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Dr Renuka Visvanathan, PhD, FRACP

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Higher Degree Student
Dr Solomon Yu - PhD

Current Funded Research
Cytokine, Adiposity, Sarcopenia and Ageing- A Pilot Study
TQEH Research Foundation Equipment Grant- $22,185.22
The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Fellowship-$50,000
A preliminary study evaluating the relationship between blood muscle protein measurements and lean body mass as estimated by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
The University of Adelaide Establishment Fund- $25,100
Establishing the safety and effectiveness of a diagnostic therapeutic trial for asthma in community elderly
NHMRC Primary Health Care Project Grant - $395,500
CIA A/Prof Robert Adams  (and A/Prof David Wilson, Dr John Beltrame, Dr Renuka Visvanathan)

Position Statement
(In Press)- Under-nutrition and the Older Person. Position Statement No 6. Australia and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine 2007

Publications

Visvanathan R, Zaiton A. Good oral health, adequate nutrient consumption and family support are associated with a reduced risk of being underweight amongst older Malaysian residents of publicly funded shelter home. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2006;15(3):400-5.

Visvanathan R, Horowitz M, Chapman I. The hypotensive response to oral fat is comparable but slower compared with carbohydrate in older people. British Journal of Nutrition 2006; 95: 340-345.

Visvanathan R and Chapman I. Health Campaigns Targeting Obesity Should Ensure That Older People Are Not Misinformed. BMJ Aug 2005; 331 (7514): 452.

Visvanathan R, Chen R, Garcia M, et. al. The effects of drinks made from simple sugars on blood pressure in healthy older people. British Journal of Nutrition 2005; 95(3): 575-579.

Gentilcore D, Visvanathan R, Russo A , Chaikomin R, Stevens J, Tonkin A, Horowitz M, Jones KL. Effects of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, L-NAME, on postprandial blood pressure and gastric emptying in healthy older subjects. American Journal of Physiology-Gastroenterology and Liver Physiology 2005 288(6):G1227-1232.

Visvanathan R, Zaiton A, Sharina S, Yunus A. The nutritional status of 1081 elderly people residing in publicly funded shelter homes in peninsular Malaysia. European J Clin Nutr 2005; 59(3): 318-324.

Visvanathan R, Newbury J, Chapman I. Under-nutrition in Older People is Serious and Requires Management. Australian Family Physician October 2004; 33(10): 799-805.

Visvanathan R, Chen R, Horowitz M, Chapman I. Effects of 50g carbohydrate drinks of differing glycemic effect on blood pressure in healthy older people.  British Journal of Nutrition August 2004; 92: 335-340.

Visvanathan R. Dementia with Lewy Bodies. J Clin Neuroscience 2004; 11(6): 573-576.

Visvanathan R, Penhall R, Chapman I. Nutritional Screening of Older People in a Sub-acute Care Facility in Australia and its Relation to Discharge Outcomes. Age and Ageing2004; 33(3): 260-265.

Visvanathan R. Malnutrition in older people: a serious growing global problem! J Postgrad Med 2003; 49(4):352-360.

Visvanathan R, MacIntosh M, Callary M, Penhall R, Horowitz M, Chapman I. The Nutritional Status of 250 Older Australian Recipients of Domiciliary Care Services, and it’s Association with Outcomes at 12 months. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003; 51:1007-1011.

Visvanathan R. PET imaging and Dementia. Medical Science Monitor 2003; 9(4): RA76-80. 

Visvanathan R and Visvanathan T. A puzzling elevation of troponin T. New Zealand Medical Journal 2002; 115 (1163): U 202-204.

Visvanathan R, Lecamwasam D, Chatterton B. ‘Bang and it was gone’: An acute onset dementia? Case Report and Clinical Practice Review 2002 June; 3(2): 71-73.

Visvanathan R. Uses of error: extensive workup. Lancet 2001; 358: 1094

Mangas S, Visvanathan R, van Alphen M. Lead Poisoning from Homemade Wine: A Case Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2001; 109(4): 433-435. 

Visvanathan R. Is it truly dementia? Lancet 2001; 357:684.