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Dr Nicola Bondonno

Adjunct Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 2532
Email: n.bondonno@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5905-444X

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

Background

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease) at the University of Western Australia [2014-2018]
  • Research Associate at the University of Western Australia [2017-2018]

Professional Associations

  • American Heart Association
  • American Society for Nutrition
  • Nutrition Society of Australia

Awards and Recognition

  • 2022 - International Conference on Polyphenols
  • 2021 - ECU Best Research Media Campaign
  • 2020 - ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Research by Early Career Researcher Award
  • 2020 - Raine/Robson Fellow, top application in cohort of applicants for a Raine Priming Grant
  • 2020 - Western Australian Cardiovascular Research Alliance Publication Prize
  • 2020 - Healy Research Collaboration Award
  • 2019 - Edith Cowan University Outstanding Public Engagement Award, Highly Commended
  • 2019 - International Conference on Polyphenols in Poster Award
  • 2018 - Australian Nutrition Trust Fund Travelling Fellowship
  • 2018 - UWA Dean’s Early Career Research Excellence Award
  • 2017 - Nutrition Society of Australia Early Career Travel Award
  • 2017 - Convocation Postgraduate Research Travel Award
  • 2017 - Nutrition Society of Australia Student Travel Grant
  • 2017 - Best publication in the Clinical Medicine & Dentistry discipline award
  • 2016 - Postgraduate Students Association Student Travel Award
  • 2016 - RPH/MRF Research Day Student Encouragement Award
  • 2015 - International Conference on Polyphenols in Health Travel Award
  • 2015 - Students in Health and Medical Research Conference Best Poster Award
  • 2015 - Combined Biological Sciences Meeting Student Presentation Award

Research Areas and Interests

The overarching focus of Nicky’s research is to explore and understand the role that plant bioactive compounds (particularly polyphenols, nitrate and vitamin K) can play in the prevention of chronic diseases. She has a published track record in both human intervention studies and prospective cohort studies.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2018.

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.
  • 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.
  • Thompson, AS., Gaggl, M., Bondonno, N., Jennings, A., O'Neill, JK., Hill, C., Karavasiloglou, N., Rohrmann, S., Cassidy, A., Kühn, T. (2024). Adherence to a healthful plant-based diet and risk of mortality among individuals with chronic kidney disease: A prospective cohort study. Clinical Nutrition, 43(10), 2448-2457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2024.09.021.
  • 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., 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, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.08.032.
  • Jennings, A., Thompson, AS., Tresserra-Rimbau, A., O'Neill, JK., Hill, C., Bondonno, N., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A. (2024). Flavonoid-Rich Foods, Dementia Risk, and Interactions With Genetic Risk, Hypertension, and Depression. JAMA Network Open, 7(9), e2434136-. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.34136.
  • Thompson, AS., Candussi, CJ., Tresserra-Rimbau, A., Jennings, A., Bondonno, N., Hill, C., Sowah, SA., Cassidy, A., Kühn, T. (2024). A healthful plant-based diet is associated with lower type 2 diabetes risk via improved metabolic state and organ function: A prospective cohort study. Diabetes & Metabolism, 50(1), article number 101499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabet.2023.101499.
  • 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., 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.
  • Erichsen, DW., Pokharel, P., Kyrø, C., Schullehner, J., Zhong, L., Bondonno, C., Dalgaard, F., Fjeldstad Hendriksen, P., Sigsgaard, T., Hodgson, J., Olsen, A., Tjønneland, A., Bondonno, N. (2024). Source-specific nitrate and nitrite intakes and associations with sociodemographic factors in the Danish Diet Cancer and Health cohort. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11(2024), article number 1326991. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1326991.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

