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Dr Lauren Blekkenhorst

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 4604
Email: l.blekkenhorst@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-9052

Dr Lauren Blekkenhorst is a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Emerging Leadership Fellow (EL1) and a National Heart Foundation of Australia Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute at Edith Cowan University. She has expertise in nutritional epidemiology and dietary intervention studies and leads an internationally recognised research program to better understand the cardiovascular health effects of specific vegetables and their bioactive constituents, as well as finding novel and innovative ways to increase vegetable consumption within the population to reduce the burden associated with cardiovascular disease.

Professional Associations

  • Nutrition Society of Australia
  • Australian Cardiovascular Alliance
  • Western Australian Cardiovascular Research Alliance
  • Australasian Epidemiological Association
  • Australian and New Zealand Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials

Awards and Recognition

  • 2021 Healy Research Collaboration Award, Raine Medical Research Foundation
  • 2021 KY Wong Memorial Prize, Raine Medical Research Foundation
  • 2021 Shortlisted for 'Paper of the Year' Award, British Journal of Nutrition
  • 2020 Best Research Media Campaign by an Early Career Researcher Award, Edith Cowan University
  • 2020 Research Excellence Award, Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation
  • 2019 Merit Award for NHMRC ‘Near-Miss’ Funding, Department of Health Western Australia
  • 2019 Best Publication Award, Clinical Medicine & Dentistry Discipline, The University of Western Australia
  • 2018 Early Career Researcher Award, Edith Cowan University
  • 2018 Poster Presentation Award, Australasian Epidemiological Association
  • 2017 New Investigator Award, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
  • 2017 Travel Award, Nutrition Society of Australia
  • 2017 Graduate Research Student Overseas Travel Award, The University of Western Australia
  • 2016 Travel Award, Nutrition Society of Australia
  • 2016 Graduate Research Student Local Travel Award, The University of Western Australia
  • 2015 Travel Award, Nutrition Society of Australia
  • 2014 Travel Award, Nutrition Society of Australia
  • 2014-2017 Australian Postgraduate Award
  • 2014-2017 Top-Up Scholarship, The University of Western Australia

Research Areas and Interests

  • Diet and lifestyle
  • Plant bioactives
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Mental health
  • Healthy ageing

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2019.
  • Honours in Medical Science (First Class), The University of Western Australia, 2014.
  • Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition Major), Edith Cowan University, 2012.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Pokharel, P., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Murray, K., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Magliano, D., Daly, R., Shaw, J., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2024). Associations of Vegetable and Potato Intakes With Markers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in the AusDiab Cohort. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2024(Article in press), 16 pages. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgae333.
  • Anokye, R., Dalla Via, J., Dimmock, J., Jackson, B., Schultz, C., Schæffer, M., Dickson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Stanley, M., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2024). Impact of Cardiovascular Imaging Results on Medication Use and Adherence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2024(Article in Press), 12 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.06.008.
  • Hill, C., Connolly, E., Shafaei Darestani, A., Balmer, L., Zhong, L., Muka, T., Hayhoe, A., Saha, S., Woodman, RJ., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2024). Development of a food composition database for the estimation of dietary S-methyl cysteine sulfoxide from vegetables. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 130(2024), article number 106151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106151.
  • Schultz, CJ., Dalgaard, F., Bellinge, JW., Murray, K., Sim, M., Connolly, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Gislason, GH., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2024). Dietary Vitamin K1Intake and Incident Aortic Valve Stenosis. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 44(2), 513-521. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.320271.
  • Hill, C., Shafaei Darestani, A., Matthews, VB., Ward, NC., Croft, KD., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Balmer, L., Blekkenhorst, L. (2024). S-Methyl Cysteine Sulfoxide Does Not Ameliorate Weight Gain or Hyperlipidemia in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 68(10), article number 2400034. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202400034.
  • Rajendra, A., Bondonno, N., Zhong, L., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Murray, K., Rainey-Smith, S., Gardener, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Magliano, DJ., Shaw, JE., Daly, RM., Anstey, KJ., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2024). Plant but not animal sourced nitrate intake is associated with lower dementia-related mortality in the Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle Study. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11(2024), article number 1327042. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1327042.
