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Dr Clare Whitton

Research Associate

Staff Member Details
Email: c.whitton@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1991-2432

Clare is a Research Associate in the Food Environments Team of the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute within the School of Health and Medical Sciences.

Background

Clare is a Public Health Nutritionist, with over 10 years of experience in academic and government settings, in the UK, Singapore, and Australia.

Professional Associations

Clare is an active member of the Public Health Association of Australia.

Awards and Recognition

  • Australian Government Research Training Programme Stipend Scholarship 2020-2023
  • Public Health Association of Australia WA Branch Student Award 2023

Research Areas and Interests

Clare’s research interests include dietary assessment methods, population nutrition surveillance, food environments, and policy development and evaluation.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, 2024.
  • Master of Science in Public Health Nutrition, United Kingdom, 2009.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Whitton, C., Collins, CE., Mullan, BA., Rollo, ME., Dhaliwal, SS., Norman, R., Boushey, CJ., Delp, EJ., Zhu, F., McCaffrey, TA., Kirkpatrick, SI., Pollard, CM., Healy, JD., Hassan, A., Garg, S., Atyeo, P., Mukhtar, SA., Kerr, DA. (2024). Accuracy of energy and nutrient intake estimation versus observed intake using 4 technology-assisted dietary assessment methods: a randomized crossover feeding study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 120(1), 196-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.04.030.
  • Chua, XH., Edney, SM., Müller, AM., Petrunoff, NA., Whitton, C., Tay, Z., Goh, CM., Chen, B., Park, SH., Rebello, SA., Low, A., Chia, J., Koek, D., Cheong, K., Van Dam, RM., Müller-Riemenschneider, F. (2024). Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Health@NUS mHealth Augmented Cohort Study Examining Student-to-Work Life Transition: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 13(2024), article number e56749. https://doi.org/10.2196/56749.
  • Whitton, C., Wong, YH., Lau, J., Chua, XH., Müller, AM., Tan, CS., Van Dam, RM., Müller-Riemenschneider, F., Rebello, SA. (2024). Ecological momentary assessment of digital food and beverage marketing exposure and impact in young adults: A feasibility study. Appetite, 197(2024), article number 107338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107338.
  • Guirette, M., Lan, J., McKeown, N., Brown, M., Chen, H., De Vries, P., Kim, H., Rebholz, C., Morrison, A., Bartz, T., Fretts, A., Guo, X., Lemaitre, R., Liu, C., Noordam, R., De Mutsert, R., Rosendaal, F., Wang, C., Beilin, L., Mori, T., Oddy, W., Pennell, C., Chai, J., Whitton, C., Van Dam, R., Liu, J., Tai, E., Sim, X., Neuhouser, M., Kooperberg, C., Tinker, L., Franceschini, N., Huan, T., Winkler, T., Bentley, A., Gauderman, W., Heerkens, L., Tanaka, T., Van Rooij, J., Munroe, P., Warren, H., Voortman, T., Chen, H., Rao, D., Levy, D., Ma, J. (2024). Genome-Wide Interaction Analysis with DASH Diet Score Identified Novel Loci for Systolic Blood Pressure. Hypertension, 81(3), 552-560. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.22334.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Tham, XC., Whitton, C., Müller-Riemenschneider , F., Petrunoff, NA. (2023). Young Adults’ Use of Mobile Food Delivery Apps and the Potential Impacts on Diet During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Formative Research, 7(2023), Article number e38959. https://doi.org/10.2196/38959.
  • Pulker, C., Aberle, L., Butcher, L., Whitton, C., Law, K., Large, A., Pollard, C., Trapp, G. (2023). Development of the Menu Assessment Scoring Tool (MAST) to Assess the Nutritional Quality of Food Service Menus. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), article number 3998. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20053998.
  • 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.
  • Goh, A., Yao, J., Chua, X., Whitton, C., Van Dam, R., Forde, C. (2023). Associations between oral processing, saliva, and bolus properties on daily glucose excursions amongst people at risk of type-2 diabetes. Food & Function, 14(4), 2260-2269. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2fo03060h.
  • Whitton, C., Healy, J., Dhaliwal, S., Shoneye, C., Harray, A., Mullan, B., McVeigh, J., Boushey, C., Kerr, D. (2023). Demographic and psychosocial correlates of measurement error and reactivity bias in a 4-d image-based mobile food record among adults with overweight and obesity. British Journal of Nutrition, 129(4), 725-736. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114522001532.