2023

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • Jennings, A., Kühn, T., Bondonno, N., Waniek, S., Bang, C., Franke, A., Kassubek, J., Müller, H., Both, M., Weber, KS., Lieb, W., Cassidy, A. (2023). The gut microbiome modulates associations between adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet, abdominal adiposity, and C-reactive protein in population-level analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.001.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Lanuza, F., Zamora-Ros, R., Bondonno, N., Meroño, T., Rostgaard-Hansen, A., Riccardi, G., Tjønneland, A., Landberg, R., Halkjær, J., Andres-Lacueva, C. (2023). Dietary polyphenols, metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic risk factors: An observational study based on the DCH-NG subcohort. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 33(6), 1167-1178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2023.02.022.
  • 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.
  • Castaneda, J., Gil-Lespinard, M., Almanza-Aguilera, E., Llaha, F., Gomez, J., Bondonno, N., Tjonneland, A., Overvad, K., Katzke, V., Schulze, MB., Masala, G., Agnoli, C., De Magistris, MS., Tumino, R., Sacerdote, C., Skeie, G., Brustad, M., Lasheras, C., Molina-Montes, E., Chirlaque, M., Barricarte, A., Sonestedt, E., Da Silva, M., Johansson, I., Hultdin, J., May, AM., Forouhi, NG., Heath, AK., Freisling, H., Weiderpass, E., Scalbert, A., Zamora-Ros, R. (2023). Association Between Classes And Subclasses Of Polyphenol Intake And 5-Year Body Weight Changes In The Epic-Panacea Study. Obesity, 31(4), 1146-1158. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23689.
  • 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.
  • Tresserra-Rimbau, A., Thompson, A., Bondonno, N., Jennings, A., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A. (2023). Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Parkinson's Disease: A Prospective Analysis of the UK Biobank. Movement Disorders, 2023(Article in press), -. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.29580.
  • 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.
  • 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, 2023(Article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.09.011.
  • Lanuza, F., Meroño, T., Zamora-Ros, R., Bondonno, N., Rostgaard-Hansen, A., Sánchez-Pla, A., Miro, B., Carmona-Pontaque, F., Riccardi, G., Tjønneland, A., Landberg, R., Halkjær, J., Andres-Lacueva, C. (2023). Plasma metabolomic profiles of plant-based dietary indices reveal potential pathways for metabolic syndrome associations. Atherosclerosis, 382(TBD), article number 117285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117285.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Thompson, A., Tresserra-Rimbau, A., Karavasiloglou, N., Jennings, A., Cantwell, M., Hill, C., Perez-Cornago, A., Bondonno, N., Murphy, N., Rohrmann, S., Cassidy, A., Kühn, T. (2023). Association of Healthful Plant-based Diet Adherence With Risk of Mortality and Major Chronic Diseases Among Adults in the UK. JAMA Network Open, 6(3), e234714-. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.4714.
  • 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, N., Liu, YL., Zheng, Y., Ivey, K., Willett, WC., Stampfer, MJ., Rimm, EB., Cassidy, A. (2023). Change In Habitual Intakes Of Flavonoid-Rich Foods And Mortality In Us Males And Females. BMC Medicine, 21(1), article number 181. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02873-z.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Bellinge, J., Francis, R., Lee , S., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Lewis, J., Watts, G., Schultz, C. (2022). The effect of vitamin K1 on arterial calcification activity in subjects with diabetes mellitus; A post-hoc analysis of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 115(1), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab306.
  • 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.
  • Charng, J., Ansari, A., Bondonno, N., Hunter, M., O'Sullivan, T., Louca, P., Hammond, C., Mackey, D. (2022). Association between dietary niacin and retinal nerve fibre layer thickness in healthy eyes of different ages. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 50(7), 736-744. https://doi.org/10.1111/ceo.14120.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Ferreira, M., Cronjé, H., Van Zyl, T., Bondonno, N., Pieters, M. (2022). The association between an energy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index and inflammation in rural and urban Black South Africans. Public Health Nutrition, 25(12), 3432-3444. https://doi.org/10.1017/S136898002100505X.
  • 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.
  • Alcala, K., Mariosa, D., Smith-Byrne, K., Nasrollahzadeh Nesheli, D., Carreras-Torres, R., Ardanaz Aicua, E., Bondonno, N., Bonet, C., Brunström, M., Bueno-De-Mesquita, B., Chirlaque, M., Christakoudi, S., Heath, A., Kaaks, R., Katzke, V., Krogh, V., Ljungberg, B., Martin, R., May, A., Melander, O., Palli, D., Rodriguez-Barranco, M., Sacerdote, C., Stocks, T., Tjønneland, A., Travis, R., Vermeulen, R., Chanock, S., Purdue, M., Weiderpass, E., Muller, D., Brennan, P., Johansson, M. (2022). The relationship between blood pressure and risk of renal cell carcinoma. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(4), 1317-1327. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyac042.
  • Rajendra, A., Bondonno, N., Rainey-Smith, S., Kirby, S., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2022). Potential role of dietary nitrate in relation to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health, cognition, cognitive decline and dementia: a review. Food & Function, 13(24), 12572-12589. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2fo02427f.
  • 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.
  • Špacírová, Z., Kaptoge, S., García-Mochón, L., Rodríguez Barranco, M., Sánchez Pérez, M., Bondonno, N., Tjønneland, A., Weiderpass, E., Grioni, S., Espín, J., Sacerdote, C., Schiborn, C., Masala, G., Colorado-Yohar, S., Kim, L., Moons, K., Engström, G., Schulze, M., Bresson, L., Moreno-Iribas, C., Epstein, D. (2022). The cost-effectiveness of a uniform versus age-based threshold for one-off screening for prevention of cardiovascular disease. European Journal of Health Economics, 2022(Article in Press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-022-01533-y.
  • Bernier-Jean, A., Beruni, N., Bondonno, N., Williams, G., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Craig, J., Wong, G. (2022). Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis. Cochrane Library, 2022(1), article number CD014653. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD014653.
  • 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.
  • Lanuza, F., Bondonno, N., Zamora-Ros, R., Rostgaard-Hansen, A., Tjønneland, A., Landberg, R., Halkjær, J., Andres-Lacueva, C. (2022). Comparison of Flavonoid Intake Assessment Methods Using USDA and Phenol Explorer Databases: Subcohort Diet, Cancer and Health-Next Generations—MAX Study. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9(2022), article number 873774. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.873774.