  • Shafaei Darestani, A., Hill, C., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Boyce, M. (2024). Simultaneous extraction and quantitative analysis of S-Methyl-L-Cysteine Sulfoxide, sulforaphane and glucosinolates in cruciferous vegetables by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Food Chemistry: X, 21(2024), article number 101065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2023.101065.
  • 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.
  • Livingstone, K., Rawstorn, J., Alston, L., Partridge, S., Bastian, A., Dullaghan, K., McNaughton, S., Hendrie, G., Blekkenhorst, L., Maddison, R., Zhang, Y., Barnett, S., Mathers, J., Godrich, S. (2024). Co-design of a personalised digital intervention to improve vegetable intake in adults living in Australian rural communities. BMC Public Health, 24(1), Article number 146. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17641-8.
  • Livingstone, K., Rawstorn, J., Partridge, S., Zhang, Y., O, E., Godrich, S., McNaughton, S., Hendrie, G., Dullaghan, K., Abbott, G., Blekkenhorst, L., Maddison, R., Barnett, S., Mathers, J., Alston, L. (2024). Determining the feasibility of a codesigned and personalised intervention (Veg4Me) to improve vegetable intake in young adults living in rural Australian communities: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.. BMJ Open, 14(1), Article number e078001. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078001.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Dalla Via, J., Sim, M., Gebre, A., Blekkenhorst, L., Connolly, E., Bondonno, N., Schousboe, JT., Woodman, RJ., Zhu, K., Mullin, S., Szulc, P., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, MP., Cox, KL., Kiel, DP., Lim, W., Stanley, M., Devine, A., Thompson, PL., Williams, EJ., Wood, LG., Sim, M., Daly, RM., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2024). Impact of provision of abdominal aortic calcification results on fruit and vegetable intake: 12-week randomized phase 2 controlled trial. Nature Communications, 15(1), article number 8126. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52172-1.
  • 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., Pokharel, P., Bondonno, C., Erichsen, D., Zhong, L., Schullehner, J., Frederiksen, K., Kyrø, C., Hendriksen, PF., Hodgson, J., Dalgaard, D., Blekkenhorst, L., Raaschou-Nielsen, O., Sigsgaard, T., Dahm, CC., Tjønneland, A., Olsen, A. (2024). Source-specific nitrate intake and all-cause mortality in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study. European Journal of Epidemiology, 39(8), 925-942. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-024-01133-5.
  • Hayes , E., Dent , E., Shannon, O., Zhong, L., Bozanich, T., Blekkenhorst, L., Zhu, K., Bondonno, C., Siervo, M., Hoogendijk, E., Hodgson, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2024). Higher plant-derived nitrate intake is associated with lower odds of frailty in a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling older women. European Journal of Nutrition, 2024(Article in press), 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03412-z.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Healy, J., Dhaliwal, S., Pollard, C., Sharma, P., Whitton, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Boushey, C., Scott, J., Kerr, D. (2023). Australian Consumers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Diet Practices Regarding Food Waste, Food Processing, and the Health Aspects of Diet: A Cross Sectional Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), article number 2633. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032633.
  • Anokye, R., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Dickson, J., Kennedy, M., Schultz, CJ., Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Stanley, M., Lewis, J. (2023). Impact Of Vascular Screening Interventions On Perceived Threat, Efficacy Beliefs And Behavioural Intentions: A Systematic Narrative Review. Health Promotion International, 38(3), article number daad040. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad040.
  • Pokharel, P., Bellinge, JW., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Sim, M., Yeap, BB., Connolly, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Gislason, G., Tjonneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J., Schultz, C., Bondonno, N. (2023). Vitamin K-1 Intake And Incident Diabetes In The Danish Diet, Cancer, And Health Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2023(Article in Press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgad293.
  • Hill, C., Liu, A., McCahon, L., Zhong, L., Shafaei Darestani, A., Balmer, L., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2023). S-methyl cysteine sulfoxide and its potential role in human health: a scoping review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2023(Article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2023.2267133.