  • Lee, Y., Chia, A., Whitton, C., Cameron-Smith, D., Sim, X., Van Dam, R., F-F Chong, M. (2023). Isocaloric Substitution of Plant-Based Protein for Animal-Based Protein and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in a Multiethnic Asian Population. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(5), 1555-1566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.03.024.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Tan, Y., Lau, J., Asharani, P., Roystonn, K., Devi, F., Lee, Y., Whitton, C., Wang, P., Shafie, S., Chang, S., Jeyagurunathan, A., Chua, B., Abdin, E., Sum, C., Lee, E., Subramaniam, M. (2022). Dietary patterns of persons with chronic conditions within a multi-ethnic population: results from the nationwide Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey on diabetes in Singapore. Archives of Public Health, 80(1), article number 62. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00817-2.
  • Lee, Y., Whitton, C., Neelakantan, N., Van Dam, R., Chong, M. (2022). Dietary patterns and predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in a multiethnic Asian population. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 32(9), 2093-2104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2022.06.014.
  • Park, S., Yao, J., Chua, X., Chandran, S., Gardner, D., Khoo, C., Müller-Riemenschneider, F., Whitton, C., Van Dam, R. (2022). Diet and Physical Activity as Determinants of Continuously Measured Glucose Levels in Persons at High Risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Nutrients, 14(2), article number 366. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14020366.
  • Mackenzie, K., Kerr, D., Whitton, C., Talati, Z., McCaffrey, T., Mullan, B. (2022). Predicting Perceived Problems in Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Recalls: A Quantitative Think-Aloud Study Comparing Automated Self-Assisted 24-Hour Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24®) and INTAKE24© in University Students. Nutrients, 14(20), article number 4281. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14204281.
  • Whitton, C., Ramos-García, C., Kirkpatrick, S., Healy, J., Dhaliwal, S., Boushey, C., Collins, C., Rollo, M., Kerr, D. (2022). A Systematic Review Examining Contributors to Misestimation of Food and Beverage Intake Based on Short-Term Self-Report Dietary Assessment Instruments Administered to Adults. Advances in Nutrition, 13(6), 2620-2665. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmac085.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Lim, C., Whitton, C., Rebello, S., Van Dam, R. (2021). Diet Quality and Lower Refined Grain Consumption are Associated With Less Weight Gain in a Multi-Ethnic Asian Adult Population. The Journal of Nutrition, 151(8), 2372-2382. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab110.
  • Whitton, C., Bogueva, D., Marinova, D., Phillips, C. (2021). Are we approaching peak meat consumption? Analysis of meat consumption from 2000 to 2019 in 35 countries and its rela-tionship to gross domestic product. Animals, 11(12), article number 3466. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123466.
  • Goh, A., Choy, J., Chua, X., Ponnalagu, S., Khoo, C., Whitton, C., Van Dam, R., Forde, C. (2021). Increased oral processing and a slower eating rate increase glycaemic, insulin and satiety responses to a mixed meal tolerance test. European Journal of Nutrition, 60(5), 2719-2733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-020-02466-z.
  • Lee, Y., Lau, J., Seet, V., Whitton, C., Asharani, P., Siva Kumar, F., Wang, P., Roystonn, K., Cetty, L., the, W., Verma, S., Mok, Y., Subramaniam, M. (2021). Dietary intake of persons with depressive and psychotic disorders in Singapore. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 50(5), 379-389. https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020585.
  • Teo, P., Van Dam, R., Whitton, C., Tan, L., Forde, C. (2021). Consumption of Foods with Higher Energy Intake Rates is Associated with Greater Energy Intake, Adiposity, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults. The Journal of Nutrition, 151(2), 370-378. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa344.
  • Yew, T., Chi, C., Chan, S., Van Dam, R., Whitton, C., Lim, C., Foong, P., Fransisca, W., Teoh, C., Chen, J., Ho-Lim, S., Lim, S., Ong, K., Ong, P., Tai, B., Tai, E. (2021). A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of a smartphone application–based lifestyle coaching program on gestational weight gain, glycemic control, and maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: The smart-gdm study. Diabetes Care, 44(2), 456-463. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc20-1216.
  • Yeung, K., Gandhi, M., Lam, A., Julianty, S., Chia, A., Tan, G., Goh, S., Ho, E., Koh, A., Tan, G., Shum, E., Finkelstein, E., Jafar, T., Teoh, Y., Van Dam, R., Whitton, C., Thumboo, J., Bee, Y. (2021). The Pre-Diabetes Interventions and Continued Tracking to Ease-out Diabetes (Pre-DICTED) program: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 22(1), article number 522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05500-5.
