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Dr Benjamin Haddon Parmenter

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: b.parmenter@ecu.edu.au

Ben is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for the School of Medical Health Sciences in ECU’s Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute (NHIRI).

Ben's research focuses on investigations into the cardio-pulmonary protective effects of bioactive components of fruits and vegetables, with a particular interest in flavonoids.

Professional Associations

  • Nutrition Society of Australia (member 2019 ongoing)

Awards

  • Edith Cowan University Increase Research Time Funding (2024, $4777)
  • Edith Cowan University Research Collaboration Funding (2024, $5000)
  • Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation Publication Award (2023, $1500)
  • Edith Cowan University Travel Funding (2023, $2150)
  • Australian Nutrition Trust Fund Travelling Fellowship (2023, $2500)
  • Western Australia Cardiovascular Research Alliance ECR award (2023, $500)
  • National Heart Foundation of Australia Publication of the Month (2022)
  • University of Western Convocation Travel Award (2022, $3000)
  • University of Western Postgraduate Research Travel Award (2022, $1850)
  • Asian Pacific Society of Hypertension Young Investigator Award (2021)
  • Western Australia Cardiovascular Research Alliance People Choice Award (2020)
  • Western Australia Cardiovascular Research Alliance Publication Prize (2021, $500)
  • Science on the Swan Conference Rising Star Award (2021, $1000)
  • Science on the Swan Conference Best Conference Poster (2021, $500)
  • Perth Royal Hospital Best Graduate Researcher (2020, $1200)
  • Royal Society of Chemistry Student Presentation Prize (2019, $100)
  • University of Western Australia Establishment Award (2019, $2000)
  • University of the Sunshine Coast Commendation for Academic Excellence (2016)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Nutrition
  • Flavonoids
  • Chronic disease

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2023.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Thompson, AS., Jennings, A., Bondonno, N., Tresserra-Rimbau, A., Parmenter, B., Hill, C., Perez-Cornago, A., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A. (2024). Higher habitual intakes of flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods are associated with a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes in the UK Biobank cohort. Nutrition and Diabetes, 14(1), article number 32. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-024-00288-0.
  • Connolly, E., Liu, A., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Shafaei Darestani, A., Boyce, M., Wood, LG., McCahon, L., Koch, H., Sim, M., Hill, C., Parmenter, B., Bondonno, N., Devine, A., Croft, KD., Mithen, R., Gan, SK., Schultz, CJ., Woodman, RJ., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2024). Cruciferous vegetables lower blood pressure in adults with mildly elevated blood pressure in a randomized, controlled, crossover trial: the VEgetableS for vaScular hEaLth (VESSEL) study. BMC Medicine, 22(1), article number 353. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03577-8.
  • Bondonno, N., Parmenter, B., Murray, K., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Wood, AC., Post, WS., Allison, M., Criqui, MH., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J. (2024). Associations Between Flavonoid Intake and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The MESA. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.124.321106.
  • Bondonno, N., Parmenter, B., Thompson, AS., Jennings, A., Murray, K., Rasmussen, DB., Tresserra-Rimbau, A., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A. (2024). Flavonoid intakes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, adult asthma, and lung function: a cohort study in the UK Biobank. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 120(5), 1195-1206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.08.032.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Parmenter, B., Pokharel, P., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Cassidy, A., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Kyrø, C., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2023). Higher Habitual Dietary Intakes of Flavanols and Anthocyanins Differentially Associate with Lower Incidence of Ischemic Stroke Subtypes—A Follow-Up Analysis. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(11), 3280-3286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.09.011.
  • Parmenter, B., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Marquis-Gravel, G., Cassidy, A., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Kyrø, C., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2023). Intake of dietary flavonoids and incidence of ischemic heart disease in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 77(2), 270-277. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-022-01226-y.
  • Parmenter, B., Shinde, S., Croft, K., Murray, K., Bondonno, C., Genoni, A., Christophersen, C., Bindon, K., Kay, C., Mena, P., Del Rio, D., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2023). Performance of Urinary Phenyl-γ-Valerolactones as Biomarkers of Dietary Flavan-3-ol Exposure. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(8), 2193-2204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.035.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Adu, D., Bondonno, C., Parmenter, B., Sim, M., Davey, R., Murray, K., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Magliano, D., Daly, R., Shaw, J., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2022). Association between non-tea flavonoid intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study. Food & Function, 13(8), 4459-4468. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1fo04209b.
  • Parmenter, B., Bondonno, C., Murray, K., Schousboe, J., Croft, K., Prince, R., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N., Lewis, J. (2022). Higher Habitual Dietary Flavonoid Intake Associates With Less Extensive Abdominal Aortic Calcification in a Cohort of Older Women. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 42(12), 1482-1494. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.318408.
  • Bondonno, N., Parmenter, B., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Rasmussen, D., Kyrø, C., Cassidy, A., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Olsen, A., Hodgson, J. (2022). Flavonoid intakes inversely associate with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers. European Respiratory Journal, 60(2), article number 2102604. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02604-2021.

Research Projects

  • Unveiling the health benefits of a diet diverse in (poly)phenols, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2025 (Stream 1), 2025 ‑ 2026, $36,120.
  • Post Doctoral Fellow – Novel Dietary Bioactives (flavonoid) , Queen's University Belfast, Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $150,345.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring Source-Specific Dietary Nitrate Intake: Implications for Kidney Function, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Associated Health Outcomes

Completed Supervisions

No data available
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