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Dr Benjamin Haddon Parmenter

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: b.parmenter@ecu.edu.au

Dr Benjamin Parmenter is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute, Edith Cowan University (ECU). He holds a Fellowship from the National Heart Foundation of Australia with joint funding from the Raine Medical Research Foundation. He completed his PhD at the University of Western Australia in 2023 and has since undertaken postdoctoral research at ECU, including visiting positions at Queen’s University Belfast and the Danish Cancer Institute. His research focuses on how bioactive compounds in plant-based foods, particularly polyphenols, influence cardiometabolic health, with a growing emphasis on understanding how diversity of their intake mitigates disease risk.

Professional Associations

  • Nutrition Society of Australia (member 2019 ongoing)

Awards

  • 2026: Australian Nutrition Trust Fund–Nutrition Society of Australia Early Career Development Award ($1000)
  • 2026: Best Research Media Campaign of 2025 (Highly Commended), Edith Cowan University
  • 2025: Raine KY Wong Memorial Research Prize Medallion ($5000)
  • 2024: Edith Cowan University Increase Research Time Funding ($4777)
  • 2024: Edith Cowan University Research Collaboration Funding ($5000)
  • 2023: Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation Publication Award ($1500)
  • 2023: Edith Cowan University Travel Funding ($2150)
  • 2023: Australian Nutrition Trust Fund Travelling Fellowship ($2500)
  • 2023: Western Australia Cardiovascular Research Alliance Early Career Researcher Award ($500)
  • 2022: National Heart Foundation of Australia Publication of the Month
  • 2022: University of Western Australia Geoffrey Kennedy Convocation Travel Grant ($3000)
  • 2022: University of Western Australia Postgraduate Research Travel Award ($1850)
  • 2021: Asian Pacific Society of Hypertension Young Investigator Award
  • 2021: Western Australia Cardiovascular Research Alliance People's Choice Award
  • 2021: Western Australia Cardiovascular Research Alliance Publication Prize ($500)
  • 2021: Western Australian Health Translation Network Rising Star Award ($1000)
  • 2021: Western Australian Health Translation Network Best Conference Poster ($500)
  • 2020: Royal Perth Hospital Best Graduate Researcher ($1200)
  • 2019: Royal Society of Chemistry Student Presentation Prize ($100)
  • 2019: University of Western Australia Establishment Award ($2000)
  • 2016: University of the Sunshine Coast Commendation for Academic Excellence
  • 2013: Golden Key International Honour Society Membership Invitation for high academic achievement

Research Areas and Interests

  • Nutrition
  • Flavonoids
  • Chronic disease

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2023.

Research Outputs

2026

Journal Articles

  • Bondonno, N., Gebre, A., Parmenter, B., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Woodman, Kemp Jp, Webster J, Schultz C,, R., Smith, C., Saleem, A., Gilani, Z., Duncan, Hung J, Lim Wh, Raina P, Schousboe Jt, , E., Sim, M., Lewis, J. (2026). Associations between modifiable lifestyle risk factors and abdominal aortic calcification in the UK Biobank Imaging Study Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, -(-), -. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104843.
  • Alhulaefi, SS., Watson, A., Brandt, K., Ramsay, SE., Jakubovics, NS., Griffiths, A., Matu, J., Siervo, M., Parmenter, B., Zhong, L., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C., Bondonno, N., Shannon, OM. (2026). Exploring the associations between dietary nitrate and nitrite intake and markers of self-reported periodontal disease in the UK Biobank cohort. European Journal of Nutrition, 65(5), article number 174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-04035-2.
  • Li, C., Pokharel, P., Sim, M., Murray, K., Bondonno, C., Parmenter, B., Zhong, L., Dupuy, Metemeran H, Jakobsen J, Linneberg A,, M., Kühn, Cassidy a, T., Bondonno, N. (2026). Dietary vitamin K intakes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, adult asthma, and lung function: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, -(-), -. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101324.
  • Dupuy, M., Pokharel, P., Zhong, L., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Parmenter, B., Dalla Via, Linneberg A, Jakobsen J, Kühn T, Cass, J., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Sim, M., Bondonno, N. (2026). Dietary vitamin K intakes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease incidence: findings from the UK Biobank. Atherosclerosis, -(-), -.
  • Li, C., Pokharel, P., Sim, M., Murray, K., Bondonno, C., Parmenter, B., Zhong, L., Dupuy, M., Meteran, H., Jakobsen, J., Linneberg, A., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A., Bondonno, N. (2026). Dietary vitamin K intakes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, adult asthma, and lung function: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 123(6), article number 101324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101324.
  • Bondonno, N., Pokharel, P., Parmenter, B., Zhong, L., Erichsen, DW., Schullehner, J., Frederiksen, K., Kyrø, C., Hendriksen, PF., Hodgson, J., Sigsgaard, T., Dahm, CC., Tjønneland, A., Thompson, AS., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A., Olsen, A., Bondonno, C. (2026). Associations between source-specific nitrate and nitrite intakes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in two prospective cohorts. Clinical Nutrition, 60(2026), article number 106628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2026.106628.