  • De Crom, T., Blekkenhorst, L., Vernooij, M., Ikram, M., Voortman, T., Ikram, M. (2023). Dietary nitrate intake in relation to the risk of dementia and imaging markers of vascular brain health: a population-based study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 118(2), 352-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.05.027.
  • Rajendra, A., Bondonno, N., Murray, K., Zhong, L., Rainey-Smith, S., Gardener, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Ames, D., Maruff, P., Martins, R., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2023). Habitual dietary nitrate intake and cognition in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study of ageing: A prospective cohort study. Clinical Nutrition, 42(8), 1251-1259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2023.05.022.
  • Dupuy, M., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Zhong, L., Dalla Via, J., Zhu, K., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Linneberg, A., Bellinge, J., Schultz, C., Courtney, W., Prince, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2023). Vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in community-dwelling older Australian women. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2023(Article in press), -. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2023.12.007.
  • McDowell, SR., Murray, K., Hunter, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2023). Comparison Of Four Dietary Pattern Indices In Australian Baby Boomers: Findings From The Busselton Healthy Ageing Study. Nutrients, 15(3), article number 659. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030659.
  • Livingstone, K., Rawstorn, J., Partridge, S., Godrich, S., McNaughton, S., Hendrie, G., Blekkenhorst, L., Maddison, R., Zhang, Y., Barnett, S., Mathers, J., Packard, M., Alston, L. (2023). Digital behaviour change interventions to increase vegetable intake in adults: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20(1), Article number 36. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01439-9.
  • Sim, M., Smith, C., Bondonno, N., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Dalla Via, J., McCormick, R., Kun, Z., Hodgson, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2023). Higher Dietary Vitamin K Intake is Associated with Better Physical Function and Lower Long-Term Injurious Falls Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Women. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 27(1), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-022-1866-9.
  • Bondonno, C., Zhong, L., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Liu, A., Rajendra, A., Pokharel, P., Erichsen, D., Neubauer, O., Croft, K., Hodgson, J. (2023). Nitrate: The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of human health?. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 135(TBD), 57-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2023.03.014.
  • Pokharel, P., Kyrø, C., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Murray, K., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2023). Vegetable, but Not Potato, Intake Is Associated With a Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Cohort. Diabetes Care, 46(2), 286-296. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-0974.
  • Anokye, R., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Dickson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M. (2023). Psychological distress and quality of life in asymptomatic adults following provision of imaging results for prevention of cardiovascular disease events: a scoping review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(1), 13 - 22. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac047.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Dickson, J., Harms, C., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2022). Higher Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables Is Associated With Lower Worries, Tension and Lack of Joy Across the Lifespan. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9(2 May 2022), Article number 837066. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.837066.
  • Hill, C., Shafaei Darestani, A., Balmer, L., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Millar, H., Blekkenhorst, L. (2022). Sulfer compounds: From plants to humans and their role in chronic disease prevention.. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022(article in press), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2057915.
  • Zhong, L., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2022). A food composition database for assessing nitrate intake from plant-based foods. Food Chemistry, 394(15 November 2022), article number 133411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133411.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Gebre, A., Kennedy, M., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, MP., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2022). Provision of non-invasive coronary and carotid vascular imaging results on changes in diet and physical activity in asymptomatic adults: A scoping review. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9(2022), Article Number 946378. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.946378.
  • Sim, M., Strydom, A., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., McCormick, R., Lim, W., Zhu, K., Byrnes, E., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Prince, R. (2022). Dietary Vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower long-term fracture-related hospitalization risk: the Perth longitudinal study of ageing women. Food & Function, 13(20), 10642-10650. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FO02494B.
  • Chapman, N., Thomas, E., Tan, J., Inglis, S., Wu, J., Climie, R., Picone, D., Blekkenhorst, L., Wise, S., Mirabito Colafella, K., Calkin, A., Marques, F. (2022). A roadmap of strategies to support cardiovascular researchers: from policy to practice. Nature Reviews Cardiology, 19(11), 765-777. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-022-00700-1.
