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    • Dr Marc Sim

      Dr Marc Sim

Dr Marc Sim

Senior Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: marc.sim@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5166-0605

Background

Marc is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Medical and Health Sciences within the Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute (NHIRI). He established and leads the Falls Free Future Program within NHIRI and is the Deputy Lead for the Disorders of Mineralisation Research Group at ECU. Marc has held Fellowships from the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation and the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund (Department of Health, WA). He is the Coordinating Principal Investigator for the Perth Longitudinal Study of Aging Women. Marc’s research program examines the role of nutrition, physical activity and its impact on disease progression, more specifically musculoskeletal function and structure. Another key interest is the nexus between cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health. Collectively, his research specifically targets reducing falls and associated injuries (e.g. fracture) in older populations.

Marc received his PhD (Deans List) from The University of Western Australia in March 2015 where he studied the effect of exercise on inflammation and iron metabolism. He is an accredited Exercise and Sport Scientist (Level 2) and registered Nutritionist. Previously, Marc worked in industry as a Sports Physiologist at the Western Australian Institute of Sport. Marc’s musculoskeletal research program is based at the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation and is supported by his expertise in the design, coordination and conduct of clinical trials, as well as advanced biostatistics specific to large cohort studies. Marc currently serves on Council for the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS). Marc is part of the Australia and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research (ANZSSFR) Taskforce which operationalised a clinical definition for sarcopenia currently used nationally.

Awards and Recognition

  • 2025 International Osteoporosis Foundation & European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Young Investigator Award
  • 2024 European Calcified Tissue Society, Allied Health Award
  • 2024 Edith Cowan University, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Early-Mid Career Researcher Publication Prize
  • 2023 Young Tall Poppy Science Award (Western Australia)
  • 2023 European Calcified Tissue Society Allied Health Award
  • 2023 European Calcified Tissue Society Best Clinical Poster Forum Award: Dietary Vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower long-term injurious fall and fracture risk: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women
  • 2022 Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation, Best Publication for an Early Career Researcher "Abdominal aortic calcification on lateral spine images captured during bone density testing and late-life dementia risk in older women"
  • 2022 Western Australia Cardiovascular Researchers Alliance, Best Publication Prize by an Early Career Researcher: "Abdominal aortic calcification on lateral spine images captured during bone density testing and late-life dementia risk in older women"
  • 2022 World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease.  International Osteoporosis Foundation Nutrition Award: "Dietary Vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower long-term fracture-related hospitalisation risk: the Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women.
  • 2021 Bridging Overseas Networking and Exchange (B.O.N.E) program exchange with the Bone Research Society (UK).  Selected representative for the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society.
  • 2021 Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society, Kyowa Kirin Best Clinical Presentation: "Creatinine to cystatin C ratio: a novel biomarker of sarcopenia measures and falls risk in community-dwelling older women?".
  • Edith Cowan University Early and Mid-Career Researcher Network (EMCRN) Symposium 2020, Best Presentation for Research in Health.  Higher dietary nitrate intake is associated with better muscle function in men and women independent of physical activity levels.
  • Australia and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research Bright Star Publication Award for the paper titled: 'Higher dietary nitrate intake is associated with better muscle function in older women', 2019.
  • Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society Travel Award, 2019.
  • Australian Postgraduate Award, 2010-2014.
  • Bruce and Betty Green Science Prize, The University of Western Australia, 2010.
  • Postgraduate Research Travel Award, The University of Western Australia, 2011 & 2013.
  • Edith Cowan University Platinum Prize, Australian Society for Medical Research Symposium. For the oral presentation entitled: ‘Effect of exercise modality and intensity on post-exercise interleukin-6 and hepcidin levels’, 2012.
  • The University of Western Australia Deans List Award for the Doctoral Thesis: ‘Effect of exercise on inflammation, hepcidin regulation and iron metabolism’, 2014.
  • Valedictorian, The University of Western Australia, March 2015.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Fall and fracture prevention in older populations
  • Benefits of physical activity and nutrition on the vasculature as well as musculoskeletal function/structure
  • Nutritional supplements to improve human performance
  • Iron regulation in active populations

Other research projects

  • Health effects of Vitamin K: towards evidence-based nutrition recommendations and prevention. Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond, 2023-2027, Independent Research Fund Denmark, ~$1,089,000 AUD

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2015.

Research Outputs

2025

Book Chapters

  • Duque, G., Sim, M. (2025). Sarcopenia and osteoporosis. American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism (-). Wolters Kluwer. https://doi.org/-.

