Nuala M Byrne
Biographic Data
| ID | 5466499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nuala M Byrne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nuala M |
| FAMILY NAME | Byrne |
| SIGNATURE | BYRNE N M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tasmania |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5310-6640 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Telling the good story
PURPOSE: Storytelling has long conveyed knowledge, wisdom, and values across generations, making it a powerful tool for shifting perspectives and encouraging behaviour change. By engaging audiences emotionally, it creates a shared space where diverse viewpoints coexist, fostering empathy and understanding. This is especially valuable in public health, where translating scientific evidence into relatable, actionable knowledge is essential. The Fir…
Body Composition Changes and Associations in Infants and Mothers During the First Year
Infants born to OW/OB mothers have increased %FM at birth and 3 months, which may have consequences for their health throughout childhood and into adulthood. Moreover, maternal prepregnancy BMI is a significant predictor of maternal postpartum weight status and body composition and impacts the relationship between maternal and infant body composition at 12 months postpartum. While the findings of our pilot study underscore the importance of encou…
Engaging stakeholders in the north-west first 1000 days project
The first 1000 days (F1D) (from conception to 2 years of age) is a pivotal period for maternal and child health. Engaging stakeholders at key stages of research and policy development can bridge the gap between scientific evidence, policymaking, and community needs, and contribute to the generation of culturally sensitive and evidence-based strategies to enhance maternal and child health. This research presents a mixed-methods analysis of stakeho…
The Allied Health Expansion Program
Improvements in global public health require universal health care supported by a health workforce with competencies appropriate for local population needs–the right capabilities, in the right place, and at the right time. Health inequities persist in Tasmania, and Australia more broadly, most notably for those people living in rural and remote areas. The article describes the curriculum design thinking approach being used to codesign and develop…
Enhancing Food Literacy and Food Security through School Gardening in Rural and Regional Communities
A qualitative case study approach with in-depth, semi-structured interviews of key school staff, and student feedback was used to assess a school kitchen and garden program in the regional area of North-West Tasmania, Australia. A detailed program description was produced to conduct a realist evaluation with a Context-Mechanism-Outcome configuration, followed by a program theory evaluation through the construction of a retrospective program logic…
Physical Activity and Food Environments in and around Schools
A better understanding of the physical activity (PA) infrastructure in schools, the walkability of neighborhoods close to schools, and the food environments around schools, particularly in rural, socioeconomically challenged areas such as the North-West (NW) of Tasmania, could be important in the wider effort to improve the health of school-age children. Accordingly, this research aimed to assess PA resources, walkability, and food environments i…
Domains of Capacity Building in Whole-Systems Approaches to Prevent Obesity—A “Systematized” Review
Despite increased awareness of its risks, for the most part, contemporary efforts for obesity prevention have been patchy at best. As such, the burgeoning interest in whole-systems approaches (WSAs) that acknowledge the complex, dynamic nature of overweight and obesity and operate across multiple levels of society is particularly timely. Many components of "community capacity building" (CB), an essential but often neglected aspect of obesity prev…
Why some do but too many don’t? Barriers and enablers to physical activity in regional Tasmania – an exploratory, mixed-methods study
This exploratory research confirmed the availability of a wide range of high-quality PA infrastructure across all three LGAs and there was an overwhelming public appreciation of this infrastructure. The challenge remains to implement place-based PA interventions that address extant barriers and further increase public awareness and utilisation of high-quality PA infrastructure
A Spatial Analysis of Access to Physical Activity Infrastructure and Healthy Food in Regional Tasmania
Prevalence of physical inactivity and obesity continues to increase in regional areas such as North-West (NW) Tasmania and show no signs of abating. It is possible that limited access to physical activity infrastructure (PAI) and healthier food options are exacerbating the low levels of habitual physical activity and obesity prevalence in these communities. Despite a burgeoning research base, concomitant exploration of both physical activity and …
Cardiovascular diseases in rural South Asia
The Global Burden of Disease Study reported that from 1990 to 2019, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) emerged as a leading cause of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in South Asians of both genders (15.2% of total DALYs in men and 11.9% in women).1 South Asia is largely rural with a population of approximately 1.2 billion people and projected to remain rural through to 2050, with a similar number of people.2 In 2014, the multi-country Prospecti…
Overweight and Obese Adolescent Girls
The adolescent period is associated with changes in eating and activity behaviors in girls. Less reliance on parental provision and choice of food, coupled with a decrease in participation in physical activity and sport, can create an energy imbalance, predisposing to weight gain. Physiological alterations to body composition, reduction in insulin sensitivity, and psychological adjustments may further amplify the risk of becoming overweight and m…