  • Tang, D., Tran, Y., Lewis, J., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Hodgson, J., Domingo, D., McAlpine, D., Burlutsky, G., Mitchell, P., Shekhawat, G., Gopinath, B. (2022). Associations between intake of dietary flavonoids and the 10-year incidence of tinnitus in older adults. European Journal of Nutrition, 61(4), 1957-1964. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02784-w.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Parmenter, B., Croft, K., Cribb, L., Cooke, M., Bondonno, C., Lea, A., McPhee, G., Komanduri, M., Nolidin, K., Savage, K., Pase, M., Hodgson, J., Stough, C., Bondonno, N. (2022). Higher habitual dietary flavonoid intake associates with lower central blood pressure and arterial stiffness in healthy older adults. British Journal of Nutrition, 128(2), 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000711452100324X.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Leow, K., Szulc, P., Schousboe, J., Kiel, D., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Shaikh, H., Sawang, M., Sim, M., Bondonno, N., Hodgson, J., Sharma, A., Thompson, P., Prince, R., Craig, J., Lim, W., Wong, G., Lewis, J. (2021). Prognostic value of abdominal aortic calcification: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(2), Article number e017205. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.017205.
  • 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.
  • Bondonno, C., Bondonno, N., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Kirby, S., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Cassidy, A., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Kyro, C., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J. (2021). Flavonoid intake and incident dementia in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 7(1), Article number e12175. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12175.
  • 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.
  • Bondonno, N., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Davey, R., Bondonno, C., Cassidy, A., Lewis, J., Kyro, C., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Tjønneland, A., Hodgson, J. (2021). Higher habitual flavonoid intakes are associated with a lower incidence of diabetes. The Journal of Nutrition, 151(11), 3533-3542. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab269.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, N., Murray, K., Cassidy, A., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Kyro, C., Gislason, G., Torp-Pedersen, C., Scalbert, A., Tjønneland, A., Hodgson, J., Dalgaard, F. (2021). Higher habitual flavonoid intakes are associated with a lower risk of peripheral artery disease hospitalizations. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 113(1), 187-199. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa300.
  • Bellenge, J., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Mattock, 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.
  • Palmer, C., Bellinge, J., Dalgaard, F., Sim, M., Murray, K., Mattock, 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.
  • Parmenter, B., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Cassidy, A., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Kyro, C., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Tjønneland, A., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2021). Habitual flavonoid intake and ischemic stroke incidence in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Cohort. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 114(1), 348-357. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab138.
  • Detaram, H., Liew, G., Lewis, J., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Vu, KV., Burlutsky, G., Hodgson, J., Mitchell, P., Gopinath, B. (2021). Dietary flavonoids are associated with longitudinal treatment outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration. European Journal of Nutrition, 60(8), 4243-4250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02582-4.
  • 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.
  • 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.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Bondonno, N., Murray, K., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Kyro, C., Gislason, G., Tjonneland, A., Scalbert, A., Cassidy, A., Piccini, J., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J., Dalgaard, F. (2020). Flavonoid intake and its association with atrial fibrillation. Clinical Nutrition, 39(12), 3821-3828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.04.025.
  • 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.
  • Parmenter, B., Croft, K., Hodgson, J., Dalgaard, F., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Cassidy, A., Scalbert, A., Bondonno, N. (2020). An overview and update on the epidemiology of flavonoid intake and cardiovascular disease risk. Food and Function, 11(8), 6777-6806. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0FO01118E.
  • Gopinath, B., McMahon, C., Lewis, J., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Burlutsky, G., Hodgson, J., Mitchell, P. (2020). Associations between Intake of Dietary Flavonoids and 10-Year Incidence of Age-Related Hearing Loss. Nutrients, 12(11), Article number 3297. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113297.
  • Bondonno, C., Bondonno, N., Shinde, S., Shafaei Darestani, A., Boyce, M., Swinny, E., Jacob, S., Lacey, K., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Considine, M., Hodgson, J. (2020). Phenolic composition of 91 Australian apple varieties: towards understanding their health attributes. Food and Function, 11(8), 7115-7125. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0fo01130d.
  • Anokye, R., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Mattock, 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., Mattock, 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.
  • Mattock, 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.
  • Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Ward, N., Woodman, R., Hodgson, J., Croft, K. (2020). Enzymatically-Modified Isoquercitrin Improves Endothelial Function in Volunteers at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. The British Journal of Nutrition: an international journal of nutritional science, 123(2), 182-189. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114519002137.
  • Gopinath, B., Liew, G., Lewis, J., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Burlutsky, G., Hodgson, J., Mitchell, P. (2020). Associations between dietary flavonoids and retinal microvasculature in older adults. European Journal of Nutrition, 59(7), 3093-3101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-02148-5.
  • 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.
  • 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.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Bondonno, N., Dalgaard, F., Kyro, C., Murray, K., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Cassidy, A., Tjonneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J. (2019). Flavonoid intake is associated with lower mortality in the Danish Diet Cancer and Health Cohort. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article number 3651. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11622-x.
  • Dalgaard, F., Bondonno, N., Murray, K., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Kyro, C., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Cassidy, A., Tjonneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J. (2019). Associations between habitual flavonoid intake and hospital admissions for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 3(11), E450-E459. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(19)30212-8.