  • Raubenheimer, K., Liu, AH., Koch, H., Bosio, E., Bondonno, N., Matthews, V., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Woodman, R., Murray, K., Croft, K., Neubauer, O., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2022). Increased nitrate intake from beetroot juice does not alter soluble cellular adhesion molecules and circulating inflammatory cytokines in individuals with treated hypertension: a randomised, controlled trial. Food & Function, 13(23), 12353-12362. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2fo02403a.
  • Vergroesen, J., De Crom, T., Blekkenhorst, L., Klaver, C., Voortman, T., Ramdas, W. (2022). Dietary Nitrate Intake is Associated with Decreased Incidence of Open-Angle Glaucoma: The Rotterdam Study. Nutrients, 14(12), article number 2490. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14122490.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Dickson, J., Magliano, DJ., Shaw, JE., Daly, RM., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2022). Associations of specific types of fruit and vegetables with perceived stress in adults: The AusDiab study. European Journal of Nutrition, 61(9), 2929-2938. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-022-02848-5.
  • Zhong, L., Liu, A., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2022). Development of a food composition database for assessing nitrate and nitrite intake from animal-based foods. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 66(1), Article number 2100272. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202100272.
  • McGrattan, A., Stephan, B., Shannon, O., Mazidi, M., Gilchrist, M., Smallwood, M., Winyard, P., McMahon, N., Blekkenhorst, L., Mohan, D., Bandinelli, S., Robinson, L., Ferrucci, L., Siervo, M. (2022). Independent and interactive associations of dietary nitrate and salt intake with blood pressure and cognitive function: a cross-sectional analysis in the InCHIANTI study. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 73(4), 491-502. https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2021.1993157.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Ride, K., Wallace, R., Eades, S., McAullay, D., Godrich, S. (2022). Healthy lifestyle initiatives for increasing fruit and vegetable intake among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a rapid review. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 47(2), 115-123. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2021-0076.
  • Ong, S., Bondonno, N., Downey, L., Scholey, A., Smith, M., Stough, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2022). Effects of Chewing Gum on Nitric Oxide Metabolism, Markers of Cardiovascular Health and Neurocognitive Performance after a Nitrate-Rich Meal. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 41(2), 178-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/07315724.2020.1869119.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Smith, C., Lewis, J., Sim, M., Lim, W., Lim, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Brennan-Speranza , T., Adams, L., Byrnes, E., Duque, G., Levinger, I., Prince, R. (2021). Higher Undercarboxylated to Total Osteocalcin Ratio Is Associated With Reduced Physical Function and Increased 15‐Year Falls‐Related Hospitalizations: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Aging Women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 36(3), 523-530. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4208.
  • Anokye, R., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Dickson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M. (2021). Psychological distress and quality of life following provision of vascular imaging results of the coronary and carotid arteries to asymptomatic adults: a scoping review protocol. F1000Research, 9(1376), 16 pages. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27432.3.
  • Marx, W., Veronese, N., Kelly, J., Smith, L., Hockey, M., Collins, S., Trakman, G., Hoare, E., Teasdale, S., Wade, A., Lane, M., Aslam, H., Davis, J., O'Neil, A., Shivappa, N., Hebert, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Berk, M., Segasby, T., Jacka, F. (2021). The Dietary Inflammatory Index and Human Health: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies. Advances in Nutrition, 12(5), 1681-1690. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmab037.
  • Bondonno, N., Davey, R., Murray, K., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Magliano, D., Daly, R., Shaw, J., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J. (2021). Associations between fruit intake and risk of diabetes in the AusDiab cohort. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 106(10), E4097-E4108. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgab335.
  • Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Peeling, P., Bondonno, C., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Woodman , R., Murray, K., Lewis, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J. (2021). Dietary nitrate intake is positively associated with muscle function in men and women independent of physical activity levels. The Journal of Nutrition, 151(5), 1222 - 1230. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa415.
  • Bellenge, J., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Connolly, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Sim, M., Croft, K., Gislason , G., Torp-Pedersen, C., Tjønneland , A., Overvad , K., Hodgson, J., Schultz, C., Bondonno, N. (2021). Vitamin K Intake and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in The Danish Diet Cancer and Health Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(16), Article number e020551. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.020551.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Devine, A., Schousboe, J., Lim, W., Kiel, D., Woodman, R., Hodgson, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2021). Cruciferous vegetable intake is inversely associated with extensive abdominal aortic calcification in elderly women: a cross-sectional study. The British Journal of Nutrition: an international journal of nutritional science, 125(3), 337-345. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114520002706.
