Dr Lisa Daniels
| Position | Senior Research Fellow |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Medicine (Dunedin) |
| Qualifications | PhD NZRD OLY |
| Research summary | Maternal and child health research in complementary feeding, breastfeeding and breast milk |
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Research
Dr Lisa Daniels is a Senior Research Fellow and New Zealand Registered Dietitian (NZRD).
Lisa's research experience is in nutrition and public health with a specific interest in paediatrics. Her PhD was in infant nutrition and focused on assessing the impact of modified Baby-Led Weaning on iron and zinc in infants and toddlers. She is currently conducting research investigating breast milk intakes in New Zealand infants, alongside work in assessing the physical growth of tamariki using Whānau Āwhina Plunket data.
Her non-research career highlights include representing New Zealand in Synchronised Swimming at the Commonwealth Games (2006) and Olympics (2008) and co-authoring a cookbook with Nadia Lim (titled: YUM).
Current research Lisa leads or co-leads
- Breast milk intakes: using the 'dose-to-mother stable isotope (deuterium oxide)' technique to assess breast milk intakes of New Zealand infants
- Breast milk composition: determining nutrient composition of breast milk at 7-10 months postpartum
- Plunket 'big data': using Plunket's electronic records to investigate areas of child health (growth, breastfeeding practices, safe sleep environments)
- Healthy weight in Māori preschoolers: investigating anthropometrics and structural factors in Māori preschool children, using Ministry of Health 'B4 School Check' data
Current research Lisa supports
- Rapid weight gain in infancy - evidence to support best practice care
- Understanding parental knowledge of offering common food allergens to infants during the complementary feeding period
- The relationship between baby-led weaning and baby food pouch use on nutrient intakes and iron status in New Zealand infants
- Freeze dried donor human milk for improving premature infant outcomes
Publications
Daniels, L., Haszard, J. J., Taylor, R. W., & Taylor, B. J. (2023). Prevalence of low and high BMI during the first 3 years of life: Using New Zealand national electronic health data. Pediatric Obesity, e13013. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.13013
Lim, N., Inglis, A., Douglas, J., & Daniels, L. (2022). Yum! Recipes and nutrition for the whole family. Auckland, New Zealand: Nude Food Inc, 356p.
Fangupo, L., Daniels, L., Taylor, R., Glover, M., Taungapeau, F., Sa'u, S., … Taylor, B. (2022). The care of infants with rapid weight gain: Should we be doing more? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16247
Daniels, L., Haszard, J. J., Gibson, R. S., Taylor, R. W., Fleming, E. A., Miller, J. C., Thomson, C. D., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2022). Selenium intakes and plasma selenium of New Zealand toddlers: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/s0007114522002379
Daniels, L., Taylor, B. J., Taylor, R. W., Milne, B. J., Camp, J., Richards, R., & Shackleton, N. (2022). Further reductions in the prevalence of obesity in 4-year-old New Zealand children from 2017 to 2019. International Journal of Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01095-2
Lim, N., Inglis, A., Douglas, J., & Daniels, L. (2022). Yum! Recipes and nutrition for the whole family. Auckland, New Zealand: Nude Food Inc, 356p.
Authored Book - Other
Daniels, L., Haszard, J. J., Taylor, R. W., & Taylor, B. J. (2023). Prevalence of low and high BMI during the first 3 years of life: Using New Zealand national electronic health data. Pediatric Obesity, e13013. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.13013
Journal - Research Article
Daniels, L., Haszard, J. J., Gibson, R. S., Taylor, R. W., Fleming, E. A., Miller, J. C., Thomson, C. D., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2022). Selenium intakes and plasma selenium of New Zealand toddlers: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/s0007114522002379
Journal - Research Article
Daniels, L., Taylor, B. J., Taylor, R. W., Milne, B. J., Camp, J., Richards, R., & Shackleton, N. (2022). Further reductions in the prevalence of obesity in 4-year-old New Zealand children from 2017 to 2019. International Journal of Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01095-2
Journal - Research Article
Green, T. J., Whitfield, K. C., Daniels, L., Brown, R. C., & Houghton, L. A. (2021). Modeling thiamine fortification: A case study from Kuria atoll, Republic of Kiribati. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1498, 108-115. doi: 10.1111/nyas.14561
Journal - Research Article
Daniels, L., Gibson, R. S., Diana, A., Haszard, J. J., Rahmannia, S., Luftimas, D. E., … Reid, M., … Houghton, L. A. (2019). Micronutrient intakes of lactating mothers and their association with breast milk concentrations and micronutrient adequacy of exclusively breastfed Indonesian infants. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 110, 391-400. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz047
Journal - Research Article
Haszard, J. J., Diana, A., Daniels, L., Houghton, L. A., & Gibson, R. S. (2019). Development of a nutrient quality score for the complementary diets of Indonesian infants and relationships with linear growth and stunting: A longitudinal analysis. British Journal of Nutrition, 122, 71-77. doi: 10.1017/S0007114519000813