Journal Articles

  • Dupuy, M., Zhong, L., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Dalla Via, J., Zhu, K., Blekkenhorst, L., Webster, J., Bondonno, N., Linneberg, A., Schultz, C., Lim, W., Prince, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2025). Higher vitamin K1 intakes are associated with lower subclinical atherosclerosis and lower risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease-related outcomes in older women. European Journal of Nutrition, -(-), -. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-025-03686-x.
  • Dupuy, M., Bondonno, N., Pokharel, P., Linneberg, A., Levinger , I., Schultz, C., Hodgson, J., Sim, M. (2025). Vitamin K: Metabolism, Genetic Influences, and Chronic Disease Outcomes. Food Science and Nutrition, 13(6), Article number e70431. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.70431.
  • Guan, Z., Minnetti, M., Heymsfield, S., Poggiogalle , E., Prado, C., Sim, M., Stephan, B., Wells, J., Donini, L., Siervo, M. (2025). Beyond Traditional Body Composition Metrics: Load-Capacity Indices Emerge as Predictors of Cardiometabolic Outcomes – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Advances in Nutrition, 2025(Article in press), Article number 100364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100364.
  • Bauer, C., Patten, R., Sun, Q., Li, H., Konja , D., Woessner, M., Lin, X., Garnham, A., Hare, D., Ebeling, P., Sim, M., Lewis, J., Wang, Y., Parker, L., Levinger, I. (2025). The effect of prednisolone ingestion and acute exercise on lipocalin-2 and its variants in young men: a pilot randomised crossover study. Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article number 4453. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88115-z.
  • Sim, M., Gebre, A., Dalla Via, J., Reid, S., Jozani, M., Kimelman, D., Monchka, B., Gilani, Z., Ilyas, Z., Smith, C., Suter, D., Schousboe, J., Lewis, J., Leslie, W. (2025). Automated abdominal aortic calcification scoring from vertebral fracture assessment images and fall-associated hospitalisations: the Manitoba Bone Mineral Density Registry. GeroScience, 2025(Article in Press), 12 pages. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-025-01589-7.
  • Beaudart, C., Alcazar, J., Aprahamian, I., Batsis, J., Yamada, Y., Prado, C., Reginster, J., Sanchez-Rodriguez, D., Lim, W., Sim, M., Von Haehling, S., Woo, J., Duque, G., The Global Leadership Initiative In Sarcopenia, . (2025). Health outcomes of sarcopenia: a consensus report by the outcome working group of the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS). Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 37(1), Article number 100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-025-02995-9.
  • McDonagh, J., Ferguson, C., Hilmer , S., Hubbard, R., Lindley , R., Driscoll, A., Maiorana, A., Wu, L., Atherton, J., Bajorek, B., Carr, B., Delbaere, K., Dent, E., Duong , M., Hickman , L., Hopper, I., Huynh, Q., Jha, S., Keech, A., Sim, M., Singh, G., Villani, A., Shang, C., Hsu, M., Vandenberg, J., Davidson, P., Macdonald, P. (2025). An Expert Opinion on the Management of Frailty in Heart Failure from the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance National Taskforce. Heart Lung and Circulation, 2025(Article in press), 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2025.01.012.
  • Hayes, E., Alhulaefi, S., Siervo, M., Whyte, E., Kimble, R., Matu, J., Griffths, A., Sim, M., Burleigh, M., Easton, C., Lolli, L., Atkinson, G., Mathers, J., Shannon, O. (2025). Inter-individual differences in the blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled replicate crossover trial. European Journal of Nutrition, 64(2), Article number 101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-025-03616-x.
  • Hajj-Boutros, G., Faust, A., Muscedere, J., Kim , P., Gouspillou , G., Harrington, L., Kirkland, J., Kuchel, G., Van Raamsdonk , J., Rylett, RJ., Autexier, C., Lapierre, LR., Kobor, M., Auais, M., Beliën, A., Aerssens, J., Sutphin, G., Rockwood, K., Papaioannou, A., Sim, M., Justice, J., Mayo, N., Duque, G. (2025). Foundations and Strategic Vision of the Canadian Translational Geroscience Network. The Journal of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences, 2025(Article in press), Article number glaf111. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf111.
  • Bellinge, J., Sim, M., Francis, R., Lee, S., Chan, D., Girgis , C., Watts, G., Lewis, J., Schultz, C. (2025). The Effect of Oral Colchicine and Vitamin K1 on Bone Metabolism in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a 2x2 Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial with 18F-Sodium Fluoride Positron Emission Tomography. Bone, 196(2025), article number 117492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2025.117492.
  • Smith, C., Sim, M., Ilyas, Z., Gilani, Z., Suter, D., Reid, S., Monchka, B., Jozani, M., Figtree, G., Schousboe , J., Lewis, J., Leslie, W. (2025). Automated abdominal aortic calcification and major adverse cardiovascular events in people undergoing osteoporosis screening: the Manitoba Bone Mineral Density Registry. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2025(Article in press), Article number zjae208. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbmr/zjae208.
  • Zhong, L., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Woodman, R., Bondonno, C. (2025). Nitrate and nitrite food composition database: an update and extensive deep dive. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 121(8), 1124-1136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.01.031.