2025

Journal Articles

  • Bondonno, N., Pokharel, P., Parmenter, B., Thompson, AS., Jennings, A., Murray, K., Meteran, H., Hodgson, J., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A. (2025). Tea and coffee intakes, COPD, adult asthma, and lung function in the UK Biobank. Food & Function, 2025(article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5fo01943e.
  • Parmenter, B., Thompson, AS., Bondonno, N., Jennings, A., Murray, K., Perez-Cornago, A., Hodgson, J., Tresserra-Rimbau, A., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A. (2025). High diversity of dietary flavonoid intake is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality and major chronic diseases. Nature Food, 6(7), 668-680. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-025-01176-1.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Connolly, E., Liu, A., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Shafaei Darestani, A., Boyce, M., Wood, LG., McCahon, L., Koch, H., Sim, M., Hill, C., Parmenter, B., Bondonno, N., Devine, A., Croft, KD., Mithen, R., Gan, SK., Schultz, CJ., Woodman, RJ., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2024). Cruciferous vegetables lower blood pressure in adults with mildly elevated blood pressure in a randomized, controlled, crossover trial: the VEgetableS for vaScular hEaLth (VESSEL) study. BMC Medicine, 22(1), article number 353. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03577-8.
  • Thompson, AS., Jennings, A., Bondonno, N., Tresserra-Rimbau, A., Parmenter, B., Hill, C., Perez-Cornago, A., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A. (2024). Higher habitual intakes of flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods are associated with a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes in the UK Biobank cohort. Nutrition and Diabetes, 14(1), article number 32. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-024-00288-0.
  • Bondonno, N., Parmenter, B., Murray, K., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Wood, AC., Post, WS., Allison, M., Criqui, MH., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J. (2024). Associations Between Flavonoid Intake and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: The MESA. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 44(11), 2347-2359. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.124.321106.
  • Bondonno, N., Parmenter, B., Thompson, AS., Jennings, A., Murray, K., Rasmussen, DB., Tresserra-Rimbau, A., Kühn, T., Cassidy, A. (2024). Flavonoid intakes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, adult asthma, and lung function: a cohort study in the UK Biobank. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 120(5), 1195-1206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.08.032.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Parmenter, B., Shinde, S., Croft, K., Murray, K., Bondonno, C., Genoni, A., Christophersen, C., Bindon, K., Kay, C., Mena, P., Del Rio, D., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2023). Performance of Urinary Phenyl-γ-Valerolactones as Biomarkers of Dietary Flavan-3-ol Exposure. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(8), 2193-2204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.035.
  • Parmenter, B., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Marquis-Gravel, G., Cassidy, A., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Kyrø, C., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2023). Intake of dietary flavonoids and incidence of ischemic heart disease in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 77(2), 270-277. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-022-01226-y.
  • Parmenter, B., Pokharel, P., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Cassidy, A., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Kyrø, C., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2023). Higher Habitual Dietary Intakes of Flavanols and Anthocyanins Differentially Associate with Lower Incidence of Ischemic Stroke Subtypes—A Follow-Up Analysis. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(11), 3280-3286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.09.011.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Bondonno, N., Parmenter, B., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Rasmussen, D., Kyrø, C., Cassidy, A., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Gislason, G., Scalbert, A., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Olsen, A., Hodgson, J. (2022). Flavonoid intakes inversely associate with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers. European Respiratory Journal, 60(2), article number 2102604. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02604-2021.
  • Parmenter, B., Bondonno, C., Murray, K., Schousboe, J., Croft, K., Prince, R., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N., Lewis, J. (2022). Higher Habitual Dietary Flavonoid Intake Associates With Less Extensive Abdominal Aortic Calcification in a Cohort of Older Women. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 42(12), 1482-1494. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.318408.
  • Adu, D., Bondonno, C., Parmenter, B., Sim, M., Davey, R., Murray, K., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Magliano, D., Daly, R., Shaw, J., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (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.

Research Projects

  • Can Higher Flavonoid Diversity Keep the Doctor Away?, Heart Foundation, NHF - Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2026 ‑ 2028, $312,593.
  • Can Higher (Poly)phenol Diversity Keep the Doctor Away?, Raine Medical Research Foundation, Raine Priming Grants, 2026 ‑ 2028, $97,500.
  • Unveiling the health benefits of a diet diverse in (poly)phenols, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2025 (Stream 1), 2025 ‑ 2026, $36,120.
  • Post Doctoral Fellow – Novel Dietary Bioactives (flavonoid) , Queen's University Belfast, Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $150,345.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring Source-Specific Dietary Nitrate Intake: Implications for Kidney Function, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Associated Health Outcomes

Completed Supervisions

No data available
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