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The associations of vitamin D status and dietary calcium with the metabolic syndrome: an analysis of the Victorian Health Monitor survey.

Poonam K Pannu, Yun Zhao, Mario J Soares, Leonard S Piers, Zahid Ansari

Journal article  |  2017  |  Public Health Nutrition

OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), dietary Ca intake and presence of the metaboli..

Vitamin D status is inversely associated with markers of risk for type 2 diabetes: A population based study in Victoria, Australia.

Poonam K Pannu, Leonard S Piers, Mario J Soares, Yun Zhao, Zahid Ansari

Journal article  |  2017  |  PLOS ONE

A growing body of evidence suggests a protective role of vitamin D on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We investigated..

The association of Vitamin D status and dietary calcium intake with individual components of the metabolic syndrome: A population-based study in Victoria, Australia

PK Pannu, MJ Soares, LS Piers, Y Zhao, Z Ansari

Journal article  |  2017  |  Cardiovascular Endocrinology

Nutritional predictors of successful chronic disease prevention for a community cohort in Central Australia

Joanne N Luke, Rebecca Ritte, Kerin O'Dea, Alex Brown, Leonard S Piers, Alicia J Jenkins, Kevin G Rowley

Journal article  |  2016  |  Public Health Nutrition

Nutritional predictors of chronic disease in a Central Australian Aboriginal cohort: A multi-mixture modelling analysis

JN Luke, DF Schmidt, R Ritte, K O'Dea, A Brown, LS Piers, AJ Jenkins, KG Rowley

Journal article  |  2016  |  Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Adding Measures of Body Composition to the CKD-EPI GFR Estimating Equation in Indigenous Australians: The eGFR Study

Louise J Maple-Brown, Jaquelyne T Hughes, Mark D Chatfield, Leigh C Ward, Leonard S Piers, Graham RD Jones, Paul D Lawton, Andrew G Ellis, Alan Cass, Wendy E Hoy, Kerin O'Dea, Richard J MacIsaac, George Jerums

Journal article  |  2015  |  American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Development of a single-frequency bioimpedance prediction equation for fat-free mass in an adult Indigenous Australian population

JT Hughes, LJ Maple-Brown, LS Piers, J Meerkin, K O'Dea, LC Ward

Journal article  |  2015  |  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Mechanistic roles for calcium and vitamin D in the regulation of body weight

MJ Soares, LL Murhadi, AV Kurpad, WL Chan She Ping-Delfos, LS Piers

Journal article  |  2012  |  Obesity Reviews

Increased bone mineral density in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Impact of body composition differences

LJ Maple-Brown, J Hughes, LS Piers, LC Ward, J Meerkin, JA Eisman, JR Center, NA Pocock, G Jerums, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  2012  |  Bone

Anthropometric measurements in Australian aborigines

S Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, LS Piers, S Raghavan, K O'Dea

Book Chapter  |  2012

A lower than expected adult Victorian community attack rate for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (2010) 34 (228-231))

N Grills, LS Piers, I Barr, LM Vaughan, R Lester, DJ Magliano, JE Shaw, JA Carnie

Journal article  |  2010  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

A lower than expected adult Victorian community attack rate for pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Nathan Grills, Leonard S Piers, Ian Barr, Loretta M Vaughan, Rosemary Lester, Dianna J Magliano, Jonathan E Shaw, John A Carnie

Journal article  |  2010  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Book Chapter  |  2010  |  Nephrology

Study Protocol - Accurate assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australians: aims and methods of the eGFR Study

Louise J Maple-Brown, Paul D Lawton, Jaquelyne T Hughes, Suresh K Sharma, Graham RD Jones, Andrew G Ellis, Wendy Hoy, Alan Cass, Richard J MacIsaac, Ashim K Sinha, Mark AB Thomas, Leonard S Piers, Leigh C Ward, Katrina Drabsch, Sianna Panagiotopoulos, Robyn McDermott, Kevin Warr, Sajiv Cherian, Alex Brown, George Jerums, et al.

Journal article  |  2010  |  BMC Public Health

Impact of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza on critical care capacity in Victoria.

Martin E Lum, Alison J McMillan, Chris W Brook, Rosemary Lester, Leonard S Piers

Journal article  |  2009  |  Medical Journal of Australia

OBJECTIVE: To describe the demand for critical care hospital admissions in Victoria resulting from the rapid rise in the number of..