Conference Publications

  • Zhang, X., Saleem, A., Ilyas, Z., Suter, D., Nadeem, MA., Prince, R., Zhu, K., Lewis, J., Sim, M., Gilani, Z. (2025). Predicting Falls Through Muscle Weakness from a Single Whole Body Image: A Multimodal Contrastive Learning Framework. Applications of Medical Artificial Intelligence (85-94). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82007-6_9.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Lee, S., Sim, M., Van Rens , F., Peiffer, J. (2024). Fatigue Resistance Is Altered during the High-Hormone Phase of Eumenorrheic Females but not Oral Contraceptive Users. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 56(1), 92-102. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003289.
  • Guan, Z., Stephan, B., Donini, L., Prado, C., Sim, M., Siervo, M. (2024). Exploring the association between sarcopenic obesity and cardiovascular risk: a summary of findings from longitudinal studies and potential mechanisms. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2024(Article in press), 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665124007559.
  • Bauer, C., Smith, C., Vogrin, S., Biostat, M., Palmer, A., Woessner, M., Landen , S., Jacques, M., Byrnes, E., Eynon, N., Sim, M., Lewis, J., Levinger, I. (2024). Circulating lipocalin-2 across the adult lifespan. JBMR Plus, 2024(Article in press), Article number ziae162. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbmrpl/ziae162.
  • Grech, L., Laurence, K., Ebeling , P., Sim, M., Zengin, A. (2024). Management of Osteoporosis, Fracture and Falls in People with Multiple Sclerosis: Systematic Review of Guidelines. Calcified Tissue International, 114(3), 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-023-01159-z.
  • Hayes , E., Dent , E., Shannon, O., Zhong, L., Bozanich, T., Blekkenhorst, L., Zhu, K., Bondonno, C., Siervo, M., Hoogendijk, E., Hodgson, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2024). Higher plant-derived nitrate intake is associated with lower odds of frailty in a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling older women. European Journal of Nutrition, 63(6), 2281-2290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03412-z.
  • Dupuy, M., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Zhong, L., Dalla Via, J., Zhu, K., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Linneberg, A., Bellinge, J., Schultz, C., Courtney, W., Prince, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2024). Vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in community-dwelling older Australian women. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 34(5), 1189-1197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2023.12.007.
  • Thornton, M., Sim, M., Kennedy, M., Blodgett, K., Joseph, R., Pojednic, R. (2024). Nutrition Interventions on Muscle-Related Components of Sarcopenia in Females: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Calcified Tissue International, 114(1), 38-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-023-01157-1.
  • Dent, E., Dalla Via, J., Bozanich, T., Hoogendijk, E., Gebre, A., Smith, C., Zhu, K., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2024). Frailty increases the long-term risk for fall and fracture-related hospitalizations and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling older women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 39(3), 222-230. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbmr/zjad019.
  • Kirk, B., Kuo, CL., Liu, P., Xiang , M., Zanker , J., Prokopidis, K., Sim, M., Fortinsky, R., Kuchel, G., Duque, G. (2024). Diagnostic Power of Serum Creatinine/Cystatin C Ratio for Identifying Low MRI-Muscle Volume and Low Grip Strength: Data From 9 731 to 149 707 UK Biobank Older Adults. Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 80(1), Article number glae274. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae274.
  • 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.
  • Tomkinson, GR., Lang, JJ., Rubín, L., McGrath, R., Gower, B., Boyle, T., Klug, MG., Mayhew, AJ., Blake, HT., Ortega, FB., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., Magnussen, CG., Fraser, BJ., Kidokoro, T., Liu, Y., Christensen, K., Leong, DP., Aadahl, M., Abdin, E., Alcazar, J., Alenazi, A., Alqahtani, B., Amaral, CD., Amaral, TL., Fernandes, AA., Axelsson, P., Baldwin, JN., Bammann, K., Barbosa, AR., Bardo, A., Bimali, I., Bjerregaard, P., Bobak, M., Boreham, CA., Bös, K., Marins, JC., Burns, J., Capkova, N., Castillo-Martínez, L., Chen, L., Choi, SM., Choong, RK., Confortin, SC., Cooper, C., Correa-Bautista, JE., Cournil, A., Cruz, G., Bruin, ED., Paz, JA., Moreira, BD., Anjos, LA., Reyna, MC., Ferriolli, E., Forrester, G., Frolova, E., Gebre, A., Ghaleb, AM., Gill, TK., Gondo, Y., Gonzalez, MC., Alvarez, CG., Hannah, MK., Harvey, NC., Hogrel, J., Huemer, M., Iidaka, T., Ingram, LA., Jdanov, DA., Keevil, VL., Kemmler, W., Kenny, RA., Kim, D., Kivell, TL., Kjær, IG., Kluttig, A., Kozakai, R., Langer, D., Larsen, LA., Lee, W., Leon, DA., Lichtenstein, E., Little, BB., Lourenço, RA., Malhotra, R., Malina, RM., Matsumoto, K., Mazor-Karsenty, T., McKay, MJ., McLoughlin, S., Mensegere, AL., Mohammadian, M., Moreira, VG., Murayama, H., Murray, A., Neri, AL., Niessner, C., Othón, GN., Olveira, G., Orchard, SG., Pajak, A., Park, CW., Pasco, JA., Reyes, ME., Pereira, LS., Peters, A., Poon, ET., Portela, MC., Pratt, J., Ramírez-Vélez, R., Rodríguez-García, W., Ryan, J., San-Martín, MA., Sánchez-Torralvo, FJ., Saremi, M., Schmidt-Trucksäss, A., Seino, S., Shah, SA., Sim, M., Strand, BH., Subramaniam, M., Suetta, C., Sui, SX., Sundarakumar, JS., Suzuki, K., Tamosiunas, A., Tan, MP., Taniguchi, Y., Thorand, B., Turusheva, A., Tveter, AT., Wagner, J., Wang, D., Warden, SJ., Wearing, J., Wee, SL., Westbury, LD., Wiśniowska-Szurlej, A., Woll, A., Yoshimura, N., Yu, R. (2024). International norms for adult handgrip strength: A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101014.
  • Ghasemifard, N., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Laws, S., Macpherson, H., Stevenson, E., Hodgson, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2024). Specific vegetable types are associated with lower long-term risk for late-life dementia: the Perth Longitudinal Study of Aging Women. Food & Function, 15(21), 10885-10895. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4FO03239J.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Dalla Via, J., Sim, M., Gebre, A., Blekkenhorst, L., Connolly, E., Bondonno, N., Schousboe, JT., Woodman, RJ., Zhu, K., Mullin, S., Szulc, P., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, MP., Cox, KL., Kiel, DP., Lim, W., Stanley, M., Devine, A., Thompson, PL., Williams, EJ., Wood, LG., Sim, M., Daly, RM., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2024). Impact of provision of abdominal aortic calcification results on fruit and vegetable intake: 12-week randomized phase 2 controlled trial. Nature Communications, 15(1), article number 8126. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52172-1.
  • Schousboe, J., Lewis, J., Monchka, B., Reid, S., Davidson, M., Kimelman, D., Jozani, M., Smith, C., Sim, M., Gilani, Z., Suter, D., Leslie, W. (2024). Simultaneous automated ascertainment of prevalent vertebral fracture and abdominal aortic calcification in clinical practice: role in fracture risk assessment. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 39(7), 898-905. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbmr/zjae066.
  • Kirk, B., Cawthon, PM., Arai, H., Avila-Funes, JA., Barazzoni, R., Bhasin, S., Binder, EF., Bruyere, O., Cederholm, T., Chen, L., Cooper, C., Duque, G., Fielding, RA., Guralnik, J., Kiel, DP., Landi, F., Reginster, J., Sayer, AA., Visser, M., Von Haehling, S., Woo, J., Cruz-Jentoft, AJ., Frisoli Júnior, A., Britta Maier, A., Newman, AB., De Spiegeleer, A., Granic, A., Cherubini, A., Alabdulkader, A., Beaudart, C., Clark, B., Brown, T., Prado, C., Greig, C., Won Won, C., Suetta, C., Liang, C., Hurst, C., Rooks, D., Le Couteur, D., Scott, D., Waters, D., Sanchez-Rodriguez, D., Reijnierse, E., Topinková, E., Petermann, F., Martin, FC., Bahat, G., Alhmly, H., Aprahamian, I., Lim, J., Michel, J., Zanker, J., Batsis, J., Kanis, J., Lewis, J., Bauer, J., Pasco, J., Keogh, J., Pitkala, K., Madden, K., Toba, K., Norman, K., Schaap, L., Kang, L., Peng, L., Micklesfield, L., De Groot, LC., Donini, LM., Sim, M., Gonzalez, MC., Ntsama Essomba, M., Kuzuya, M., Grossmann, M., Cesari, M., Tieland, M., Witham, M., Chou, M., Yamada, M., Grounds, M., Soler, PA., Xue, Q., Cooper, R., Wirth, R., Visvanathan, R., Merchant, RA., Rizzoli, R., Daly, R., Kalula, S., Robinson, S., Perkisas, S., Schneider, S., Heymsfield, SB., Phu, S., Phillips, S., Kim, S., Pereira, S., Gill, T., Grodzicki, T., Kostka, T., Auyeung, T., Lim, W., Lee, W., Algindan, Y., Yamada, Y., Lee, Y., Boirie, Y., Luiking, Y. (2024). The Conceptual Definition Of Sarcopenia: Delphi Consensus From The Global Leadership Initiative In Sarcopenia (Glis). Age and Ageing, 53(3), article number afae052. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae052.
  • Smith, C., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Gebre, A., Zhu, K., Lim, W., Teh, R., Kiel, DP., Schousboe, JT., Levinger, I., Von Haehling , S., Woodman, R., Coats, AJ., Prince, RL., Lewis, J. (2024). Extent of abdominal aortic calcification is associated with incident rapid weight loss over five years: the Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 44(2), 54-64. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.320118.
  • Pratt, J., Dalla Via, J., Sale, C., Gebre, A., Stephan, B., Laws, S., Zhu, K., Lim, W., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2024). Apolipoprotein ɛ4 is associated with increased risk of fall- and fracture-related hospitalisation: the Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 2024(8), Article number glae134. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae134.
  • Fensham, N., McKay, A., Sim, M., Peeling, P. (2024). Parenteral iron therapy: Examining current evidence for use in athletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(7), 496-503. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2211-0813.
  • Schultz, CJ., Dalgaard, F., Bellinge, JW., Murray, K., Sim, M., Connolly, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Gislason, GH., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2024). Dietary Vitamin K1Intake and Incident Aortic Valve Stenosis. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 44(2), 513-521. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.320271.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Sharif, N., Gilani, Z., Suter, D., Reid, S., Szulc, P., Kimelman, D., Monchka, B., Jozani, M., Hodgson, J., Sim, M., Zhu, K., Harvey, N., Kiel, D., Prince, R., Schousboe , J., Leslie, W., Lewis, J. (2023). Machine Learning for Abdominal Aortic Calcification Assessment from Bone Density Machine-Derived Lateral Spine Images. EBioMedicine, 94(August 2023), Article number 104676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104676.
