Questions the ARI Seeks to Answer |
1. What are the best markers for characterising inflammation and oxidative stress (OS) in the body? |
2. Does reducing inflammation and OS translate to better health outcomes (irrespective of whether the BMI is within the 'normal' range)? |
3. Can monitoring inflammation and OS serve as a predicitive diagnostic tool for lifestyle disease risk and to return a person to true physiological wellness? |
4. Do certain foods/food combinations increase inflammation and OS within the body? |
5. Are there foods/food components/additives that can reduce inflammation and OS in the body (corollary - do various antioxidant supplements actually reduce OS)? |
6. What role does exercise play in reducing inflammation and OS? |
7.In addition to diet and exercise, what other elements of lifestyle contribute to inflammation and OS (e.g. anxiety, stress, lack of sleep, etc.)? |
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Project Title: Survey of Caffeine (+energy drink) intakes in Australian adolescents. |
Project Title: Comparison of adipocytokine levels in age, sex and BMI matched vegetarian versus non-vegetarian adults. |
Project Title: Correlation of modifiable lifestyle factors to markers of oxidative stress and inflammation; application to the development of a clinically relevant 'wellness' diagnostic score. |
Project Title: Evaluation of the 5:2 intermitten energy restriction (IER) diet. |
PhD and Masters Projects In Progress
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J.Guest |
B. Pope |
Honours Projects |
Project Title: Characterising the pharmacokinetics of buccal absorption of resveratrol and its effects on NAD+ levels in human serum L. Roubaie |
Other ARI Facilitated Projects |
A. Temblett |
Project Title: Comparison of gastric volumes and pH in lean and obese patients determined by endoscopy. P. Stewart, S. Phillips |
Past Projects |
R. Grant, O. Szeto |
R. Grant, C. Harrington, T. Borody, N. Hope |
R. Grant, M. Morris, A. Bilgin, R. Pearce, S. Baines, Ms C. Zeuschner |
Project Title: Insulin resistance and childhood diabetes (Healthy under the skin you're in). R. Grant, M. Morris, A. Bilgin, R. Pearce, S. Baines, C. Zeuschner |