Principal investigators
Research
Studies on the
role of nutrition in body mass composition, especially as it is involved
in surgical nutrition support. There is also interest in understanding the influences
of genetics, especially differences in metabolism, on body mass.
Selected references
Winterbourn C.C., Buss I.H., Chan T.P., Plank L.D., Clark M.A., Windsor J.A. (2000)
Protein carbonyl measurements show evidence of early oxidative stress in critically
ill patients. Critical Care Medicine 28:143-9.
Rush E.C., Plank L.D., Coward W.A. (1999) Energy expenditure of young Polynesian
and European women in New Zealand and relations to body composition. American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition 69:43-8.
Rush E.C., Plank L.D., Robinson S.M. (1998) Estimation of body fat in Caucasian
and Polynesian women from anthropometric measurements. Applied Radiation & Isotopes
49:749-50.
