of Human Hypertension. 2012;26(1):3-13.


3. Simpson EEA, Rae G, Parr H, O’Connor JM, Bonham M, Polito A, Meunier N, Andriollo-Sanchez, Intorre M, Coudray F, Charles, Strain JJ, Stewart-Knox B. Predictors of taste acuity in healthy older Europeans. Appetite. 2012;58(1):188-95.


4. Walker KZ, O’Dea K. Preventing diabetes with diet and exercise. In: Debasis B, Sreejayan N, editors. Nutritional and Therapeutic Intervention of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome. First ed. London: Elsevier/Academic Press; 2012. p. 125-31.

2011 Publications

1. Barnes MS, Horigan G, Cashman KD, Hill TR, Forsythe LK, Lucey AJ, McSorley EM, Kiely M, Bonham MP, Magee PJ, Strain JJ, Wallace JM. Maintenance of wintertime vitamin D status with cholecalciferol supplementation is not associated with alterations in serum cytokine concentrations among apparently healthy younger or older adults. Journal of Nutrition. 2011;141(3):476-81.


2. Baxter JR, Riddell L, Huggins CE, Brinkman M, Giles GG, English D, Ma G, Eastman CJ, Nowson CA. Iodine status in Melbourne adults in the early 1990s and 2007-08. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2011;35(5):408-11 Epub 2011 Sep 12.


3. Baxter KA, Ware RS, Batch JA, Truby H. Predicting success: Factors associated with weight change in obese youth undertaking a weight management program. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice. 2011:accepted in press Oct 12th 2011.


4. Boyle M, Williams B, Brown T, Molly A, McKenna L, Palermo C, Molloy L. Listening and communication styles of undergraduate paramedic students. Journal of Paramedic Practice. 2011;3(9):388-93.


5. Brazionis L, Walker KZ. Plasma retinol and mortality in older Australian adults. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2011(Nov 25):Epub ahead of print.


6. Brown T, Boyle M, Williams B, Molloy A, McKenna L, Palermo C, Molloy L. Listening and communication styles of undergraduate occupational therapy students: a cross-sectional study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2011;74(8):387-93.


7. Brown T, Boyle M, Williams B, Molloy A, Palermo C, McKenna L, Molloy L. Predictors of empathy in health science students. Journal of Allied Health. 2011;40(3):143-9.


8. Brown T, Williams B, Boyle M, Molloy A, McKenna L, Palermo C, Molloy L, Lewis B. Communication styles of undergraduate health students. Nurse Education Today. 2011;31(4):317-22.


9. Brown T, Williams B, McKenna L, Palermo C, McCall L, Roller L, Hewitt L, Molloy L, Baird M, Aldabah L. Practice education learning environments: The mismatch between perceived and preferred expectations of undergraduate health science students. Nurse Education Today. 2011;31(8):e22–e8.


10. Cheung ALTF, Wilcox G, Walker KZ, Shah NP, Strauss B, Ashton JF, Stojanovska L. Fermentation of calcium-fortified soya milk does not appear to enhance acute calcium absorption in osteopenic post-menopausal women. Br J Nutr. 2011;105(2):282-6.


11. Davidson Z, Walker K, Truby H. Do glucocorticosteroids alter vitamin D status? A systematic review with meta-analyses of observational studies. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2011(Dec 21):Epub ahead of print.


12. Elliott S, Truby H, Lee A, Harper C, Abbott R, Davies P. Associations between body mass index and waist circumference with energy intake and percentage energy from macronutrients: a cross sectional study in a cohort of Australian children. The Nutrition Journal 2011;10:58.


13. Elliott SA, Davies PSW, Nambiar S, Truby H, Abbott RA. A comparison of two screening methods to determine the validity of 24-h food and drink records in children and adolescents. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2011;65(12):1314-20.


14. Harcourt B, Souris K, Coughlan M, Walker K, Dougherty S, Andrikopoulos S, Morley A, Chand V, Penfold S, de Courten M, Thomas M, Kingwell B, Bierhaus A, Cooper M, de Courten B, Forbes J. Targeted reduction of advanced glycation improves renal function in obesity. Kidney International. 2011;80(2):190-8 Epub (Mar 16).


15. Huggins C, O'Reilly S, Brinkman M, Hodge A, Giles G, English D, Nowson C. Relationship of urinary sodium and sodium-to-potassium ratio to blood pressure in older adults in Australia. Medical Journal Of Australia. 2011;195(3):128-32.


16. Huggins CE, Margerison C, Worsley A, Nowson CA. Influence of dietary modifications on the blood pressure response to antihypertensive medication Br J Nutr. 2011;105 248–55.


17. Iacovou M, Ralston RA, Muir J, Walker KZ, Truby H. Dietary management of infantile colic: a systematic review. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2011(June 28):Epub ahead of print.


18. Ip WTK, Huggins CE, Pepe S, Delbridge LMD. Evaluating RNA Preparation Options for Archived Myocardial Biopsies. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 2011:1-3.


