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PhD Student, CNRC Ms Elliott is currently doing her PhD with the Children’s Nutrition Research Centre, University of Queensland, Royal Children’s Hospital.
As a graduate of Applied Science – Food Science and Nutrition, from the University of Queensland she has been exposed to a number of challenging research opportunities, and is especially interested in childhood nutrition as well as the growing epidemic of childhood obesity.
She commenced work with the CNRC in 2006 as Research Assistant in the Health Kids Queensland: Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey, an initiative of Eat Well, Be Active- Healthy Kids for Life (Queensland Governments first action plan 2005-2008). Nutrition, physical activity and anthropometric data were collected from approximately 3000 children from grades 1, 5, and 10. From the data generated, Sarah will be investigating the associations of BMI and waist circumference with energy intake and % energy from macronutrients.
Ms Elliott’s current research will aim to validate the use of a reduced isotope dose of doubly labelled water in children, and provide an accurate, cost effective way of measuring total energy expenditure. She will also be examining changes in body composition and energy expenditure in obese adolescents.
Ms Elliott also works as a technician in the Body Composition Laboratory and is responsible for performing tests to determine the nutritional status and body composition of clinical and research populations.
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