  • Palmer, C., Bellinge, J., Dalgaard, F., Sim, M., Murray, K., Connolly, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Croft, K., Gislason, G., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Schultz, C., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2021). Association between vitamin K1 intake and mortality in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort. European Journal of Epidemiology, 36(10), 1005–1014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-021-00806-9.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Anokye, R., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Stanley, M., Harms, C., Woodman, R., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2021). Association of habitual intake of fruits and vegetables with depressive symptoms: the AusDiab study. European Journal of Nutrition, 60(7), 3743-3755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02532-0.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Prince, R., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Anokye, R., Dimmock, J., Jackson, B., Costello, L., Devine, A., Stanley, M., Dickson, J., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2021). Fruit and vegetable intake is inversely associated with perceived stress across the adult lifespan. Clinical Nutrition, 40(5), 2860-2867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.03.043.
  • Bondonno, C., Dalgaard, F., Blekkenhorst, L., Murray, K., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Kyro, C., Torp-Pedersen, C., Gislason, G., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Bondonno, N., Hodgson, J. (2021). Vegetable nitrate intake, blood pressure and incident cardiovascular disease: Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study. European Journal of Epidemiology, 36(8), 813-825. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-021-00747-3.
  • Gebre, A., Sim, M., Rodriguez, A., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Szulc, P., Bondonno, N., Zhu, K., Bondonno, C., Kiel, D., Schousboe, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2021). Abdominal aortic calcification is associated with a higher risk of injurious fall-related hospitalizations in older Australian women. Atherosclerosis, 328(July 2021), 153-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.05.003.
  • Rees, J., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Lo, J., Hodgson, J., Christophersen, C., Daly, R., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Dickson, J., Lewis, J., Devine, A. (2021). Association between Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Mental Health in the Australian Diabetes Obesity and Lifestyle Cohort. Nutrients, 13(5), Article number 1447. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051447.
  • Palmer, C., Koch, H., Shinde, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Hodgson, J., Sim, M. (2021). Development of a Vitamin K database for commercially available food in Australia. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8(December 2021), Article number 753059. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.753059.
  • Connolly, E., Sim, M., Travica, N., Marx, W., Beasy, G., Lynch, G., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2021). Glucosinolates from cruciferous vegetables and their potential role in chronic disease: investigating the preclinical and clinical evidence. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12(Oct 2021), Article number 767975. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.767975.
  • Wehrli, F., Taneri, P., Bano, A., Bally, L., Blekkenhorst, L., Bussler, W., Metzger, B., Minder, B., Glisic, M., Muka, T., Kern, H. (2021). Oat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrients, 13(8), Article number 2560. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082560.
  • Tacey, A., Sim, M., Smith, C., Woessner , M., Byrnes , E., Lewis, J., Brennan-Speranza , T., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Levinger, I. (2021). Association between Circulating Osteocalcin and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors following a 4-Week Leafy Green Vitamin K-Rich Diet. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism: European journal of nutrition, metabolic diseases and dietetics, 76(5), 361–367. https://doi.org/10.1159/000511660.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Devine, A., Zhu, K., Lim, WH., Woodman, RJ., Beilin, LJ., Thompson, PL., Prince, RL., Hodgson, J. (2020). Vegetable diversity in relation with subclinical atherosclerosis and 15-year atherosclerotic vascular disease deaths in older adult women. European Journal of Nutrition, 59(1), 217-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-01902-z.
  • Smith, C., Voisin, S., Al Saedi, A., Phu, S., Brennan-Speranza, T., Parker, L., Eynon, N., Hiam, D., Yan, X., Scott, D., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Seeman, E., Byrnes, E., Flicker, L., Duque, G., Yeap, B., Levinger, I. (2020). Osteocalcin and its forms across the lifespan in adult men. Bone, 130(January 2020), Article 115085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.115085.