Australian Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders have an atherogenic lipid profile that is characterised by low HDL-cholesterol level and small LDL particles

DN O'Neal, LS Piers, DM Iser, KG Rowley, AJ Jenkins, JD Best, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  2008  |  Atherosclerosis

Low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol is the most prevalent metabolic abnormality for Australian Aboriginal men and women even when lean

Tomer Shemesh, Kevin G Rowley, Leonard S Piers, James D Best, Kerin O'Dea

Journal article  |  2008  |  European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Anthropometric indices and their relationship with diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidernia in Australian Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders

Zaimin Wang, Kevin Rowley, Zhiqiang Wang, Leonard Piers, Kerin O'Dea

Journal article  |  2007  |  European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Avoidable mortality in Victoria between 1979 and 2001.

Leonard S Piers, Norman J Carson, Kaye Brown, Zahid Ansari

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

OBJECTIVE: To describe trends in avoidable mortality (AM) in Victoria by sex, degree of socio-economic disadvantage and remoteness..

Central obesity is associated with reduced peripheral wave reflection in Indigenous Australians irrespective of diabetes status

LJ Maple-Brown, LS Piers, MF O'Rourke, DS Celermajer, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Hypertension

The acute effects of olive oil v. cream on postprandial thermogenesis and substrate oxidation in postmenopausal women.

MJ Soares, SJ Cummings, JCL Mamo, M Kenrick, LS Piers

Journal article  |  2004  |  British Journal of Nutrition

The influence of the source of dietary fat on postprandial thermogenesis and substrate oxidation rates, was examined in twelve pos..

Use of the Bayer DCA 2000 for the measurement of glycated haemoglobin in a remote Australian Aboriginal community

T Shemesh, LS Piers, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  2003  |  Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Substitution of saturated with monounsaturated fat in a 4-week diet affects body weight and composition of overweight and obese men

LS Piers, KZ Walker, RM Stoney, MJ Soares, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  2003  |  British Journal of Nutrition

Is there a role for monounsaturated fat in the dietary management of obesity?

MJ Soares, LS Piers, KZ Walker, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  2003  |  Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Animal and human studies indicate that high saturated fat (SFA) diets can be obesogenic. Monounsaturated fat (MUFA) has acute (mea..

The acute effect of olive oil on postprandial thermogenesis and substrate oxidation in postmenopausal women

MJ Soares, S Cummings, JC Mamo, LS Piers, MA Kenrick

Conference Proceedings  |  2002  |  Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Dietary management of obesity: Is there a role for olive oil?

MJ Soares, LS Piers, KZ Walker

Journal article  |  2002  |  Advances in Horticultural Science

The influence of the type of dietary fat on postprandial fat oxidation rates: monounsaturated (olive oil) vs saturated fat (cream)

LS Piers, KZ Walker, RM Stoney, MJ Soares, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  2002  |  International Journal of Obesity

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LS Piers, KZ Walker, RM Stoney, MJ Soares, K K O'dea

Journal article  |  2002  |  JOT Journal für Oberflächentechnik

Plasma leptin concentrations, basal metabolic rates and respiratory quotients in young and older adults.

MJ Soares, LS Piers, K O'Dea, GR Collier

Journal article  |  2000  |  International Journal of Obesity

OBJECTIVE: To-examine the interrelationship of circulating leptin concentrations, basal metabolic rates (BMR) and respiratory quot..

Indirect estimates of body composition are useful for groups but unreliable in individuals.

LS Piers, MJ Soares, SL Frandsen, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  2000  |  International Journal of Obesity

OBJECTIVE: To assess the usefulness of the body mass index (BMI) in identifying individuals classified as overweight or obese base..

The effect of leprosy-induced deformity on the nutritional status of index cases and their household members in rural South India: a socio-economic perspective.

B Diffey, M Vaz, MJ Soares, AJ Jacob, LS Piers

Journal article  |  2000  |  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the socioeconomic and nutritional status of cured leprosy patients with residual deformity, and t..

Abdominal obesity reduction in indigenous men.

G Egger, G Fisher, S Piers, K Bedford, G Morseau, S Sabasio, B Taipim, G Bani, M Assan, P Mills

Journal article  |  1999  |  International Journal of Obesity

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of a men's 'waist loss' program over one year in Indigenous men. DESIGN: Pre-and post-test..

Effects of regular walking on cardiovascular risk factors and body composition in normoglycemic women and women with type 2 diabetes.

KZ Walker, LS Piers, RS Putt, JA Jones, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  1999  |  Diabetes Care

OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of a 12-week walking program on body composition and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in w..

Is there evidence for an age-related reduction in metabolic rate?

LS Piers, MJ Soares, LM McCormack, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  1998  |  Journal of Applied Physiology

To determine whether the age-related reduction in basal metabolic rate (BMR) is explained by a quantitative and/or qualitative cha..

No evidence for an ethnic influence on basal metabolism: an examination of data from India and Australia.