  • Whitton, C., Wong, Y., Van Dam, R. (2021). Longitudinal associations of marital, parenting, and employment transitions with weight gain in a multi-ethnic asian population aged 21 years and above. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15), article number 8115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158115.
  • Whitton, C., Healy, J., Collins, C., Mullan, B., Rollo, M., Dhaliwal, S., Norman, R., Boushey, C., Delp, E., Zhu, F., McCaffrey, T., Kirkpatrick, S., Atyeo, P., Mukhtar, S., Wright, J., Ramos-García, C., Pollard, C., Kerr, D. (2021). Accuracy and Cost-effectiveness of Technology-Assisted Dietary Assessment Comparing the Automated Self-administered Dietary Assessment Tool, Intake24, and an Image-Assisted Mobile Food Record 24-Hour Recall Relative to Observed Intake: Protocol for a Randomized Crossover Feeding Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(12), article number e32891. https://doi.org/10.2196/32891.
  • Tong, E., Lai, J., Whitton, C., Neelakantan, N., Zhou, Y., Chen, C., Van Dam, R., Feng, L., Pan, A., Chong, M., Koh, W. (2021). Changes in Diet Quality from Mid- To Late Life Are Associated with Cognitive Impairment in the Singapore Chinese Health Study. The Journal of Nutrition, 151(9), 2800-2807. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab179.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Jones, M., Whitton, C., Tan, A., Holliday, E., Oldmeadow, C., Flood, V., Sim, X., Chai, J., Hamzah, H., Klein, R., Teo, Y., Mitchell, P., Wong, T., Tai, E., Van Dam, R., Attia, J., Wang, J. (2020). Exploring Factors Underlying Ethnic Differences in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Prevalence. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 27(5), 399-408. https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2020.1762229.
  • Teo, P., Van Dam, R., Whitton, C., Tan, L., Forde, C. (2020). Association between self-reported eating rate, energy intake, and cardiovascular risk factors in a multi-ethnic asian population. Nutrients, 12(4), article number 1080. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041080.
  • Müller, A., Chen, B., Wang, N., Whitton, C., Direito, A., Petrunoff, N., Müller-Riemenschneider, F. (2020). Correlates of sedentary behaviour in Asian adults: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 21(4), article number e12976. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12976.
  • Tay, Z., Whitton, C., Van Dam, R., Chia, K., Swinburn, B., Vandevijvere, S., Rebello, S. (2020). Identifying implementation gaps and priorities for the Singapore government to improve food environment policies: Perspectives from a local expert panel. Public Health Nutrition, 24(4), 585-592. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980020003468.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Vandevijvere, S., Barquera, S., Caceres, G., Corvalan, C., Karupaiah, T., Kroker-Lobos, M., L'abbé, M., Ng, S., Phulkerd, S., Ramirez-Zea, M., Rebello, S., Reyes, M., Sacks, G., Sánchez Nóchez, C., Sanchez, K., Sanders, D., Spires, M., Swart, R., Tangcharoensathien, V., Tay, Z., Taylor, A., Tolentino-Mayo, L., Van Dam, R., Vanderlee, L., Watson, F., Whitton, C., Swinburn, B. (2019). An 11-country study to benchmark the implementation of recommended nutrition policies by national governments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index, 2015-2018. Obesity Reviews, 20(S2), 57-66. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12819.
  • Whitton, C., Neelakantan, N., Ong, C., Van Dam, R. (2019). Reproducibility of Dietary Biomarkers in a Multiethnic Asian Population. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 63(8), article number 1801104. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201801104.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Whitton, C., Rebello, S., Lee, J., Tai, E., Van Dam, R. (2018). A healthy asian a posteriori dietary pattern correlates with a priori dietary patterns and is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors in a multiethnic asian population. The Journal of Nutrition, 148(4), 616-623. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxy016.
  • Whitton, C., Ho, J., Rebello, S., Van Dam, R. (2018). Relative validity and reproducibility of dietary quality scores from a short diet screener in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Public Health Nutrition, 21(15), 2735-2743. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018001830.

Research Projects

  • Implementing local government policies to restrict unhealthy food advertising, Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation), Healthy Communities Grant, 2024 ‑ 2026, $922,241.
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