The effect of a whey protein supplement dose on satiety and food intake in resistance training athletes
Reproducibility of subjective appetite ratings and ad libitum test meal energy intake in overweight and obese males
High dietary diversity is associated with obesity in Sri Lankan adults
Our data suggests that dietary diversity is positively associated with several socio-demographic characteristics and obesity among Sri Lankan adults. Although high dietary diversity is widely recommended, public health messages should emphasize to improve dietary diversity in selective food items
Food consumption of Sri Lankan adults
Objective The main aim of the present study was to identify food consumption in Sri Lankan adults based on serving characteristics. Design Cross-sectional study. Fruits, vegetables, starch, meat, pulses, dairy products and added sugars in the diet were assessed with portion sizes estimated using standard methods. Setting Twelve randomly selected clusters from the Sri Lanka Diabetes and Cardiovascular Study. Subjects Six hundred non-institutionali…
Physical activity and obesity in children
Globally, obesity is affecting an increasing proportion of children. Physical activity plays an important role in the prevention of becoming overweight and obese in childhood and adolescence, and reducing the risk of obesity in adulthood. Puberty and the following adolescent period are acknowledged as particularly vulnerable times for the development of obesity due to sexual maturation and, in many individuals, a concomitant reduction in physical…
Ethnic differences in body fat distribution among Asian pre-pubertal children
Asian pre-pubertal children from different origins vary in body fat distribution. These results indicate the importance of population-specific WC cut-off points or other fat distribution indices to identify the population at risk of obesity-related health problems
Assessing the impact of a food supplement on the nutritional status and body composition of HIV-infected Zambian women on ARVs
Pan African Clinical Trial Registry PACTR201108000303396
Waist circumference cut-off values for the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors clustering in Chinese school-aged children
Percentile curves for waist circumference of Chinese children are provided. The cut-off point for waist circumference to predict cardiovascular risk factors clustering is at the 90th and 84th percentiles for Chinese boys and girls, respectively
Reply to SN Gershoff
Reliability of multiple frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis
The technical reliability (i.e., interinstrument and interoperator reliability) of three SEAC-swept frequency bioimpedance monitors was assessed for both errors of measurement and associated analyses. In addition, intraoperator and intrainstrument variability was evaluated for repeat measures over a 4-hour period. The measured impedance values from a range of resistance-capacitance circuits were accurate to within 3% of theoretical values over a …
Reliability of multiple frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis
The technical reliability (i.e., interinstrument and interoperator reliability) of three SEAC-swept frequency bioimpedance monitors was assessed for both errors of measurement and associated analyses. In addition, intraoperator and intrainstrument variability was evaluated for repeat measures over a 4-hour period. The measured impedance values from a range of resistance-capacitance circuits were accurate to within 3% of theoretical values over a …
Reply to SN Gershoff
Waist circumference cut-off values for the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors clustering in Chinese school-aged children
Percentile curves for waist circumference of Chinese children are provided. The cut-off point for waist circumference to predict cardiovascular risk factors clustering is at the 90th and 84th percentiles for Chinese boys and girls, respectively
Physical activity and obesity in children
Globally, obesity is affecting an increasing proportion of children. Physical activity plays an important role in the prevention of becoming overweight and obese in childhood and adolescence, and reducing the risk of obesity in adulthood. Puberty and the following adolescent period are acknowledged as particularly vulnerable times for the development of obesity due to sexual maturation and, in many individuals, a concomitant reduction in physical…
Ethnic differences in body fat distribution among Asian pre-pubertal children
Asian pre-pubertal children from different origins vary in body fat distribution. These results indicate the importance of population-specific WC cut-off points or other fat distribution indices to identify the population at risk of obesity-related health problems
Assessing the impact of a food supplement on the nutritional status and body composition of HIV-infected Zambian women on ARVs
Pan African Clinical Trial Registry PACTR201108000303396
High dietary diversity is associated with obesity in Sri Lankan adults
Our data suggests that dietary diversity is positively associated with several socio-demographic characteristics and obesity among Sri Lankan adults. Although high dietary diversity is widely recommended, public health messages should emphasize to improve dietary diversity in selective food items
Food consumption of Sri Lankan adults
Objective The main aim of the present study was to identify food consumption in Sri Lankan adults based on serving characteristics. Design Cross-sectional study. Fruits, vegetables, starch, meat, pulses, dairy products and added sugars in the diet were assessed with portion sizes estimated using standard methods. Setting Twelve randomly selected clusters from the Sri Lanka Diabetes and Cardiovascular Study. Subjects Six hundred non-institutionali…
Reproducibility of subjective appetite ratings and ad libitum test meal energy intake in overweight and obese males