  • Zanker, J., Sim, M., Anderson, K., Balogun, S., Brennan-Olsen, S., Dent, E., Duque, G., Girgis, C., Grossmann, M., Hayes, A., Henwood, T., Hirani, V., Inderjeeth, C., Iuliano, S., Keogh, J., Lewis, J., Lynch, G., Pasco, J., Phu, S., Reijnierse, E., Russell, N., Vlietstra, L., Visvanathan, R., Walker, T., Waters, D., Yu, S., Maier, A., Daly, R., Scott, D. (2023). Consensus guidelines for sarcopenia prevention, diagnosis and management in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 14(1), 142-156. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13115.
  • Lundy , B., McKay , A., Fensham, N., Tee, N., Anderson, B., Morabito, A., Ross, M., Sim, M., Ackerman, K., Burke, L. (2023). The Impact of Acute Calcium Intake on Bone Turnover Markers during a Training Day in Elite Male Rowers. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 55(1), 55-65. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003022.
  • McCaskie, C., Sim, M., Newton, R., Heasman, J., Rogalski, B., Hart, N. (2023). Pre-season body composition is associated with in-season player availability in elite male Australian footballers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 37(5), 1089-1095. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004368.
  • Gebre, A., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Rodríguez, AJ., Zhu, K., Schousboe, JT., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C., Prince, RL., Lewis, J. (2023). Cardiovascular disease, muscle function, and long-term falls risk: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 107(April 2023), Article number 104911. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2022.104911.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Macpherson, H., Scott, D., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Laws, S., Zhu, K., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2023). Impaired muscle function, including its decline, is related to greater long-term late-life dementia risk in older women. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 14(3), 1508-1519. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13227.
  • Tan, J., Ng, C., Hart, N., Rantalainen, T., Sim, M., Scott, D., Zhu, K., Chivers, P. (2023). Reduced Peak Bone Mass in Young Adults with Low Motor Competence. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 38(5), 665-677. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4788.
  • Gebre, A., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Smith, C., Rodríguez , A., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C., Lim , W., Byrnes , E., Thompson, P., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2023). Association between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and fall-related hospitalization in women aged over 70 years. Heart, 110(2), 108-114. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322861.
  • Zanker, J., Sim, M., Anderson, K., Balogun, S., Brennan-Olsen, S., Dent, E., Duque, G., Girgis, C., Grossmann, M., Hayes, A., Henwood, T., Hirani, V., Inderjeeth, C., Iuliano, S., Keogh, J., Lewis, J., Lynch, G., Pasco, J., Phu, S., Reijnierse, E., Russell, N., Vlietstra, L., Visvanathan, R., Walker, T., Waters, D., Yu, S., Maier, A., Daly, R., Scott, D. (2023). The Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research (ANZSSFR) sarcopenia diagnosis and management task force: Findings from the consumer expert Delphi process. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 42(1), 251-257. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13164.
  • Smith, C., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Levinger, I., Gustavo, D. (2023). The Interconnection Between Muscle and Bone: A Common Clinical Management Pathway. Calcified Tissue International, 113(5), 14 pages. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-023-01146-4.
  • Dent, E., Hanlon, P., Sim, M., Jylhävä, J., Liu, Z., Vetrano, DL., Stolz , E., Pérez-Zepeda, MU., Crabtree, D., Nicholson, C., Job, J., Ambagtsheer, RC., Ward, PR., Shi, SM., Huynh, Q., Hoogendijk, EO., Epi-Frail Consortium, -. (2023). Recent developments in frailty identification, management, risk factors and prevention: A narrative review of leading journals in geriatrics and gerontology. Ageing Research Reviews, 91(2023), article number 102082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2023.102082.
  • Webster, J., Dalla Via, J., Langley , C., Smith, C., Sale, C., Sim, M. (2023). Nutritional strategies to optimise musculoskeletal health for fall and fracture prevention: looking beyond calcium, vitamin D and protein. Bone Reports, 19(2023), article number 101684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2023.101684.
  • Dalla Via, J., Gebre, A., Smith, C., Gilani, Z., Suter, D., Sharif, N., Szulc, P., Schousboe, J., Kiel, D., Zhu, K., Leslie, W., Prince, R., Lewis, J., Sim, M. (2023). Machine-Learning Assessed Abdominal Aortic Calcification is Associated with Long-Term Fall and Fracture Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Australian Women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 38(12), 1867-1876. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4921.
  • Gebre, A., Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Rodriguez, A., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C., Thompson, PL., Prince, RL., Lewis, J. (2023). Measures of carotid atherosclerosis and fall-related hospitalization risk: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 33(1), 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2022.10.003.
  • Bondonno, C., Zhong, L., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Liu, A., Rajendra, A., Pokharel, P., Erichsen, D., Neubauer, O., Croft, K., Hodgson, J. (2023). Nitrate: The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of human health?. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 135(TBD), 57-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2023.03.014.
  • Sim, M., Smith, C., Bondonno, N., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Dalla Via, J., McCormick, R., Kun, Z., Hodgson, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2023). Higher Dietary Vitamin K Intake is Associated with Better Physical Function and Lower Long-Term Injurious Falls Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Women. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 27(1), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-022-1866-9.
  • Zhong, L., Lewis, J., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Wahlqvist, M., Mugera, A., Purchase, S., Siddique, K., Johnson, S., Devine, A., Hodgson, J. (2023). Three-dimensional food printing: its readiness for a food and nutrition insecure world. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82(4), 468-477. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665123003002.
  • Bauer, C., Sim, M., Prince , R., Zhu, K., Lim, E., Byrnes, E., Pavlos, N., Lim, W., Wong, G., Lewis, J., Levinger, I. (2023). Circulating lipocalin-2 and features of metabolic syndrome in community-dwelling older women: A cross-sectional study. Bone, 176(November 2023), Article number 116861. https://doi.org/-.
  • Attwell , C., McKay, A., Sim, M., Dugan , C., Nicholas, J., Hopper, L., Peeling, P. (2023). Timing is everything, but does it really matter? Impact of 8-weeks morning versus evening iron supplementation in ballet and contemporary dancers. European Journal of Sport Science, 23(12), 2275-2282. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2023.2224285.
  • Peeling , P., Sim, M., Mackay, A. (2023). Considerations for the consumption of vitamin and mineral supplements in athlete populations. Sports Medicine, 53(2023), 15-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01875-4.
  • Pokharel, P., Bellinge, JW., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Sim, M., Yeap, BB., Connolly, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Gislason, G., Tjonneland, A., Overvad, K., Hodgson, J., Schultz, C., Bondonno, N. (2023). Vitamin K-1 Intake And Incident Diabetes In The Danish Diet, Cancer, And Health Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 108(11), E1253-E1263. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgad293.
  • Gebre, A., Lewis, J., Leow, K., Szulc, P., Scott, D., Sim, M., Ebeling, P., Wong , G., Lim, WH., Schousboe, JT., Kiel, DP., Prince, RL., Rodriguez, A. (2023). Abdominal aortic calcification, bone mineral density and fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 78(7), 1147-1154. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glac171.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Zengin , A., Shore-Lorenti , C., Sim, M., Maple-Brown, L., Brennan-Olsen, S., Lewis, J., Ockwell, J., Walker, T., Scott, D., Ebeling, P. (2022). Why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians fall and fracture: the co-designed study of indigenous muscle and bone ageing (SIMBA) protocol. BMJ Open, 12(4), article number e056589. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056589.
  • Sim, M., Strydom, A., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., McCormick, R., Lim, W., Zhu, K., Byrnes, E., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Prince, R. (2022). Dietary Vitamin K1 intake is associated with lower long-term fracture-related hospitalization risk: the Perth longitudinal study of ageing women. Food & Function, 13(20), 10642-10650. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FO02494B.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Dickson, J., Harms, C., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2022). Higher Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables Is Associated With Lower Worries, Tension and Lack of Joy Across the Lifespan. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9(2 May 2022), Article number 837066. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.837066.
  • Smith, C., Woessner, M., Sim, M., Levinger, I. (2022). Sarcopenia definition: does it really matter? Implications for resistance training?. Ageing Research Reviews, 78(June 2022), article number 101617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2022.101617.
  • McCaskie, C., Sim, M., Newton, R., Heasman, J., Rogalski, B., Hart, N. (2022). Characterising lower-body musculoskeletal morphology and whole-body composition of elite female and male Australian Football players. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 14(1), Article number 168. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-022-00561-8.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Gebre, A., Kennedy, M., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, MP., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2022). Provision of non-invasive coronary and carotid vascular imaging results on changes in diet and physical activity in asymptomatic adults: A scoping review. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9(2022), Article Number 946378. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.946378.
  • McCaskie, C., Sim, M., Newton, R., Heasman, J., Rogalski, B., Hart, N. (2022). Pre-season body composition has minimal influence on in-season match availability, and match performance in female Australian Football League (AFLW) players. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4(26 October 2022), Article Number 963946. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.963946.