2018

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

2017

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Ward, N., Hodgson, J., Croft, K. (2017). The cardiovascular health benefits of apples: Whole fruit vs. isolated compounds. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 69(April 2017), 243-256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2017.04.012.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Bondonno, N., Lewis, J., Prince, R., Lim, W., Wong, G., Schousboe, J., Woodman, R., Kiel, D., Bondonno, C., Ward, N., Croft, K., Hodgson, J. (2016). Fruit intake and abdominal aortic calcification in elderly women: A prospective cohort study. Nutrients, 8(3), Article no. 159. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8030159.
  • Hodgson, J., Prince, R., Woodman, R., Bondonno, C., Ivey, K., Bondonno, N., Rimm, E., Ward, N., Croft, K., Lewis, J. (2016). Apple intake is inversely associated with all-cause and disease-specific mortality in elderly women. The British Journal of Nutrition: an international journal of nutritional science, 115(5), 860-867. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114515005231.
  • Bakker, JR., Bondonno, N., Gaspari, TA., Kemp-Harper, BK., McCashney, AJ., Hodgson, J., Croft, K., Ward, N. (2016). Low dose dietary nitrate improves endothelial dysfunction and plaque stability in the ApoE−/− mouse fed a high fat diet. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 99(2016), 189-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.08.009.
  • Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Rich, L., Mas, E., Shinde, S., Ward, N., Hodgson, J., Croft, K. (2016). Acute effects of quercetin-3-O-glucoside on endothelial function and blood pressure: a randomized dose-response study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104(1), 97-103. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.116.131268.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Hodgson, J., Ward, N., Croft, K. (2015). The efficacy of quercetin in cardiovascular health. Current Nutrition Reports, 4(4), 290-303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-015-0137-3.

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.
  • 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.
  • Variations in flavonoid metabolism as an explanation for inter-individual differences in physiological responses to flavonoid-rich foods, National Health and Medical Research Council, Early Career Fellowship, 2019 ‑ 2026, $551,169.
  • Getting to the heart of healthy aging: a behaviour change program to promote dietary pattern changes, National Health and Medical Research Council, MRFF - Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission, 2022 ‑ 2026, $626,963.
  • Post Doctoral Fellow – Novel Dietary Bioactives (flavonoid) , Queen's University Belfast, Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $150,345.
  • Pardon the vegetables: how nitrate source determines health impact, Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation, Springboard Grants, 2022 ‑ 2024, $53,749.
  • Investigating the Relationship between Dietary Components and Cardiometabolic Disease, Raine Medical Research Foundation, 2020 Healy Research Collaboration Award, 2020 ‑ 2022, $51,723.
  • Is the source of dietary nitrate a determinant of its impact on cancer risk?, Raine Medical Research Foundation, Raine/Robson Fellow Travel Award, 2021 ‑ 2022, $10,000.
  • A microbiome derived flavan-3-ol catabolite as a biomarker of intake, Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation, Springboard Grants, 2018 ‑ 2021, $19,930.
  • Profiling urinary metabolites after the ingestion of flavonoid-rich foods, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant – 2020, 2020 ‑ 2021, $29,810.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the Role of Vitamin K in Lung Health

Associate Supervisor

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

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

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

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Potential role of dietary nitrate in relation to cognition, cognitive decline, and dementia
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