19. Lee JW, Ralston R, Truby H. Influence of food cost on diet quality and risk factors for chronic disease: a systematic review. Nutrition and Dietetics. 2011;68:248-61.


20. Lee SP, Dart AM, Walker KZ, O’Dea K, Chin-Dusting JP, Skilton MR. Effect of altering dietary omega-6:omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio on cardiovascular risk measures in patients treated with statins: a pilot study. Br J Nutr. 2011(Dec 20):1-6 Epub ahead of print.


21. Lynch ML, Huang L-S, Cox C, Strain JJ, Myers GJ, Bonham MP, Shamlaye CF, Stokes-Riner A, Wallace JMW, Duffy EM, Clarkson TW, Davidson PW. Varying coefficient function models to explore interactions between maternal nutritional status and prenatal methylmercury toxicity in the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Study. Environmental Research. 2011;111(1):75-80.


22. McAfee A, McSorley E, Cuskelly G, Fearon A, Moss B, Beattie J, Wallace J, Bonham M, Strain J. Red meat from animals offered a grass diet increases plasma and platelet n-3 PUFA in healthy consumers. Br J Nutr. 2011;105:80-9.


23. McAfee A, Mulhern M, McSorley E, Wallace J, Bonham M, Faure J, Romain S, Esther C, Shamlaye C, Watson G, Myers G, Clarkson T, Davidson P, Strain J. Intakes and adequacy of potentially important nutrients for cognitive development among 5 year old children in the Seychelles Child Development and Nutrition Study. Public Health Nutrition. 2011:accepted.


24. Palermo C. The cost of nutritious food: a determinant of health. Nutrition and Dietetics. 2011;68:246-7.


25. Palermo C, Hughes R, McCall L. A qualitative evaluation of an Australian public health nutrition workforce development intervention involving mentoring circles. Public Health Nutrition. 2011;14(8):1458–65.


26. Palermo C, Robinson C, Robertson K, Hii S. Approaches for prioritising the nutritional needs of refugee communities. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2011(16 September Epub):1-6.


27. Premaratna SD, Manickam E, Begg DP, Rayment DJ, Hafandi A, Jois M, Cameron-Smith D, Weisinger RS. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition reverses diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance and inflammation in C57BL/6J mice. International Journal of Obesity. 2011:1-11 Epub.


28. Pretorius S, Sliwa K, Ruf V, Walker K, Stewart S. Feeding the emergence of advanced heart disease in Soweto: A nutritional survey of black African patients with heart failure. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa. 2011;22:1-7 July Epub.


29. Ralston R, Truby H, Palermo C, Walker K. Colorectal cancer and non-fermented milk, solid cheese, and fermented milk consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies  Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2011:accepted in press 3rd Oct 2011.


30. Ralston R, Walker K, Truby H. A review of the indices and references used to assess overweight and obesity in Australian children and adolescents. Nutrition & Dietetics. 2011:in press 10th Oct 2011.


31. Stokes-Riner A, Thurston SW, Myers GJ, Duffy EM, Wallace J, Bonham M, Robson P, Shamlaye CF, Strain JJ, Watson G, Davidson PW. A longitudinal analysis of prenatal exposure to methylmercury and fatty acids in the Seychelles. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 2011;33(2):325-8.


32. Thanuthong T, Francis DS, Manickam E, Senadheera SD, Cameron-Smith D, Turchini GM. Fish oil replacement in rainbow trout diets and total dietary PUFA content: II) Effects on fatty acid metabolism and in vivo fatty acid bioconversion. Aquaculture. 2011;322-323:99-108.


33. Truby H, Baxter K, Elliott S, Warren J, Davies P, Batch J. Adolescents seeking weight management: Who is putting their hand up and what are they looking for? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2011;47(1-2):2-4.


34. Truby H, Bonham MP. What makes a weight loss programme successful? British Medical Journal. 2011;343:d6629.


35. Wallace JMW, Mccormack J, McNulty H, Walsh PM, Robson P, Bonham MP, Duffy EM, Molloy A, Scott J, Ueland P, Strain JJ, Ward MW. Choline supplementation and measures of choline and betaine status: a randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women. Br J Nutr. 2011 accepted.


36. Williams B, Brown T, McCook F, Boyle M, Palermo C, Molloy A, McKenna L, Scholes R, French J, McCall L. A pilot study evaluating an interprofessional education workshop for undergraduate health care students. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2011;25(3):215-7.


37. Woods J, Iuliano-Burns S, Walker KZ. Weight loss in elderly women in low-level care and its association with transfer to high-level care or mortality. Journal of Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2011;6:311-7.


38. Woods JL, Iuliano-Burns S, King SJ, Strauss BJ, Walker KZ. Poor physical function in elderly women in low-level aged care is related to muscle strength rather than to measures of sarcopenia. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2011;6:67-76 Epub ahead of print (Mar 23).