  • McKay, A., Sim, M., Moretti, D., Hall, R., Stellingwerff, T., Burden , R., Peeling, P. (2022). Methodological Considerations for Investigating Iron Status and Regulation in Exercise and Sport Science Studies. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 32(5), 359–370. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2021-0343.
  • Dalla Via, J., Sim, M., Schousboe, JT., Kiel, DP., Zhu, K., Hodgson, J., Gebre, A., Daly, RM., Prince, RL., Lewis, J. (2022). Association of abdominal aortic calcification with peripheral quantitative computed tomography bone measures in older women: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Calcified Tissue International, 111(5), 485–494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-022-01016-5.
  • Ng, C., Scott, D., Sim, M., Zhu, K., Siafarikas, A., Hart, N., Tan, J., Chivers, P. (2022). Physical Activity Estimated by Osteogenic Potential and Energy Expenditure Has Differing Associations with Bone Mass in Young Adults: The Raine Study. Archives of Osteoporosis, 17(1), Article Number 67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-022-01100-1.
  • Zhong, L., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2022). A food composition database for assessing nitrate intake from plant-based foods. Food Chemistry, 394(15 November 2022), article number 133411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133411.
  • 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.
  • Porter, T., Sim, M., Prince, R., Schousboe, JT., Bondonno, C., Lim, WH., Zhu, K., Kiel, DP., Hodgson, J., Laws, S., Lewis, J. (2022). Abdominal aortic calcification on lateral spine images captured during bone density testing and late-life dementia risk in older women: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 26(2022), article number 100502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100502.
  • Gebre, A., Prince, R., Schousboe, J., Kiel, D., Thompson, P., Zhu, K., Lim, W., Sim, M., Lewis, J. (2022). Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality independent of hip bone mineral density. Osteoporosis International, 33(7), 1557-1567. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-022-06317-x.
  • Sim, M., Dalla Via, J., Scott, D., Lim, W., Hodgson, J., Zhu, K., Daly, R., Duque, G., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2022). Creatinine to cystatin C ratio, a biomarker of sarcopenia measures and falls risk in community-dwelling older women. Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 77(7), 1389-1397. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab369.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Dickson, J., Magliano, DJ., Shaw, JE., Daly, RM., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2022). Associations of specific types of fruit and vegetables with perceived stress in adults: The AusDiab study. European Journal of Nutrition, 61(9), 2929-2938. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-022-02848-5.
  • Mavropalias, G., Sim, M., Taaffe, D., Galvao, D., Spry, N., Kraemer, W., Häkkinen, K., Newton, R. (2022). Exercise Medicine for Cancer Cachexia: Targeted Exercise To Counteract Mechanisms And Treatment Side-Effects. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 148(2022), 1389–1406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-022-03927-0.
  • Zhong, L., Liu, A., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2022). Development of a food composition database for assessing nitrate and nitrite intake from animal-based foods. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 66(1), Article number 2100272. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202100272.
  • Bellinge, J., Francis, R., Lee , S., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Lewis, J., Watts, G., Schultz, C. (2022). The effect of vitamin K1 on arterial calcification activity in subjects with diabetes mellitus; A post-hoc analysis of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 115(1), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab306.
  • Smith, C., Hiam, D., Tacey, A., Lin, X., Woessner, M., Zarekookandeh, N., Garnham, A., Chubb, P., Lewis, J., Sim, M., Herrmann, M., Duque, G., Levinger, I. (2022). Higher bone remodeling biomarkers are related to a higher muscle function in older adults: Effects of acute exercise. Bone, 165(2022), article number 116545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2022.116545.
  • Raubenheimer, K., Liu, AH., Koch, H., Bosio, E., Bondonno, N., Matthews, V., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Woodman, R., Murray, K., Croft, K., Neubauer, O., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, C. (2022). Increased nitrate intake from beetroot juice does not alter soluble cellular adhesion molecules and circulating inflammatory cytokines in individuals with treated hypertension: a randomised, controlled trial. Food & Function, 13(23), 12353-12362. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2fo02403a.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Mattock, E., Sim, M., Travica, N., Marx, W., Beasy, G., Lynch, G., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2021). Glucosinolates from cruciferous vegetables and their potential role in chronic disease: investigating the preclinical and clinical evidence. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12(Oct 2021), Article number 767975. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.767975.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Prince, R., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Anokye, R., Dimmock, J., Jackson, B., Costello, L., Devine, A., Stanley, M., Dickson, J., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (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.
  • Bondonno, N., Davey, R., Murray, K., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Magliano, D., Daly, R., Shaw, J., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J. (2021). Associations between fruit intake and risk of diabetes in the AusDiab cohort. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 106(10), E4097-E4108. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgab335.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Anokye, R., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Stanley, M., Harms, C., Woodman, R., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (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.
  • Gebre, A., Sim, M., Rodriguez, A., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Szulc, P., Bondonno, N., Zhu, K., Bondonno, C., Kiel, D., Schousboe, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2021). Abdominal aortic calcification is associated with a higher risk of injurious fall-related hospitalizations in older Australian women. Atherosclerosis, 328(July 2021), 153-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.05.003.
  • Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Peeling, P., Bondonno, C., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Woodman , R., Murray, K., Lewis, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J. (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.
  • Tacey, A., Sim, M., Smith, C., Woessner , M., Byrnes , E., Lewis, J., Brennan-Speranza , T., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Levinger, I. (2021). Association between Circulating Osteocalcin and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors following a 4-Week Leafy Green Vitamin K-Rich Diet. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism: European journal of nutrition, metabolic diseases and dietetics, 76(5), 361–367. https://doi.org/10.1159/000511660.
  • Palmer, C., Bellinge, J., Dalgaard, F., Sim, M., Murray, K., Mattock, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Croft, K., Gislason, G., Tjønneland, A., Overvad, K., Schultz, C., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Bondonno, N. (2021). Association between vitamin K1 intake and mortality in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort. European Journal of Epidemiology, 36(10), 1005–1014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-021-00806-9.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Devine, A., Schousboe, J., Lim, W., Kiel, D., Woodman, R., Hodgson, J., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2021). Cruciferous vegetable intake is inversely associated with extensive abdominal aortic calcification in elderly women: a cross-sectional study. The British Journal of Nutrition: an international journal of nutritional science, 125(3), 337-345. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114520002706.
  • Rees, J., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Lo, J., Hodgson, J., Christophersen, C., Daly, R., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Dickson, J., Lewis, J., Devine, A. (2021). Association between Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Mental Health in the Australian Diabetes Obesity and Lifestyle Cohort. Nutrients, 13(5), Article number 1447. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051447.
  • McCaskie, C., Sim, M., Newton, R., Hart, N. (2021). Lower-limb injury in elite Australian football: a narrative review of kinanthropometric and physical risk factors. Physical Therapy in Sport, 52(November 2021), 69-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.08.006.
  • Smith, C., Lewis, J., Sim, M., Lim, W., Lim, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Brennan-Speranza , T., Adams, L., Byrnes, E., Duque, G., Levinger, I., Prince, R. (2021). Higher Undercarboxylated to Total Osteocalcin Ratio Is Associated With Reduced Physical Function and Increased 15‐Year Falls‐Related Hospitalizations: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Aging Women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 36(3), 523-530. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4208.
  • Leow, K., Szulc, P., Schousboe, J., Kiel, D., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Shaikh, H., Sawang, M., Sim, M., Bondonno, N., Hodgson, J., Sharma, A., Thompson, P., Prince, R., Craig, J., Lim, W., Wong, G., Lewis, J. (2021). Prognostic value of abdominal aortic calcification: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(2), Article number e017205. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.017205.
  • Sim, M., Zhu, K., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Prince, R. (2021). Association between vitamin D status and long-term falls-related hospitalization risk in older women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69(11), 3114-3123. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17442.
  • Bellenge, J., Dalgaard, F., Murray, K., Mattock, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Lewis, J., Sim, M., Croft, K., Gislason , G., Torp-Pedersen, C., Tjønneland , A., Overvad , K., Hodgson, J., Schultz, C., Bondonno, N. (2021). Vitamin K Intake and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in The Danish Diet Cancer and Health Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(16), Article number e020551. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.020551.
  • Palmer, C., Koch, H., Shinde, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Croft, K., Hodgson, J., Sim, M. (2021). Development of a Vitamin K database for commercially available food in Australia. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8(December 2021), Article number 753059. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.753059.

