Nutritional Interventions
Professor Peter Clifton
Head, Nutritional Interventions
peter.clifton@bakeridi.edu.au
Laboratory Research Overview
The Nutritional Interventions laboratory is interested in long term sustainable nutritional interventions that reduce the rate of obesity and/or reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, or improve control of these conditions. All interventions are in humans.
Research Focus
- High protein weight loss diets in patients with renal disease
- Sleep quality and glucose intolerance
- Diet choice and long term weight loss
- Lapband for obese type 2 diabetes
Research Projects
High protein weight loss diets in patients with renal disease
A two year study contrasting 25-30 per cent protein weight loss diets vs 15-20 per cent protein weight loss diets in patients with type 2 diabetes and micro albuminuria or frank proteinuria. Aim to achieve and maintain 10 per cent weight loss minimum in 100 patients.
Sleep quality and glucose intolerance
Select overweight/obese individuals with short sleep and sleep disturbances (not Obstructive Sleep Apnoea), test glucose with Continual Glucose Monitoring System, intervene with mild sedatives to improve sleep quality and retest with Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.
Diet choice and long term weight loss
Test metabolic response (and acceptability) to four different diet types, place patients with type 2 diabetes on a two year weight loss maintenance plan,change diet if required. Aim 400 patients over two years.
Lapband for obese type 2 diabetes
Compare five and ten year data for patients with type 2 diabetes and adjustable gastric band. Compare with weight matched patients from clinics. Aim 200 patients.
Lab Head Profile
Professor Peter Clifton, head of the Nutritional Interventions Laboratory is a Physician (PhD) with an interest in obesity, type 2 diabetes and lipid disorders. Professor Clifton spent 22 years at CSIRO then moved to Baker IDI in July 2009. Professor Clifton has been an author on more than 200 publications.
Achievements/Awards
- Co-author of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet books one and two. More than 1 million copies sold, translated into more than 20 languages.
- Co-author of the CSIRO Healthy Heart Book
- Co-author of the CSIRO and Baker IDI Diabetes Diet and Lifestyle Plan
- Chief Investigator on Centre of Clinical Research Excellence for Nutritional outcomes, and 2 NHMRC grants
- H factor 39
- On five editorial boards
Publication Highlights
Clifton PM, Keogh JB, Noakes M. Trans Fatty Acids in Adipose Tissue and the Food Supply Are Associated with Myocardial Infarction. J Nutr 2004;134(4):874-9.
Clifton PM, Keogh JB, Noakes M. Long-term effects of a high-protein weight-loss diet. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87(1): 23-9.
Nestel P, Noakes M, Belling B, McArthur R, Clifton P, Janus E, Abbey M. Plasma lipoprotein lipid and Lp(a) changes with substitution of elaidic acid for oleic acid in the diet. J Lipid Res. 1992 Jul;33(7):1029-36.
Contact
Direct: 08 8462 9702
Email: peter.clifton@bakeridi.edu.au
