Title

Diet, cardiovascular disease, and mental health

Author

Simone Radavelli Bagatini, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Author Identifiers

Simone Radavelli Bagatini

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-5217

Date of Award

2022

Degree Type

Thesis - ECU Access Only

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

First Advisor

Joshua Lewis

Second Advisor

Jonathan Hodgson

Third Advisor

Catherine Bondonno

Fourth Advisor

Marc Sim

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Australia and worldwide. Prolonged exposure to stress is a risk factor for mental and physical illnesses, such as CVD. A healthy diet may help alleviate stress levels and improve mental and physical wellbeing. The aim of this thesis was to examine the potential benefits of higher fruit and vegetable (FV) intake on stress, mental and physical health. This thesis includes one scoping review, one study protocol and four epidemiological cross-sectional studies, providing new and exciting evidence for the relationship of higher FV intake with FV types on stress, mental and physical wellbeing.

Related Publications

Simone Radavelli-Bagatini, Abadi K. Gebre, Mary Kennedy, Marc Sim, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Catherine P. Bondonno, Ben Jackson, James Dimmock, Markus P. Schlaich, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Joshua R. Lewis. (2022). Provision of non-invasive coronary and carotid vascular imaging results on diet and physical activity behaviour change in asymptomatic adults: A scoping review. (under review)

Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C. P., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Anokye, R., Connolly, E., ... & Hodgson, J.M. (2020). Modification of diet, exercise and lifestyle (MODEL) study: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ open, 10(11), e036366. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036366

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9182/

Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Sim, M., Prince, R. L., Bondonno, N. P., Bondonno, C. P., ... Lewis, J. R. (2021). Fruit and vegetable intake is inversely associated with perceived stress across the adult lifespan. Clinical Nutrition, 40(5), 2860-2867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.03.043

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/10283/

Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Bondonno, N. P., Bondonno, C. P., Woodman, R., . . . Lewis, J. R. (2022). Associations of specific types of fruit and vegetables with perceived stress in adults: The AusDiab study. European Journal of Nutrition. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-022-02848-5

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/405/i

Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Bondonno, N. P., Bondonno, C. P., Woodman, R., . . . Lewis, J. R. (2022). Higher consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with lower worries, tension and lack of joy across the lifespan. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, article 837066. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.837066

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/719/

Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Anokye, R., Bondonno, N. P., Sim, M., Bondonno, C. P., Stanley, M. J., . . . Blekkenhorst, L. C. (2021). Association of habitual intake of fruits and vegetables with depressive symptoms: The AusDiab study. European Journal of Nutrition, 60(7), 3743-3755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02532-0

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9995/

Anokye, R., Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C. P., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Connolly, E., ... & Szulc, P. (2020). Implementation, mechanisms of impact and key contextual factors involved in outcomes of the Modification of Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle (MODEL) randomised controlled trial in Australian adults: Protocol for a mixed-method process evaluation. BMJ Open, 10(11), e036395. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036395%20

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9055/

Rees, J., Bagatini, S. R., Lo, J., Hodgson, J. M., Christophersen, C. T., & Daly, R. M., ... Devine, A. (2021). Association between fruit and vegetable intakes and mental health in the australian diabetes obesity and lifestyle cohort. Nutrients, 13(5), article 1447. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051447

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/10104/

Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Bondonno, N. P., Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Peeling, P., Bondonno, C. P., ... Hodgson, J. M. (2021). Dietary nitrate intake is positively associated with muscle function in men and women independent of physical activity levels. The Journal of Nutrition, 151(5), 1222-1230. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa415

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9967/

Blekkenhorst, L. C., Sim, M., Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Bondonno, N. P., Bondonno, C. P., Devine, A., ... & Hodgson, J. M. Cruciferous vegetable intake is inversely associated with extensive abdominal aortic calcification in elderly women: a cross-sectional study. British Journal of Nutrition, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114520002706

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/8304/

Hill, C. R., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Woodman, R. J., Devine, A., ... Lewis, J. R. (2020). Fruit and vegetable knowledge and intake within an Australian population: The AusDiab study. Nutrients, 12(12), article 3628. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123628

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9383/

Bondonno, N. P., Davey, R. J., Murray, K., Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C. P., Blekkenhorst, L. C., . . . Hodgson, J. M. (2021). Associations between fruit intake and risk of diabetes in the AusDiab cohort: Supplementary material. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 106(10), e4097-e4108. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgab335

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/10864/

Connolly, E. L., Bondonno, C. P., Sim, M., Radavelli-Bagatini, S., Croft, K. D., Boyce, M. C., ... & Woodman, R. J. (2020). A randomised controlled crossover trial investigating the short-term effects of different types of vegetables on vascular and metabolic function in middle-aged and older adults with mildly elevated blood pressure: the VEgetableS for vaScular hEaLth (VESSEL) study protocol. Nutrition Journal, 19, 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12937-020-00559-3

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/8166/

Adu, M. D., Bondonno, C. P., Parmenter, B. H., Sim, M., Davey, R. J., Murray, K., . . . Bondonno, N. P. (2022). Association between non-tea flavonoid intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study. Food & Function, 13(8), 4459-4468. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1FO04209B

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/608/

American Society for Nutrition annual meeting 2022, June 14-16th. Associations of specific types of fruit and vegetables with perceived stress in adults: The AusDiab study (submitted).

Institute for Nutrition Research Symposium 2021, December 10th. “Can fruit and vegetables improve stress and wellbeing?” (Invited oral presentation).

Nutrition Society of Australia Virtual Conference 2021, December 3rd-4th. Associations of specific types of fruit and vegetables with perceived stress in adults: The AusDiab study (Poster presentation).

Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) Symposium 2021, October 25th. “Associations of specific types of fruit and vegetables with perceived stress in adults: The AusDiab study” (Oral presentation).

Nutrition Society of Australia Virtual Conference 2020, December 3rd-4th. Fruit and vegetable intake is inversely associated with perceived stress across the adult lifespan (Oral presentation).

Comments

Author also known as Simone Radavelli-Bagatini

Access Note

Access to chapters 1 & 7, and appendix 3, 4 & 5 of this thesis is not available.

Recommended Citation

Radavelli-Bagatini, S. (2022). Diet, cardiovascular disease, and mental health. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2548