2020

Journal Articles

  • McCormick, R., Dawson, B., Sim, M., Lester, L., Goodman, C., Peeling, P. (2020). The Effectiveness of Transdermal Iron Patches in Athletes with Sub-Optimal Iron Status (Part 1). International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 30(3), 185-190. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2019-0309.
  • Palmer, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Ward, N., Schultz, CJ., Hodgson, J., Croft, K., Sim, M. (2020). Quantifying dietary vitamin K and its link to cardiovascular health: a narrative review. Food and Function, 11(4), 2826-2837. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9fo02321f.
  • McCormick, R., Dryer, A., Dawson, B., Sim, M., Lester, L., Goodman, C., Peeling, P. (2020). The effectiveness of daily and alternate day oral iron supplementation in athletes with sub-optimal iron status (Part 2). International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 30(3), 191-196. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2019-0310.
  • McCormick, R., Sim, M., Dawson, B., Peeling, P. (2020). Refining Treatment Strategies for Iron Deficient Athletes. Sports Medicine, 50(12), 2111-2123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01360-2.
  • Hill, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Woodman, R., Devine, A., Shaw, J., Hodgson, J., Daly, R., Lewis, J. (2020). Fruit and Vegetable Knowledge and Intake within an Australian Population: The AusDiab Study. Nutrients, 12(12), Article number 3628. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123628.
  • Mattock, E., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Croft, K., Boyce, M., James, A., Clark, K., Anokye, R., Bondonno, N., Woodman, R., Devine, A., Gan, SK., Schultz, C., Mithen, R., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (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), Article number 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-020-00559-3.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Devine, A., Zhu, K., Lim, WH., Woodman, RJ., Beilin, LJ., Thompson, PL., Prince, RL., Hodgson, J. (2020). Vegetable diversity in relation with subclinical atherosclerosis and 15-year atherosclerotic vascular disease deaths in older adult women. European Journal of Nutrition, 59(1), 217-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-01902-z.
  • McKay, A., Peeling, P., Binnie, M., Goods , P., Sim, M., Cross, R., Siegler, J. (2020). Topical Sodium Bicarbonate: No Improvement in Blood Buffering Capacity or Exercise Performance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(7), 1005–1011. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0345.
  • Sim, M., Lewis, J., Prince, R., Levinger, I., Brennan-Speranza, T., Palmer, C., Bondonno, C., Bondonno, N., Devine, A., Ward, N., Byrnes, E., Schultz, C., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Hodgson, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2020). The effects of vitamin K-rich green leafy vegetables on bone metabolism: a 4-week randomised controlled trial in middle-aged and older individuals. Bone Reports, 12(June 2020), Article number 100274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100274.
  • Anokye, R., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Mattock, E., Bondonno, N., Schousboe, J., Woodman, R., Zhu, K., Szulc, P., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, M., Cox, K., Kiel, D., Lim, W., Devine, A., Thompson, P., Gianoudis, J., De Ross, B., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M. (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), Article number 036395. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036395.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Bondonno, C., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Anokye, R., Mattock, E., Bondonno, N., Schoesboe, J., Woodman, R., Zhu , K., Szulc, P., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Schlaich, M., Cox, K., Kiel, D., Lim, W., Stanley, M., Devine, A., Thompson, P., Gianoudis, J., De Ross, B., Daly, R., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J. (2020). Modification Of Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle (MODEL) study: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 10(11), Article number 036366. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036366.
  • Halley, S., Peeling, P., Brown , H., Sim, M., Mallabone, J., Dawson, B., Binnie, M. (2020). Repeat Application of Ischemic Preconditioning Improves Maximal 1,000-m Kayak Ergometer Performance in a Simulated Competition Format. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2020(Article in press), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003748.

