DrCarley Grimes

04/05/2018 The Hearld Sun: Pouring salt into the wounds of our youngsters

23/03/2016 The Hearld Sun:Victorians eating up to 70 per cent more salt than recommended

01/03/2016 SBS World News: Kids risking obesity with too much salt

10/12/2012 Time Magazine Is Too Much Salt a Trigger for Childhood Obesity

Accredited Practising Dietitian

Member of Nutrition Society of Australia

Member of the Australia Division of World Action on Salt and Health (AWASH)

2017 Deakin University Vice-Chancellors Award for Early Career Researcher Award for Research Excellence ($10,000 research funds)

2015 Highest Ranking Victorian Heart Foundation Vanguard Grant Recipient

2014 Nutrition Society of Australia Early Career Travel Award

2012 International Forum Population Science Poster Prize at 2012 International Society of Hypertension

2012 Asian Pacific Society of Hypertension and Hypertension Sydney 2012 Young Investigator Grant Award

2011 Most Informative Presentation at Australasian Epidemiological Association & Public Health Association Workshop, Melbourne

2010 New Conference Presenter Highly Commended at DAA 28th National Conference

2009 1st Prize Poster Presentation at Nutrition Society of Australia conference

2016 Nutrition Society of Australia, Melbourne. Grimes CA, Szymlek-Gay EA, Nicklas TA. Beverage consumption among U.S. children aged 0-24 months: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia 2016;40:100. Oral presentation.

2016 Nutrition Society of Australia, Melbourne. Khokhar, D, Nowson, C, Margerison, C, Bolam, B, Grimes CA. Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to salt intake among Victorian Parents. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia 2016;40:54.

2015 American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle 2015 Scientific Sessions, Baltimore, USA. Grimes, CA, Baxter JR, Riddell LJ, Campbell KJ, FJ He, Nowson CA. Sodium intake is associated with weight status in Australian schoolchildren aged 4-12 years. Poster presentation.

2015 International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods, Brisbane, Australia. Beckford K, Grimes CA, Riddell LJ, Margerison C, Skeaff S, Nowson C. 24-hour Urinary Iodine Concentration and 24hr Urinary Iodine Excretion in a sample of Australian primary school children. 2015. Poster Presentation.

2015 Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia and the Nutrition Society of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand. Grimes CA, Szymlek-Gay EA, Riddell L, Nowson C. Trends in dietary sodium intake in Australian children and adolescents from 2007 to 2011-13. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia 2015;39:98. Oral presentation.

2013 Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia and the Nutrition Society of New Zealand, Brisbane, Australia. Grimes CA, Riddell LJ, Nowson, CA. Differences in nutrient intake in Australian schoolchildren on school vs. non-school days. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia 2013;37:70. Oral presentation.

2012 24th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension, Sydney, Australia. Grimes CA, Wright JD, Liu K, Nowson CA, Loria CM. Dietary sodium is associated with total fluid and SSB consumption in US children and adolescents aged 2-18 years: NHANES 2005-2008. J Hypertens. 2012;30(E-Supp 1):e327: 1121. Oral presentation.

2012 16th International Congress of Dietetics, Sydney, Australia. Grimes CA, Riddell LJ, Campbell KJ, Nowson CA. 24-hr urine collection as an objective measure of salt intake in Australian primary schoolchildren: A pilot study. Nutrition & Dietetics. 2012;69(Supp 1). Poster presentation.

2011 Academy of Nutrition &Dietetics, Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, San Diego, USA. Grimes CA, Riddell LJ, Campbell KJ, Nowson CA. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and risk of obesity in Australian children: could dietary salt be contributing to sugar-sweetened beverage consumption? J Am Diet Assoc. 2012;11:A-105. Poster presentation.

2011 Annual Meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, Melbourne, Australia. Grimes CA, Campbell KJ, Riddell LJ, Nowson CA. Socioeconomic position is related to dietary salt in Australian children. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition & Physical Activity. 2011;isbnpa.eproceedings:O32.6. Oral presentation.