Two ECU researchers have been awarded Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) Research Foundation Fellowships for their work to reduce the burden of chronic disease through nutrition.
Dr Catherine Bondonno and Dr Marc Sim from ECU’s Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute were among six Western Australian researchers to receive an inaugural Career Advancement Fellowship from RPH Research Foundation.
Dr Bondonno was named the inaugural Emeritus Professor L.J Beilin AO Fellow for her work to help clinically prove that eating an apple a day can keep the doctor away by improving your heart health and reducing your risk of heart disease.
Her work has also found WA’s Pink Lady and Bravo apple varieties offer some of the biggest heart health benefits.
Dr Sim received a Career Advancement Fellowship for his musculoskeletal research on creating diet and exercise programs to help our ageing population continue to live independently by reducing falls and fractures. His work has also found that a diet high in leafy green vegetables is linked with higher muscle function.
Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute Deputy Program Lead Associate Professor Joshua Lewis said both Dr Sim and Dr Bondonno’s research is helping to find answers to the rising incidence of chronic disease.
“Dr Bondonno and Dr Sim’s research demonstrates the key role diet and nutrition plays in health across the lifespan,” he said.
“The RPH Research Foundation Fellowships will support and enhance this important research that has real benefits for the community.”
RPH Research Foundation’s Career Advancement Fellowship program was created to nurture talented early to mid-career researchers who are striving to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of Western Australians.
Credit: ECU Newsroom
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