MJ Soares, LS Piers, K O'Dea, PS Shetty

Journal article  |  1998  |  British Journal of Nutrition

A lower BMR of Indians, when compared with Westerners matched for age, sex and either surface area or body weight, has often been ..

Insulin resistance syndrome in Australian Aboriginal people

KG Rowley, JD Best, R McDermott, EA Green, LS Piers, K ODea

Journal article  |  1997  |  Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

The effect of oral contraceptive agents on the basal metabolic rate of young women.

B Diffey, LS Piers, MJ Soares, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  1997  |  British Journal of Nutrition

The use of oral contraceptive agents by women may be a factor that contributes to the observed inter-individual variability in the..

The validity of predicting the basal metabolic rate of young Australian men and women.

LS Piers, B Diffey, MJ Soares, SL Frandsen, LM McCormack, MJ Lutschini, K O'Dea

Journal article  |  1997  |  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

OBJECTIVES: To assess the accuracy of the Schofield, Schofield & James (1985) equations and those of Hayter & Henry (1994) for the..

Body fat distribution and non-insulin-dependent diabetes: Comparison of a fiber-rich, high-carbohydrate, low-fat (23%) diet and a 35% fat diet high in monounsaturated fat

KZ Walker, K ODea, L Johnson, AJ Sinclair, LS Piers, GC Nicholson, JG Muir

Journal article  |  1996  |  The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Changes in energy expenditure, anthropometry, and energy intake during the course of pregnancy and lactation in well-nourished Indian women.

LS Piers, SN Diggavi, S Thangam, JM van Raaij, PS Shetty, JG Hautvast

Journal article  |  1995  |  The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Basal metabolic rate (BMR), thermic effect of a meal (TEM), anthropometry, and dietary intakes were measured in 18 control subject..

Resting metabolic rate and thermic effect of a meal in the follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle in well-nourished Indian women.

LS Piers, SN Diggavi, J Rijskamp, JM van Raaij, PS Shetty, JG Hautvast

Journal article  |  1995  |  The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The resting metabolic rate (RMR) and thermic effect of a standard test meal (TEM) were measured twice each during the follicular a..

Whole body protein turnover in chronically undernourished individuals.

MJ Soares, LS Piers, PS Shetty, AA Jackson, JC Waterlow

Journal article  |  1994  |  Clinical Science

1. Two groups of adult men were studied in Bangalore, India, under identical conditions: the 'normal weight' subjects (mean body m..

Basal metabolic rates of Indian women.

LS Piers, PS Shetty

Journal article  |  1993  |  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Basal metabolic rates (BMRs) in 60 Indian women resident in Bangalore and aged 18-30 years were measured during the mid-follicular..

Energy supplementation reverses changes in the basal metabolic rates of chronically undernourished individuals.

MJ Soares, RN Kulkarni, LS Piers, M Vaz, PS Shetty

Journal article  |  1992  |  British Journal of Nutrition

The objective of the present study was to examine the influence of energy supplementation and its cessation thereafter on the basa..

Thermic effect of a meal. 1. Methodology and variation in normal young adults.

LS Piers, MJ Soares, T Makan, PS Shetty

Journal article  |  1992  |  British Journal of Nutrition

The variation in the thermic effect of a meal (TEM) was investigated in two groups of five subjects following a standard test meal..

Thermic effect of a meal. 2. Role in chronic undernutrition.

LS Piers, MJ Soares, PS Shetty

Journal article  |  1992  |  British Journal of Nutrition

The thermic effect of a standard liquid meal (TEM; energy 2.5 MJ; containing (g/kg) protein 100, fat 150, carbohydrate 750; volume..

Thermic effect of a meal. 3. Effect of dietary supplementation in chronically undernourished human subjects.

LS Piers, MJ Soares, RN Kulkarni, PS Shetty

Journal article  |  1992  |  British Journal of Nutrition

Five apparently healthy, chronically undernourished (UN) male volunteers aged between 18 and 30 years were studied before and afte..

Basal metabolic rate, body composition and whole-body protein turnover in Indian men with differing nutritional status.

MJ Soares, LS Piers, PS Shetty, S Robinson, AA Jackson, JC Waterlow

Journal article  |  1991  |  Clinical Science

1. Three groups of adult men were studied in Bangalore, India: two groups were controls who had been receiving an adequate diet. O..

Potential associations between resting energy expenditure, thermic effect of a meal, and VO2 max in young adult males.

MJ Soares, LS Piers, PS Shetty

Journal article  |  1989  |  Metabolism

Day-to-day variations in basal metabolic rates and energy intakes of human subjects.

MJ Soares, LS Piers, L Kraai, PS Shetty

Journal article  |  1989  |  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Variations in BMR, body weight and energy intake were measured for 14 consecutive days in 6 young adults on ad libitum energy inta..