Research Associate Professor Cristina Cleghorn

2026

Journal - Research Article

Cleghorn, C., McKerchar, C., Kidd, B., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2026). Modelled health impacts of three stakeholder-selected policies to support healthy and environmentally sustainable population diets in New Zealand. Food Policy, 140, 103049. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2026.103049

Jacob, A. E., Drew, J., Macmillan, A., & Cleghorn, C. (2026). Updating greenhouse gas emission estimates in the New Zealand-specific dietary life cycle-assessment (LCA) database. Environmental Research Communications, 8(1), 014502. doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/ae36f5

Journal - Research Other

Cleghorn, C., Kidd, B., Morris, T., & McKerchar, C. (2026). Food policies to support healthy and environmentally sustainable diets. The Briefing, (8 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/food-policies-support-healthy-and-environmentally-sustainable-diets

McNaughton, E., Smith, M., Cleghorn, C., & Signal, L. (2026). Real-time recording: A scoping review of methods to study children's real-time exposure to food and food marketing online. Appetite, 216, 108275. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.108275

2025

Journal - Research Article

Kidd, B., Enright, H., McKerchar, C., & Cleghorn, C. (2025). Developing policy to support sustainable diets in Aotearoa New Zealand with stakeholders. Food Frontiers. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/fft2.70096

Cleghorn, C. L., Blakely, T., Bablani, L., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2025). Estimated health impacts of reformulation resulting from Health Star Rating nutrition labelling in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2025.2455499

Journal - Research Other

Macmillan, A., Wright, S., Cleghorn, C., McKerchar, C., & Mulder, I. (2025). SDG2 Zero Hunger and the need to re-think food production in Aotearoa: Viewpoint. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2025.2486053

Ni Mhurchu, C., Bleakley, R., Cleghorn, C., & Alexander, D. (2025). Decades old nutrition data leave NZ in the dark: Updated nutrition survey needed. The Briefing, (21 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/decades-old-nutrition-data-leave-nz-dark-updated-nutrition-survey-needed

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Kliejunas, E., Cleghorn, C., Drew, J., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Bradbury, K. E. (2025). The relationship between dietary greenhouse gas emissions and demographic characteristics in high-income countries. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 84, (pp. 139-147). doi: 10.1017/s0029665124007523

2024

Journal - Research Article

Reynolds, A. N., Cleghorn, C. L., & Mann, J. I. (2024). The broader health benefits of optimised dietary thresholds proposed for type 2 diabetes prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand: Simulation modelling. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1592), 22-30. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/

McDowell, R. W., Herzig, A., van der Weerden, T. J., Cleghorn, C., & Kaye-Blake, W. (2024). Growing for good: Producing a healthy, low greenhouse gas and water quality footprint diet in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 54(3), 325-349. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2137532

Journal - Research Other

Cleghorn, C., McGowan, T., Egli, V., Shields, E., Savila, F., & Mackay, S. (2024). Debate on ultra-processed foods shouldn't derail good dietary advice. The Briefing, (16 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/debate-ultra-processed-foods-shouldnt-derail-good-dietary-advice

Teng, A., Cleghorn, C., Signal, L., Smith, M., Te Morenga, L., Walby, E., & Wilson, N. (2024). Food and beverage taxes for a healthier diet: The Pacific experience. The Briefing, (31 January). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/food-and-beverage-taxes-healthier-diet-pacific-experience

Peniamina, R., McNoe, B., Kerr, J., Cleghorn, C., & Signal, L. (2024). Strong public support for healthy food policies in Aotearoa. The Briefing, (15 January). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/strong-public-support-healthy-food-policies-aotearoa

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Baker, M., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., Hales, S., Rawson-Te Patu, E., Prickett, M., Edwards, R., Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2024). Communicating public health evidence: A successful first year for the PHCC. The Briefing, (9 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/communicating-public-health-evidence-successful-first-year-phcc

2023

Journal - Research Article

Kliejunas, E., Cavadino, A., Kidd, B., Cleghorn, C., Drew, J., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Bradbury, K. E. (2023). Quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions of New Zealand households’ food purchases: An analysis by demographic variables. Journal of Cleaner Production, 430, 139699. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139699

Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2023). Prioritization of intervention domains to prevent cardiovascular disease: A country-level case study using global burden of disease and local data. Population Health Metrics, 21(1), 1. doi: 10.1186/s12963-023-00301-1

Reynolds, A. N., Ni Mhurchu, C., Kok, Z.-Y., & Cleghorn, C. (2023). The neglected potential of red and processed meat replacement with alternative protein sources: Simulation modelling and systematic review. eClinicalMedicine, 56, 101774. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101774

