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Embargoed Friday, October 20, 2006
Professor Caryl Nowson PhD, BSc, Dip.Nut.Diet
As Professor of Nutrition and Ageing at Deakin
University, Caryl Nowson heads the development
of education programs in the area of nutrition
and ageing, as well as collaborative research
initiatives in the field.
Professor Nowson has a research program
spanning more than 15 years which has focused
on two major diseases of ageing - specifically
nutrition related to hypertension and bone health and preventative health
programs aimed at reducing cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
She continues to conduct a number of human intervention studies assessing
the effect of a variety of dietary changes on blood pressure and bone density.
Professor Nowson is also a member of the scientific advisory committee of
Osteoporosis Australia and is chairperson of the Australian division of World
Action group on Salt and Health (AWASH).
She has published more than 80 scientific papers and is a member of the
scientific advisory committee for Osteoporosis Australia.
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