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Laima Brazionis

The University of Melbourne
Verified email at unimelb.edu.au
Cited by 3160

Characterizing whole diets of young children from developed countries and the association between diet and health: a systematic review

LG Smithers, RK Golley, L Brazionis… - Nutrition …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Early childhood is an important nutritional period that involves the transition from a milk-
based diet to ordinary foods. A systematic review was conducted of studies that applied …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity and the microvasculature: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Boillot, S Zoungas, P Mitchell, R Klein, B Klein… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Overweight and obesity are thought to significantly influence a person's risk of
cardiovascular disease, possibly via its effect on the microvasculature. Retinal vascular …

[HTML][HTML] A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with major depression (the 'SMILES'trial)

FN Jacka, A O'Neil, R Opie, C Itsiopoulos, S Cotton… - BMC medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background The possible therapeutic impact of dietary changes on existing mental illness is
largely unknown. Using a randomised controlled trial design, we aimed to investigate the …

Can the Mediterranean diet lower HbA1c in type 2 diabetes? Results from a randomized cross-over study

C Itsiopoulos, L Brazionis, M Kaimakamis… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To investigate the impact of a diet modeled on the traditional
Cretan Mediterranean diet on metabolic control and vascular risk in type 2 diabetes …

Telemedicine and ocular health in diabetes mellitus

SE Bursell, L Brazionis, A Jenkins - Clinical and Experimental …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Teleretinal/teleophthalmological programs that use existing health information technology
infrastructure solutions for people with diabetes increase access to and adherence to …

Homocysteine and diabetic retinopathy

L Brazionis, K Rowley Sr, C Itsiopoulos… - Diabetes …, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—Homocysteine is an emerging risk factor for cardiovascular and nondiabetic
ocular vaso-occlusive diseases. However, studies of the relationship between homocysteine …

Plasma carotenoids and diabetic retinopathy

L Brazionis, K Rowley, C Itsiopoulos… - British Journal of …, 2008 - cambridge.org
Diabetic retinopathy increases with duration of diabetes and may be associated with
carotenoid status. Carotenoids alter the pro-oxidation/antioxidation balance, and circulating …

[HTML][HTML] A randomised, controlled trial of a dietary intervention for adults with major depression (the “SMILES” trial): study protocol

A O'Neil, M Berk, C Itsiopoulos, D Castle, R Opie… - BMC psychiatry, 2013 - Springer
Background Despite increased investment in its recognition and treatment, depression
remains a substantial health and economic burden worldwide. Current treatment strategies …

Dietary patterns at 6, 15 and 24 months of age are associated with IQ at 8 years of age

LG Smithers, RK Golley, MN Mittinty, L Brazionis… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Diet supplies the nutrients needed for the development of neural tissues that occurs over the
first 2 years of life. Our aim was to examine associations between dietary patterns at 6, 15 …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary patterns and cardiovascular mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

LR Harriss, DR English, J Powles, GG Giles… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background: Despite increased cardiovascular disease risk factors, migrants to Australia
from Mediterranean countries have lower mortality than do native-born Australians. Dietary …