Karen Charlton

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Affiliation: University of Wollongong
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Poor nutritional status of older subacute patients predicts clinical outcomes and mortality at 18 months of follow-up
    K Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 66:1224-8. 2012
  2. ncbi "It could probably help someone else but not me": a feasibility study of a snack programme offered to meals on wheels clients
    K E Charlton
    K Charlton, School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia 2522 Email Tel 61 2 4221 4754
    J Nutr Health Aging 17:364-9. 2013
  3. ncbi A lowered salt intake does not compromise iodine status in Cape Town, South Africa, where salt iodization is mandatory
    Karen E Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Nutrition 29:630-4. 2013
  4. ncbi Poor knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition during pregnancy and lactation in Australian women: pre- and post-iodine fortification
    Karen Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    Nutrients 4:1317-27. 2012
  5. ncbi Effect of 6 weeks' consumption of β-glucan-rich oat products on cholesterol levels in mildly hypercholesterolaemic overweight adults
    Karen E Charlton
    Smart Foods Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    Br J Nutr 107:1037-47. 2012
  6. ncbi Consumers' salient beliefs regarding dairy products in the functional food era: a qualitative study using concepts from the theory of planned behaviour
    Deborah J Nolan-Clark
    Smart Foods Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    BMC Public Health 11:843. 2011
  7. ncbi Iodine fortification: why, when, what, how, and who?
    Karen Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 14:618-24. 2011
  8. ncbi Pork, beef and chicken have similar effects on acute satiety and hormonal markers of appetite
    Karen E Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    Appetite 56:1-8. 2011
  9. ncbi Older rehabilitation patients are at high risk of malnutrition: evidence from a large Australian database
    K E Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    J Nutr Health Aging 14:622-8. 2010
  10. ncbi Urinary sodium excretion, dietary sources of sodium intake and knowledge and practices around salt use in a group of healthy Australian women
    Karen Charlton
    Smart Foods Centre and School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, New South Wales
    Aust N Z J Public Health 34:356-63. 2010

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Publications17

  1. ncbi Poor nutritional status of older subacute patients predicts clinical outcomes and mortality at 18 months of follow-up
    K Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 66:1224-8. 2012
    ..This study aimed to assess whether nutritional status at hospital admission predicted clinical outcomes at 18 months follow-up...
  2. ncbi "It could probably help someone else but not me": a feasibility study of a snack programme offered to meals on wheels clients
    K E Charlton
    K Charlton, School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia 2522 Email Tel 61 2 4221 4754
    J Nutr Health Aging 17:364-9. 2013
    ..However, not all MOW clients at risk of malnutrition perceived the snacks to be beneficial to them...
  3. ncbi A lowered salt intake does not compromise iodine status in Cape Town, South Africa, where salt iodization is mandatory
    Karen E Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Nutrition 29:630-4. 2013
    ..This study investigated whether salt intakes at recommended levels resulted in a suboptimal iodine status in a country where salt is the vehicle for iodine fortification...
  4. ncbi Poor knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition during pregnancy and lactation in Australian women: pre- and post-iodine fortification
    Karen Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    Nutrients 4:1317-27. 2012
    ....
  5. ncbi Effect of 6 weeks' consumption of β-glucan-rich oat products on cholesterol levels in mildly hypercholesterolaemic overweight adults
    Karen E Charlton
    Smart Foods Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    Br J Nutr 107:1037-47. 2012
    ..Intakes of oat β-glucan were as effective at doses of 1·5 g/d compared with 3 g/d when provided in different food formats that delivered similar amounts of soluble β-glucan...
  6. ncbi Consumers' salient beliefs regarding dairy products in the functional food era: a qualitative study using concepts from the theory of planned behaviour
    Deborah J Nolan-Clark
    Smart Foods Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    BMC Public Health 11:843. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to explore the salient beliefs of adult weight loss trial participants regarding both traditional and functional dairy products and to compare these with a control group not exposed to nutrition education...
  7. ncbi Iodine fortification: why, when, what, how, and who?
    Karen Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 14:618-24. 2011
    ..Universal salt iodization (USI) is recommended, wherein all salt is iodized; however, a more graduated approach may be warranted...
  8. ncbi Pork, beef and chicken have similar effects on acute satiety and hormonal markers of appetite
    Karen E Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    Appetite 56:1-8. 2011
    ..027) but not for levels of CCK, ghrelin, insulin or glucose. This study positions pork, beef, and chicken as equal in their effect on satiety and release of appetite-related intestinal hormones and of insulin...
  9. ncbi Older rehabilitation patients are at high risk of malnutrition: evidence from a large Australian database
    K E Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    J Nutr Health Aging 14:622-8. 2010
    ..The usefulness of a recently revised version of the shortened MNA (MNA-SF) was also investigated...
  10. ncbi Urinary sodium excretion, dietary sources of sodium intake and knowledge and practices around salt use in a group of healthy Australian women
    Karen Charlton
    Smart Foods Centre and School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, New South Wales
    Aust N Z J Public Health 34:356-63. 2010
    ..This study assessed habitual sodium intake through urinary excretion analyses, and identified food sources of dietary sodium, as well as knowledge and practices related to salt use in healthy women...
  11. ncbi Poor iodine status and knowledge related to iodine on the eve of mandatory iodine fortification in Australia
    Karen E Charlton
    Smart Foods Centre, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 19:250-5. 2010
    ..The impacts of fortification require baseline data of iodine status among vulnerable sectors of the population...
  12. ncbi Suboptimal iodine status of Australian pregnant women reflects poor knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition
    Karen E Charlton
    Smart Foods Centre, School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Nutrition 26:963-8. 2010
    ..To assess the iodine status and knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition of Australian women during pregnancy...
  13. ncbi An assessment of the effectiveness of growth monitoring and promotion practices in the Lusaka district of Zambia
    Karen E Charlton
    School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Nutrition 25:1035-46. 2009
    ..We evaluated the effectiveness of the growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) program in Zambia...
  14. ncbi A food-based dietary strategy lowers blood pressure in a low socio-economic setting: a randomised study in South Africa
    Karen E Charlton
    Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit, Medical Research Council, South Africa
    Public Health Nutr 11:1397-406. 2008
    ..To assess the impact of a food-based intervention on blood pressure (BP) in free-living South African men and women aged 50-75 years, with drug-treated mild-to-moderate hypertension...
  15. ncbi Partial replacement of NaCl can be achieved with potassium, magnesium and calcium salts in brown bread
    Karen E Charlton
    Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa
    Int J Food Sci Nutr 58:508-21. 2007
    ..To develop a reduced-sodium bread in which salt (NaCl) is partially replaced with potassium, magnesium and calcium salts...
  16. ncbi Development and validation of a short questionnaire to assess sodium intake
    Karen E Charlton
    Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa
    Public Health Nutr 11:83-94. 2008
    ....
  17. ncbi The MNA, but not the DETERMINE, screening tool is a valid indicator of nutritional status in elderly Africans
    Karen E Charlton
    Smart Foods Centre, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Nutrition 23:533-42. 2007
    ..We compared the validity of existing nutrition screening tools for use in older South Africans...