Journal - Research Article
Houghton, L. A., Brown, R. C., Beaumont, S., Jennings, S., Bailey, K. B., Haszard, J. J., … Daniels, L., & Gibson, R. S. (2019). Micronutrient status differs among Maasai and Kamba preschoolers participating in a supplementary feeding program in Kenya. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 15, e12805. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12805
Journal - Research Article
Daniels, L., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Gibson, R. S., Fleming, E. A., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., Haszard, J. J., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Impact of a modified version of baby-led weaning of iron intake and status: A randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(6), e019036. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019036
Journal - Research Article
Daniels, L., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Gibson, R. S., Samman, S., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., Fleming, E. A., … Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Modified version of baby-led weaning does not result in lower zinc intake or status in infants: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, 118(6), 1006-1016.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.02.005
Journal - Research Article
Daniels, L., Williams, S. M., Gibson, R. S., Taylor, R. W., Samman, S., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Modifiable "predictors" of zinc status in toddlers. Nutrients, 10(3), 306. doi: 10.3390/nu10030306
Journal - Research Article
Leong, C., Haszard, J. J., Lawley, B., Otal, A., Taylor, R. W., Szymlek-Gay, E. A., Fleming, E. A., Daniels, L., Fangupo, L. J., Tannock, G. W., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Mediation analysis as a means of identifying dietary components that differentially affect the fecal microbiota of infants weaned by modified baby-led and traditional approaches. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 84(18), e00914-18. doi: 10.1128/aem.00914-18
Journal - Research Article
Morison, B. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Haszard, J. J., Hein, K., Fleming, E. A., Daniels, L., Erickson, E. W., Fangupo, L. J., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2018). Impact of a modified version of baby-led weaning on dietary variety and food preferences in infants. Nutrients, 10, 1092. doi: 10.3390/nu10081092
Journal - Research Article
Williams Erickson, L., Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Fleming, E. A., Daniels, L., Morison, B. J., Leong, C., Fangupo, L. J., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., Te Morenga, L., McLean, R. M., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Impact of a modified version of baby-led weaning on infant food and nutrient intakes: The BLISS randomized controlled trial. Nutrients, 10(6), 740. doi: 10.3390/nu10060740
Journal - Research Article
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Fangupo, L. J., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., Daniels, L., Fleming, E. A., McArthur, J., Morison, B., Williams Erickson, L., Davies, R. S., Bacchus, S., Cameron, S. L., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2017). Effect of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding on infant growth and overweight: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 171(9), 838-846. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1284
Journal - Research Article
Fangupo, L., Daniels, L., Taylor, R., Glover, M., Taungapeau, F., Sa'u, S., … Taylor, B. (2022). The care of infants with rapid weight gain: Should we be doing more? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16247
Journal - Research Other
Taylor, R. W., Conlon, C. A., Beck, K. L., von Hurst, P. R., Te Morenga, L. A., Daniels, L., Haszard, J. J., Meldrum, A. M., McLean, N. H., Cox, A. M., Tukuafu, L., Casale, M., Brown, K. J., Jones, E. A., Katiforis, I., Rowan, M., McArthur, J., Fleming, E. A., Wheeler, B. J., Houghton, L. A., Diana, A., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2021). Nutritional implications of baby-led weaning and baby food pouches as novel methods of infant feeding: Protocol for an observational study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(4), e29048. doi: 10.2196/29048
Journal - Research Other
Bacchus, S., Taylor, R. W., Fleming, E. A., Haszard, J. J., Fangupo, L., Daniels, L., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2020). The cost of baby-led vs. parent-led approaches to introducing complementary foods in New Zealand [Brief communication]. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 74, 1474-1477. doi: 10.1038/s41430-020-0606-7
Journal - Research Other
Daniels, L., Cutfield, W. S., Taylor, R. W., & Taylor, B. J. (2020). Why BMI should still be on the table. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1513), 97-100. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Daniels, L., Heath, A.-L. M., Williams, S. M., Cameron, S. L., Fleming, E. A., Taylor, B. J., Wheeler, B. J., Gibson, R. S., & Taylor, R. W. (2015). Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) study: A randomised controlled trial of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding. BMC Pediatrics, 15, 179. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0491-8
Journal - Research Other
