Lifestyle and Prevention
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Project Leader
Dr Edward Hill+61 3 6226 4228
Project Details
The Healthy Ageing Program's Lifestyle and Prevention research examines lifestyle factors such as diet and nutrition, smoking, alcohol consumption, sleep, and physical activity. The use of preventative screening services, such as Pap smears and mammograms, is also investigated.
Current Lifestyle and Prevention projects in the Healthy Ageing Program include:
- Mediterranean Diet and beta-amyloid accrual
- Nutrient intake and cognitive decline
- Dietary Inflammatory Index
- Diet and healthy ageing
- Iron and fatigue
- Vitamin D deficiency and balance
- Lifestyle factors and cognitive health
- Physical activities for healthy ageing
Researchers
- Professor Peter Clifton
- Dr Edward Hill
- Dr Alicia Goodwill
- Dr Stephen Bovalino
- Nathanial Sage
- Christopher Harding
Research Outcomes
Our research in the media
- Is there such a thing as the perfect exercise for overall health? (The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 November 2019)
- Prevention before cure for Alzheimer's disease (ACU IMPACT, 16 November 2019)
- Interviews Hill on the benefits of the Mediterranean diet (Mitchell’s Front Page, April 2018)
- A walk a day keeps your memory from going away (The Globe and Mail, July 2017)
Research Publications
- Hill, E., Szoeke, C., Dennerstein, L., Campbell, S., & Clifton, P. (2018). Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Is not Related to Beta-Amyloid Deposition: Data from the Women’s Healthy Ageing Project. The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease, 5(2), 137-141. doi: 10.14283/jpad.2018.12
- Goodwill, A. M., & Szoeke, C. (2017). A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the effect of low vitamin D on cognition. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 65(10), 2161-2168. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15012
- Bovalino, S., Charleson, G., & Szoeke, C. (2016). The impact of red and processed meat consumption on cardiovascular disease risk in women. Nutrition, 32(3), 349-354. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2015.09.015
- Cox, K. L., Cyarto, E. V., Ellis, K. A., Ames, D., Desmond, P., Phal, P., ... & You, E. (2019). A randomized controlled trial of adherence to a 24-month home-based physical activity program and the health benefits for older adults at risk of Alzheimer’s disease: The AIBL Active-Study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 70(s1), S187-S205. doi: 10.3233/JAD-180521
- Said, C. M., Morris, M. E., McGinley, J. L., Szoeke, C., Workman, B., Liew, D., ... & Ventura, C. (2015). Evaluating the effects of increasing physical activity to optimize rehabilitation outcomes in hospitalized older adults (MOVE Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 16(1), 13. doi: 10.1186/s13063-014-0531-y
- Barber, B., Ames, D., Ellis, K., Martins, R., Masters, C., & Szoeke, C. (2012). Lifestyle and late life cognitive health: sufficient evidence to act now?. International psychogeriatrics, 24(5), 683-688. doi: 10.1017/S1041610211002912