2019

Journal Articles

  • McCaskie, C., Young, W., Fahrner, B., Sim, M. (2019). Association between preseason training and performance in elite Australian football. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 14(1), 68-75. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2018-0076.
  • Sim, M., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., Devine, A., Zhu, K., Peeling, P., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2019). Dietary nitrate intake is associated with muscle function in older women. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 10(3), 601-610. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12413.
  • Sim, M., Prince, R., Scott, D., Daly, R., Duque, G., Inderjeeth, C., Kun, Z., Woodman, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2019). Utility of four sarcopenia criteria for the prediction of falls-related hospitalization in older Australian women. Osteoporosis International, 30(1), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-018-4755-7.
  • Sim, M., Prince, R., Scott, D., Daly, R., Duque, G., Charles, I., Kun, Z., Richard, W., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2019). Sarcopenia Definitions and Their Associations With Mortality in Older Australian Women. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA): long-term care: management, applied research and clinical issues, 20(1), 76-82.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2018.10.016.
  • Zanker, J., Scott , D., Reijnierse , E., Brennan-Olsen , S., Daly , R., Girgis , C., Grossmann , M., Hayes , A., Henwood , T., Hirani , V., Inderjeeth , C., Iuliano, S., Keogh, J., Lewis, J., Maier , A., Pasco, J., Phu, S., Sanders, K., Sim, M., Visvanathan , R., Waters , D., Yu , S., Duque , G. (2019). Establishing an Operational Definition of Sarcopenia in Australia and New Zealand: Delphi Method Based Consensus Statement. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 23(1), 105-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-018-1113-6.
  • Lewis, J., Sim, M., Daly, R. (2019). The Vitamin D and Calcium Controversy: An Update. Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 31(2), 91-97. https://doi.org/10.1097/BOR.0000000000000584.
  • Zhu, K., Lewis, J., Sim, M., Prince, R. (2019). Low vitamin D status is associated with impaired bone quality and increased risk of fracture-related hospitalization in older Australian women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 34(11), 2019-2027. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3818.
  • Lewis, J., Eggermont, C., Schousboe, J., Lim, W., Wong, G., Khoo, B., Sim, M., Yu, M., Ueland, T., Bollerslev , J., Hodgson, J., Zhu, K., Wilson, K., Kiel, D., Prince, R. (2019). Association between abdominal aortic calcification, bone mineral density and fracture in older women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 34(11), 2052-2060. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3830.
  • McCormick, R., Moretti, D., McKay , A., Laarakkers , C., Van Swelm, R., Trinder , D., Cox, G., Zimmerman , M., Sim, M., Goodman , C., Dawson, B., Peeling, P. (2019). The impact of morning versus afternoon exercise on iron absorption in athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 51(10), 2147-2155. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002026.
  • Lewis, J., Brennan-Speranza, T., Levinger, I., Byrnes, E., Lim, E., Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Hodgson, J., Zhu, K., Lim, W., Adams, L., Prince, R. (2019). Effects of calcium supplementation on circulating osteocalcin and glycated hemoglobin in older women. Osteoporosis International, 30(10), 2065-2072. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-019-05087-3.
  • Sim, M., Garvican-Lewis, L., Cox, G., Govus, A., McKay, A., Stellingwerff, T., Peeling, P. (2019). Iron considerations for the athlete: A narrative review. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119(7), 1463-1478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-019-04157-y.
  • Rodriguez, A., Leow, K., Szulc, P., Scott, D., Ebeling, P., Sim, M., Wong, G., Lim, W., Schousboe, JT., Kiel, D., Prince, R., Lewis, J. (2019). Abdominal aortic calcification, bone mineral density and fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, 9(4), Article number e026232. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026232.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Bondonno, C., Devine, A., Zhu, K., Woodman, R., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2018). Vegetable Diversity, Injurious Falls, and Fracture Risk in Older Women: A Prospective Cohort Study. Nutrients, 10(8), Article no.1081. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10081081.
  • Terziottia, P., Sim, M., Polglaze, T. (2018). A comparison of displacement and energetic variables between three team sport GPS devices. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 18(5), 823-834. https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2018.1525650.
  • Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Lewis, J., Bondonno, C., Devine, A., Zhu, K., Woodman, R., Prince, R., Hodgson, J. (2018). Vegetable and fruit intake and injurious falls risk in older women: a prospective cohort study. The British Journal of Nutrition: an international journal of nutritional science, 120(8), 925-934. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114518002155.
  • Peeling, P., Binnie, M., Goods, P., Sim, M., Burke, L. (2018). Evidence-Based Supplements for the Enhancement of Athletic Performance. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 28(2), 178-187. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2017-0343.
  • Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Bondonno, N., Ward, N., Prince, R., Devine, A., Lewis, J., Hodgson, J. (2018). Cardiovascular Health Benefits of Specific Vegetable Types: A Narrative Review. Nutrients, 10(5), Article no.595. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10050595.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Brown, H., Dawson, B., Binnie, M., Pinnington, H., Sim, M., Clemons, T., Peeling, P. (2017). Sand training: Exercise-induced muscle damage and inflammatory responses to matched-intensity exercise. European Journal of Sport Science, 17(6), 741-747. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2017.1304998.
  • Sim, M., Dawson, B., Landers, G., Swinkels, D., Wiegerinck, E., Yeap, B., Trinder, D., Peeling, P. (2017). Interleukin-6 and Hepcidin Levels during Hormone-Deplete and Hormone-Replete Phases of an Oral Contraceptive Cycle: A Pilot Study. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism: European journal of nutrition, metabolic diseases and dietetics, 70(2), 100-105. https://doi.org/10.1159/000465530.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Badenhorst, C., Dawson, B., Cox, G., Sim, M., Laarakkers, C., Swinkels, D., Peeling, P. (2016). Seven days of high carbohydrate ingestion does not attenuate post‑exercise IL‑6 and hepcidin levels. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116(9), 1715-1724. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-016-3426-7.
  • McCormick, R., Peeling, P., Binnie, M., Dawson, B., Sim, M. (2016). Effect of tart cherry juice on recovery and next day performance in well-trained Water Polo players. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 13(1), Article number 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-016-0151-x.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Sim, M., Dawson, B., Landers, G., Swinkels, D., Tjalsma, H., Yeap, B., Trinder, D., Peeling, P. (2015). Oral contraception does not alter typical post-exercise interleukin-6 and hepcidin levels in females. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2013.11.008.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Peeling, P., Sim, M., Badenhorst, CE., Dawson, B., Govus, A., Abbiss, C., Swinkels, DW., Trinder, D. (2014). Iron status and the acute post-exercise hepcidin response in athletes. PLoS One, 9(3), Article No. e93002. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093002.
  • Sim, M., Dawson, B., Landers, G., Trinder, D., Peeling, P. (2014). Iron regulation in athletes: Exploring the menstrual cycle and effects of different exercise modalities on hepcidin production. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 24(2), 177-187. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2013-0067.
  • Sim, M., Dawson, B., Landers, G., Swinkels, D., Tjalsma, H., Wiegerinck, E., Trinder, D., Peeling, P. (2014). A seven day running training period increases basal urinary hepcidin levels as compared to cycling. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 11(1), Article number 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/1550-2783-11-14.
  • Badenhorst, C., Dawson, B., Goodman, C., Sim, M., Cox, G., Gore, C., Tjalsma, H., Swinkels, D., Peeling, P. (2014). Influence of post-exercise hypoxic exposure on hepcidin response in athletes. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 114(5), 951-959. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-014-2829-6.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Sim, M., Dawson, B., Landers, G., Swinkels, D., Tjalsma, H., Trinder, D., Peeling, P. (2013). Effect of exercise modality and intensity on postexercise interlukin-6 and hepcidin levels. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 23(2), 178-186.
  • Spence, A., Sim, M., Landers, G., Peeling, P. (2013). A comparison of caffeine versus pseudoephedrine on cycling time-trial performance. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 23(5), 507-512.