Overweight and Obese Adolescent Girls
The adolescent period is associated with changes in eating and activity behaviors in girls. Less reliance on parental provision and choice of food, coupled with a decrease in participation in physical activity and sport, can create an energy imbalance, predisposing to weight gain. Physiological alterations to body composition, reduction in insulin sensitivity, and psychological adjustments may further amplify the risk of becoming overweight and m…
The effect of a whey protein supplement dose on satiety and food intake in resistance training athletes
A Spatial Analysis of Access to Physical Activity Infrastructure and Healthy Food in Regional Tasmania
Prevalence of physical inactivity and obesity continues to increase in regional areas such as North-West (NW) Tasmania and show no signs of abating. It is possible that limited access to physical activity infrastructure (PAI) and healthier food options are exacerbating the low levels of habitual physical activity and obesity prevalence in these communities. Despite a burgeoning research base, concomitant exploration of both physical activity and …
Cardiovascular diseases in rural South Asia
The Global Burden of Disease Study reported that from 1990 to 2019, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) emerged as a leading cause of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in South Asians of both genders (15.2% of total DALYs in men and 11.9% in women).1 South Asia is largely rural with a population of approximately 1.2 billion people and projected to remain rural through to 2050, with a similar number of people.2 In 2014, the multi-country Prospecti…
Physical Activity and Food Environments in and around Schools
A better understanding of the physical activity (PA) infrastructure in schools, the walkability of neighborhoods close to schools, and the food environments around schools, particularly in rural, socioeconomically challenged areas such as the North-West (NW) of Tasmania, could be important in the wider effort to improve the health of school-age children. Accordingly, this research aimed to assess PA resources, walkability, and food environments i…
Domains of Capacity Building in Whole-Systems Approaches to Prevent Obesity—A “Systematized” Review
Despite increased awareness of its risks, for the most part, contemporary efforts for obesity prevention have been patchy at best. As such, the burgeoning interest in whole-systems approaches (WSAs) that acknowledge the complex, dynamic nature of overweight and obesity and operate across multiple levels of society is particularly timely. Many components of "community capacity building" (CB), an essential but often neglected aspect of obesity prev…
Why some do but too many don’t? Barriers and enablers to physical activity in regional Tasmania – an exploratory, mixed-methods study
This exploratory research confirmed the availability of a wide range of high-quality PA infrastructure across all three LGAs and there was an overwhelming public appreciation of this infrastructure. The challenge remains to implement place-based PA interventions that address extant barriers and further increase public awareness and utilisation of high-quality PA infrastructure
The Allied Health Expansion Program
Improvements in global public health require universal health care supported by a health workforce with competencies appropriate for local population needs–the right capabilities, in the right place, and at the right time. Health inequities persist in Tasmania, and Australia more broadly, most notably for those people living in rural and remote areas. The article describes the curriculum design thinking approach being used to codesign and develop…
Enhancing Food Literacy and Food Security through School Gardening in Rural and Regional Communities
A qualitative case study approach with in-depth, semi-structured interviews of key school staff, and student feedback was used to assess a school kitchen and garden program in the regional area of North-West Tasmania, Australia. A detailed program description was produced to conduct a realist evaluation with a Context-Mechanism-Outcome configuration, followed by a program theory evaluation through the construction of a retrospective program logic…
Body Composition Changes and Associations in Infants and Mothers During the First Year
Infants born to OW/OB mothers have increased %FM at birth and 3 months, which may have consequences for their health throughout childhood and into adulthood. Moreover, maternal prepregnancy BMI is a significant predictor of maternal postpartum weight status and body composition and impacts the relationship between maternal and infant body composition at 12 months postpartum. While the findings of our pilot study underscore the importance of encou…
Engaging stakeholders in the north-west first 1000 days project
The first 1000 days (F1D) (from conception to 2 years of age) is a pivotal period for maternal and child health. Engaging stakeholders at key stages of research and policy development can bridge the gap between scientific evidence, policymaking, and community needs, and contribute to the generation of culturally sensitive and evidence-based strategies to enhance maternal and child health. This research presents a mixed-methods analysis of stakeho…
Telling the good story
PURPOSE: Storytelling has long conveyed knowledge, wisdom, and values across generations, making it a powerful tool for shifting perspectives and encouraging behaviour change. By engaging audiences emotionally, it creates a shared space where diverse viewpoints coexist, fostering empathy and understanding. This is especially valuable in public health, where translating scientific evidence into relatable, actionable knowledge is essential. The Fir…
Medicine (19 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Obesity (7 works) · Body mass index (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Biology (5 works)