ProfessorCaryl Nowson

Emeritus Professor

Faculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health

  • Emeritus Professor
    Faculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health
  • +61 3 524 79245 (Work)
  • Off-Campus (Home)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Professor Caryl Nowson is a member of the Institute of Physical Activity and
Nutrition Research (I-PAN). Her research primarily centres on nutrition
related to hypertension and bone health and optimising health with ageing. Her
research in ageing has assessed the combination of both exercise and improved
nutrition. Recently she has focused on advocating for public health and policy
interventions to reduce population salt intake and maintaining adequate
vitamin D status at the population level. She is also developing resources,
and networks to effectively embed nutrition into medical education and has
strong collaborative links in this area with researchers in both the US and
UK.

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Reducing salt intake using food policy interventions
    1 Nov 2016 - 31 Oct 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Neal B,
    • Nowson C,
    • Swinburn B,
    • Woodward M,
    • Mhurchu CN
    NHMRC - Centres of Research Excellence - APP1117300 - $536,655.00
  • GRANT
    Reducing population salt consumption in Victoria
    1 Dec 2015 - 30 Nov 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Neal B,
    • Nowson C,
    • Webster J,
    • Grimes C,
    • Dunford E
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - APP1111457 - $374,742.00
  • GRANT
    Aussie Salt Challenge. A web-based intervention to reduce salt intake in Victorian school children
    1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    HF Vanguard Grant - Heart Foundation of Australia - 100574 - $74,829.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Development of a Gold Standard Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial in Men Targeting Weight Loss and Fat Mass Loss
    29 May 2015 - 30 Jun 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    DIA Grant - Research - Dairy Innovation Australia Limited - $12,250.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Victorian Consumer survey of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to salt intake
    30 Apr 2015 - 31 Dec 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    VicHealth Grant - Research - $70,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Peer review of the role of dairy for the management of healthy body composition: systematic review and meta-analysis
    10 Nov 2014 - 30 Nov 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Caryl Nowson
    DIA Grant - Research - Dairy Innovation Australia Limited - $6,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Nutritional requirements and aging
    25 Jun 2014 - 31 Jul 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Caryl Nowson
    MLA Grant - Research - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited - D.MHN.0623 - $68,898.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Mobile 'App' to improve intakes of bioavailable iron and zinc in premenopausal women and the impact on cognition, mood and fatigue
    14 Jun 2013 - 12 Aug 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    MLA Grant - Research - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited - D.MHN.0611 - $442,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Effects of protein and exercise on muscle and cognitive health
    1 May 2013 - 25 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    MLA Grant - Research - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited - D.MHN.0303 - $807,309.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Development of a methodological framework to review the DoHA 2006 Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand.
    25 Mar 2013 - 31 Aug 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Caryl Nowson
    The Nous Group - $6,600.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Review of protein requirements in the elderly
    25 Feb 2013 - 14 Jun 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Caryl Nowson
    MLA Grant - Research - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited - $30,400.00
  • GRANT
    Does a Whey-Protein and Vitamin D Enriched Drink Enhance the Health Benefits of the Lift for Life Resistance Training Program in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes?
    1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daly R,
    • Dunstan D,
    • Nowson C,
    • Kerr D
    NHMRC Project Grant - APP1046269 - $572,023.07
  • GRANT
    Effects of dual task functional power training on falls in the elderly? An 18-month community-based randomised controlled trial
    1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Daly R,
    • Nowson C,
    • Taaffe D,
    • Sanders K,
    • Hill K
    NHMRC Project Grant - APP1046267 - $671,382.51
  • GRANT
    Identifying why some people consume excess dietary fat. A twin study
    1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Keast R,
    • Nowson C,
    • Delahunty C,
    • Duesing K
    NHMRC Project Grant - APP1043780 - $365,462.03
  • GRANT
    A Web-Based Nutrition Competency Implementation Toolkit (WNCIT) For Entry-Level Medical Courses
    12 Dec 2012 - 31 Dec 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowson C,
    • Schafer J,
    • Lindley J,
    • Rooney K,
    • Beck E
    OLT Seed Projects - Office for Learning and Teaching - ID12-2361 - $220,000.00
  • GRANT
    Salt preference and intake in primary school children
    1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    NHF Health Professional Scholarship - National Heart Foundation of Australia - PP11M6172 - $38,592.00
  • GRANT
    Reducing salt intake and salt preference in primary school children
    1 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    NHF Grant - Research - National Heart Foundation of Australia - G 10M 5021 - $129,000.00
  • GRANT
    Dietary and Lifestyle contributions to iron and zinc status in young female Australian blood donors: a pilot study
    1 Apr 2010 - 30 Jun 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    MLA Grant - Research - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited - D.MHN.0601 - $41,268.00
  • GRANT
    Lifestyle contributors to iron status in Australian blood donors
    10 Mar 2010 - 31 Dec 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    Aust Red Cross Society - $7,432.00
  • GRANT
    Reducing Salt in the Australian Diet
    15 Jan 2010 - 15 Jan 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Neal B,
    • Chalmers J,
    • Smith W,
    • Flood V,
    • Nowson C
    NHMRC - Partnership Project - 571439 - $236,733.00
  • GRANT
    Dietary salt: relationship to obesity and blood pressure in children
    1 Apr 2009 - 31 Mar 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowson C,
    • Grimes C
    NHF Health Professional Scholarship - National Heart Foundation of Australia - PP 08M 4074 - $79,689.75
  • GRANT
    Is high dietary salt related to obesity in Australian children?
    21 Jan 2009 - 1 May 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Grant - Research - ID 6002 - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    Does increased consumption of lean red meat with regular exercise reduce inflammation and enhance the effects on muscle health and functional performance in elderly women?
    23 Jun 2008 - 1 Jul 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    MLA Grant - Research - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited - D.MHN.0030 - $370,086.00
  • GRANT
    The role of potatoes in increasing potassium intake and blood pressure reduction in free-living individuals who select and prepare their own food
    30 Nov 2007 - 31 Dec 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    US Potato Board Grant - Research - $12,487.00
  • GRANT
    The influence of lean red meat and physical activity on cardiovascular risk and bone health in females: a twin study
    1 Aug 2007 - 1 Aug 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • Caryl Nowson
    MLA Grant - Research - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited - D.MHN.0020 - $26,592.00