  • Connolly, E., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Croft, K., Boyce, M., James, A., Clark, K., Anokye, R., Bondonno, N., Woodman, R., Devine, A., Gan, SK., Schultz, C., Mithen, R., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2020). A randomised controlled crossover trial investigating the short-term effects of different types of vegetables on vascular and metabolic function in middle-aged and older adults with mildly elevated blood pressure: the VEgetableS for vaScular hEaLth (VESSEL) study protocol. Nutrition Journal, 19(1), Article number 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-020-00559-3.
  • Kent, K., Godrich, S., Murray, S., Auckland, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Penrose, B., Lo, J., Devine, A. (2020). Definitions, Sources and Self-Reported Consumption of Regionally Grown Fruits and Vegetables in Two Regions of Australia. Nutrients, 12(4), Article number 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041026.
  • Sim, M., Lewis, J., Prince, R., Levinger, I., Brennan-Speranza, T., Palmer, C., Bondonno, C., Bondonno, N., Devine, A., Ward, N., Byrnes, E., Schultz, C., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2020). The effects of vitamin K-rich green leafy vegetables on bone metabolism: a 4-week randomised controlled trial in middle-aged and older individuals. Bone Reports, 12(June 2020), Article number 100274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100274.
  • Anokye, R., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Connolly, E., Bondonno, N., Schousboe, J., Woodman, R., Zhu, K., Szulc, P., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, M., Cox, K., Kiel, D., Lim, W., Devine, A., Thompson, P., Gianoudis, J., De Ross, B., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M. (2020). Implementation, mechanisms of impact and key contextual factors involved in outcomes of the Modification of Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle (MODEL) randomised controlled trial in Australian adults: Protocol for a mixed-method process evaluation. BMJ Open, 10(11), Article number 036395. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036395.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Anokye, R., Connolly, E., Bondonno, N., Schoesboe, J., Woodman, R., Zhu , K., Szulc, P., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, M., Cox, K., Kiel, D., Lim, W., Stanley, M., Devine, A., Thompson, P., Gianoudis, J., De Ross, B., Daly, R., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J. (2020). Modification Of Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle (MODEL) study: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 10(11), Article number 036366. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036366.
  • Hill, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Woodman, R., Devine, A., Shaw, J., Hodgson, J., Daly, R., Lewis, J. (2020). Fruit and Vegetable Knowledge and Intake within an Australian Population: The AusDiab Study. Nutrients, 12(12), Article number 3628. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123628.
  • Bondonno, N., Blekkenhorst, L., Bird, A., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Shivappa, N., Hebert, J., Woodman, R., Wong, G., Kerr, D., Lim, W., Prince, R. (2020). Dietary inflammatory index and the aging kidney in older women: a 10‑year prospective cohort study. European Journal of Nutrition, 59(7), 3201-3211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-02160-9.
  • Godrich, S., Kent, K., Murray, S., Auckland, S., Lo, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Penrose, B., Devine, A. (2020). Australian consumer perceptions of regionally grown fruit and vegetables: importance, enablers and barriers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1), Article number 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010063.
  • Palmer, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Ward, N., Schultz, CJ., Hodgson, J., Croft, K., Sim, M. (2020). Quantifying dietary vitamin K and its link to cardiovascular health: a narrative review. Food and Function, 11(4), 2826-2837. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9fo02321f.
  • Bondonno, N., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Shin, JH., Croft, KD., Woodman, RJ., Wong, G., Lim, WH., Gopinath, B., Flood, VM., Russell, J., Mitchell, P., Hodgson, J. (2020). Association of flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods with all-cause mortality: The Blue Mountains Eye Study. Clinical Nutrition, 39(1), 141-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2019.01.004.
  • Gopinath, B., Liew, G., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Burlutsky, G., Hodgson, J., Mitchell, P. (2020). Association of dietary nitrate intake with retinal microvascular structure in older adults. European Journal of Nutrition, 59(5), 2057–2063. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-02055-9.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Jackson, J., Patterson, A., Macdonald-Wicks, L., Forder, P., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Hodgson, J., Ward, N., Holder, C., Oldmeadow, C., Byles, J., McEvoy, M. (2019). Vegetable Nitrate Intakes Are Associated with Reduced Self-Reported Cardiovascular-Related Complications within a Representative Sample of Middle-Aged Australian Women, Prospectively Followed up for 15 Years. Nutrients, 11(2), Article number 240. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020240.