2012

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Peeling, P., Fulton, S., Sim, M., White, J. (2012). Recovery effects of hyperoxic gas inhalation or contrast water immersion on the postexercise cytokine response, perceptual recovery, and next day exercise performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 26(4), 968-975.
  • Sim, M., Dawson, B., Landers, G., Wiegerinck, E., Swinkels, D., Townsend, M., Trinder, D., Peeling, P. (2012). The effects of carbohydrate ingestion during endurance running on post-exercise inflammation and hepcidin levels. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112(5), 1889-1898. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-011-2156-0.

Research Projects

  • Investigating genetic and lifestyle determinants of abdominal aortic calcification, and their relationship with cardiovascular disease, National Health and Medical Research Council, MRFF - Cardiovascular Health Mission, 2023 ‑ 2027, $1,202,213.
  • Innovative approaches for a fall’s free future: one step at a time, Department of Health WA, WA Near-miss Awards: Emerging Leaders Program, 2025 ‑ 2027, $100,000.
  • Collaboration on abdominal aortic calcification study - KURE Korean AAC Study, Yonsei University, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2027, $15,107.
  • Dementia Risk Prediction and Risk Reduction in Western Australia: DEMRISK-WA , Department of Health WA, Future Health Research & Innovation Fund - Western Australia Cohort Studies - Research Support Program, 2024 ‑ 2027.
  • Forrest Research Foundation Scholarship - Carlos Toro Huamanchumo , Forrest Research Foundation, Forrest Research Foundation Scholarship, 2024 ‑ 2027, $12,000.
  • A clinician-led feasibility, acceptability, and pilot efficacy intervention to improve bone health and muscle strength in people with multiple sclerosis., National Health and Medical Research Council, MRFF - Clinician Researchers Initiative - 2023 Clinician Researchers: Applied Research in Health Grant, 2024 ‑ 2027, $100,218.
  • Getting to the heart of healthy aging: a behaviour change program to promote dietary pattern changes, National Health and Medical Research Council, MRFF - Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission, 2022 ‑ 2026, $626,963.
  • BoneBoost Gelato: development of an innovative nutritional supplement to enhance musculoskeletal health and reduce falls and fractures, Bone Health Foundation, ANZBMS/BHF Innovation Grant, 2025 ‑ 2026, $49,530.
  • Triaging cardiovascular disease and multimorbidity, National Research Foundation (South Africa), Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers, 2025 ‑ 2026, $49,231.
  • Preventing falls in older Australians: an appetite for change, Department of Health WA, WA Near-miss Awards: Emerging Leaders Program, 2022 ‑ 2025, $390,444.
  • Mindful mouthfuls: Developing healthy eating behaviours from infancy, Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation, Springboard Grants, 2023 ‑ 2025, $28,050.
  • Happy Kids Through Connected Parenting, Channel 7 Telethon Trust, Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $118,558.
  • Career Advancement Fellowship 2020, Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation, Career Advancement Fellowship, 2021 ‑ 2024, $145,865.
  • A novel machine-learning approach to reduce falls in older community-dwelling Australians, Department of Health WA, WA Near-miss Awards: Ideas, 2022 ‑ 2023, $100,000.
  • Reducing falls and their burden in older Australians, Department of Health WA, Near Miss Merit Awards, 2021 ‑ 2022, $74,000.
  • Can the short-term consumption of vitamin K rich vegetables improve markers of musculoskeletal health?, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2019, 2019 ‑ 2020, $19,474.
  • Developing a national database for vitamin K1 and K2 content in food, Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation, Seeding Grant, 2018 ‑ 2020, $17,331.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Discerning an estimate of dietary vitamin K requirements to improve cardiovascular related health outcomes in Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the link between subclinical cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline and dementia.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Evaluating the role of diet and dietary components on cognitive function and late-life dementia in older Australian women.

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Development of Healthy Eating: Exploring a Respectful Approach to Feeding Infants and Young Children
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the Role of Vitamin K in Lung Health
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Three-dimensional food printing for texture-modified foods in Aged Care homes: Improving meal experience and nutritional intake

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Towards an understanding of the interaction between exercise and dietary iron absorption: Refining treatment strategies for iron deficit athletes.
  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, The association of total, plant and animal-based protein intake with the presence of frailty in older Australian community-dwelling women

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, An examination of kinanthropometric and physical injury risk factors in elite Australian Football
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Cardiovascular Disease, Musculoskeletal Health and Falls: Exploring the Nexus

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Diet, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mental Health
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