  • Raubenheimer, K., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Wagner, K., Peake, J., Neubauer, O. (2019). Effects of dietary nitrate on inflammation and immune function, and implications for cardiovascular health. Nutrition Reviews, 77(8), 584-599. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuz025.
  • Liu, AH., Bondonno, C., Russell, J., Flood, VM., Lewis, J., Croft, KD., Woodman, RJ., Lim, WH., Kifley, A., Wong, G., Mitchell, P., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2019). Relationship of dietary nitrate intake from vegetables with cardiovascular disease mortality: a prospective study in a cohort of older Australians. European Journal of Nutrition, 58(7), 2741–2753. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-018-1823-x.
  • Sim, M., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Devine, A., Zhu, K., Peeling, P., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2019). Dietary nitrate intake is associated with muscle function in older women. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 10(3), 601-610. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12413.
  • Lewis, J., Brennan-Speranza, T., Levinger, I., Byrnes, E., Lim, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Hodgson, J., Zhu, K., Lim, W., Adams, L., Prince, R. (2019). Effects of calcium supplementation on circulating osteocalcin and glycated hemoglobin in older women. Osteoporosis International, 30(10), 2065-2072. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-019-05087-3.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Liu, AH., Bondonno, N., Ward, NC., Croft, KD., Hodgson, J. (2018). Vegetable-derived bioactive nitrate and cardiovascular health. Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 61(June 2018), 83-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mam.2017.08.001.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Bondonno, N., Ward, N., Prince, R., Devine, A., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J. (2018). Cardiovascular Health Benefits of Specific Vegetable Types: A Narrative Review. Nutrients, 10(5), Article no.595. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10050595.
  • Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Bondonno, C., Devine, A., Zhu, K., Woodman, R., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2018). Vegetable and fruit intake and injurious falls risk in older women: a prospective cohort study. The British Journal of Nutrition: an international journal of nutritional science, 120(8), 925-934. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114518002155.
  • Jackson, J., Patterson, A., Macdonald-Wicks, L., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Ward, N., Hodgson, J., Byles, J., McEvoy, M. (2018). Dietary Nitrate and Diet Quality: An Examination of Changing Dietary Intakes within a Representative Sample of Australian Women. Nutrients, 10(8), article no.1005. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10081005.
  • Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Bondonno, C., Devine, A., Zhu, K., Woodman, R., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2018). Vegetable Diversity, Injurious Falls, and Fracture Risk in Older Women: A Prospective Cohort Study. Nutrients, 10(8), Article no.1081. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10081081.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Prince, R., Devine, A., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Wood, L., Puddey, I., Ward, N., Croft, K., Woodman, R., Beilin, L., Hodgson, J. (2018). Nitrate-rich vegetables do not lower blood pressure in individuals with mildly elevated blood pressure: a 4-wk randomized controlled crossover trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 107(6), 894-908. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy061.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Woodman, R., Devine, A., Bondonno, N., Lim, W., Zhu, K., Beilin, L., Thompson, P., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2018). Cruciferous and Total Vegetable Intakes Are Inversely Associated With Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Older Adult Women. Journal of the American Heart Association, 7(8), Article no.e008391. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.008391.
  • Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Considine, M., Maghzal, G., Stocker, R., Woodman, R., Ward, N., Hodgson, J., Croft, K. (2018). Flavonoid-rich apple improves endothelial function in individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 62(3), Article number 1700674. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201700674.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Liu, A., Ward, N., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Devine, A., Croft, K., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2018). Nitrate, the oral microbiome, and cardiovascular health: a systematic literature review of human and animal studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 107(4), 504-522. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqx046.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Devine, A., Woodman, R., Lim, W., Wong, G., Zhu, K., Bondonno, C., Ward, N., Prince, R. (2017). Vegetable and Fruit Intake and Fracture-Related Hospitalisations: A Prospective Study of Older Women. Nutrients, 9(5), Article number 511. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9050511.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Prince, R., Ward, N., Croft, K., Lewis, J., Devine, A., Shinde, S., Woodman, R., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2017). Development of a reference database for assessing dietary nitrate in vegetables. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 61(8), Article no. 1600982. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201600982.
  • Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Prince, R., Ivey, K., Lewis, J., Devine, A., Woodman, R., Lundberg, J., Croft, K., Thompson, P., Hodgson, J. (2017). Association of vegetable nitrate intake with Carotid Atherosclerosis and Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease in older women. Stroke, 48(7), 1724-1729. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.016844.
  • Muka, T., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Prince, R., Erler, N., Hofman, A., Franco, O., Rivadeneira, F., Kiefte-De Jong, J. (2017). Dietary fat composition, total body fat and regional body fat distribution in two Caucasian populations of middle-aged and older adult women. Clinical Nutrition, 36(5), 1411-1419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2016.09.018.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Devine, A., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Lim, W., Wong, G., Beilin, L., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2017). Association of dietary nitrate with atherosclerotic vascular disease mortality: a prospective cohort study of older adult women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 106(1), 207-216. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.116.146761.
  • Bondonno, N., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Shivappa, N., Woodman, R., Bondonno, C., Ward, N., Hebert, J., Thompson, P., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2017). Dietary inflammatory index in relation to sub-clinical atherosclerosis and atherosclerotic vascular disease mortality in older women. The British Journal of Nutrition: an international journal of nutritional science, 117(11), 1577-1586. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114517001520.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Devine, A., Zhu, K., Lim, W., Woodman, R., Beilin, L., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2017). Cruciferous and allium vegetable intakes are inversely associated with 15-year Atherosclerotic Vascular disease deaths in older adult women. Journal of the American Heart Association, 6(10), Article number e006558. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.006558.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Blekkenhorst, L., Prince, R., Hodgson, J., Lim, W., Zhu, K., Devine, A., Thompson, P., Lewis, J. (2015). Dietary saturated fat intake and atherosclerotic vascular disease mortality in elderly women: a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 101(6), 1263-1268. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.114.102392.

Research Projects

  • Printing an appetite for life: developing three-dimensional printed texture modified foods for aged care residents, National Health and Medical Research Council, Ideas Grants (2023), 2024 ‑ 2028, $1,108,065.
  • The nitrate debate: does dietary source determine health impact?, National Health and Medical Research Council, Ideas Grants (2023), 2024 ‑ 2027, $1,032,616.
  • Vegetable types and their bioactives: Growing the evidence for cardiovascular benefits, National Health and Medical Research Council, Investigator grants, 2020 ‑ 2026, $1,028,346.
  • Stronger evidence for the cardiovascular health benefits of specific vegetables and their bioactive compounds, Heart Foundation, NHF - Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2020 ‑ 2026, $60,000.
  • Investigating genetic and lifestyle determinants of abdominal aortic calcification, and their relationship with cardiovascular disease, National Health and Medical Research Council, MRFF - Cardiovascular Health Mission, 2023 ‑ 2026, $1,202,213.
  • Dietary nitrate intake and its associations with cardiometabolic, cognitive and mental health outcomes , Raine Medical Research Foundation, 2021 Healy Research Collaboration Awards, 2021 ‑ 2022, $29,832.
  • Vegetable types and their Bioactives: Growing the evidence for Cardiovascular benefits, Department of Health WA, Near Miss Merit Awards, 2019 ‑ 2021, $50,000.
  • Short-term effects of increased intake of cruciferous vegetables on blood pressure, oxidative stress and inflammation , Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2019, 2019 ‑ 2020, $29,943.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Vegetable components in relation to vascular and metabolic health: Are some types of vegetables more beneficial for cardiometabolic health?

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Dietary S-methyl cysteine sulfoxide and human health: Mechanisms of action and cardiometabolic effects.

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Dietary Intake of Vegetables and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, EXPLORING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES TO CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENING INTERVENTIONS
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