Journal - Research Other

Prickett, M., Macmillan, A., Wilson, N., Shaw, C., Cleghorn, C., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2023). The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health. The Briefing, (15 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/policy-bonfire-environment-protection-10-examples-threaten-public-health

Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., Kerr, J., & Baker, M. (2023). How taking an evidence-informed approach can be used to prioritise interventions: The example of cardiovascular disease. The Briefing, (24 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/how-taking-evidence-informed-approach-can-be-used-prioritise-interventions-example

Shaw, C., & Cleghorn, C. (2023). Public health interventions: The elephant in the room of the health system crisis. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1568), 8-11. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kliejunas, E., Cavadino, A., Kidd, B., Cleghorn, C., Drew, J., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Bradbury, K. (2023). Quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions of New Zealand households’ food purchases: An analysis by sociodemographic variables. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand and Australian Nutrition Societies: Nutrition and Wellbeing in Oceania. (pp. 50). Retrieved from https://nsnzconference.org.nz/

2022

Journal - Research Article

Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2022). Assessing the health and environmental benefits of a New Zealand diet optimised for health and climate protection. Sustainability, 14, 13900. doi: 10.3390/su142113900

Nghiem, N., Teng, A., Cleghorn, C., McKerchar, C., & Wilson, N. (2022). Using household economic survey data to assess food expenditure patterns and trends in a high-income country with notable health inequities. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 21703. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26301-z

Grout, L., Mizdrak, A., Nghiem, N., Jones, A. C., Blakely, T., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Cleghorn, C. (2022). Potential effect of real-world junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on population health, health system costs and greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand: A modelling study. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, 5(1), 19-35. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000376

Cleghorn, C., Mulder, I., Macmillan, A., Mizdrak, A., Drew, J., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2022). Can a greenhouse gas emissions tax on food also be healthy and equitable? A systemised review and modelling study from Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 4421. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084421

Jones, A. C., Grout, L., Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., & Cleghorn, C. (2022). The cost-effectiveness of a mass media campaign to promote smartphone apps for weight loss: Updated modeling study. JMIR Formative Research, 6(4), e29291. doi: 10.2196/29291

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cleghorn, C. (2022). Healthy sustainable diets. Medical Sciences Forum, 9, 35. doi: 10.3390/ msf2022009035

Eyles, H., & Cleghorn, C. (2022). Dietary sources of sodium across the diverse New Zealand adult population. Medical Sciences Forum, 9, 3. doi: 10.3390/msf2022009003

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Davies, A., Blakely, T., & Cleghorn, C. (2022). Technical report for BODE³ pre-diabetes multistate lifetable model version 1: Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE³) [Public health monograph series, no. 39]. Wellington, New Zealand: Deptartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington. [Technical/Scientific Report].

Other Research Output

Grout, L., Telfer, K., Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., & Mizdrak, A. (2022). Promoting physical activity through the prescription of smartphone apps in primary care: Likely to produce health gains and cost-savings. The Briefing, (21 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/promoting-physical-activity-through-prescription-smartphone-apps-primary-care-likely

Grout, L., Nghiem, N., & Cleghorn, C. (2022). Junk food and sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Likely to produce numerous benefits in NZ. The Briefing, (10 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/junk-food-and-sugar-sweetened-beverage-taxes-likely-produce-numerous-benefits-nz

Cleghorn, C., & Mackay, S. (2022). Public Health Solutions Series: Improving the cost, composition and availability of foods can save lives. The Briefing, (31 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-health-solutions-series-improving-cost-composition-and-availability-foods-can-save

2021

Journal - Research Article

Grout, L., Telfer, K., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., & Mizdrak, A. (2021). Prescribing smartphone apps for physical activity promotion in primary care: Modeling study of health gain and cost savings. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), e31702. doi: 10.2196/31702

Mizdrak, A., Ding, D., Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., & Richards, J. (2021). Hitting the target but missing the point? Modelling health and economic impacts of different approaches to meeting the global action plan for physical activity target. Sports Medicine, 51, 815-823. doi: 10.1007/s40279-020-01398-2

Journal - Research Other

Chambers, T., Hales, S., Shaw, C., Baker, M., Ball, J., Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2021). New Zealand's Climate Change Commission report: The critical need to address the missing health co-benefits of reducing emissions. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1542), 109-118. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Wilson, N., Grout, L., Summers, J., Jones, A. C., Mizdrak, A., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., & Blakely, T. (2021). Should prioritising health interventions be informed by modelling studies? The case of cancer control in Aotearoa New Zealand [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1531), 101-113. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mizdrak, A., Ding, D., Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., & Richards, J. (2021). Quantifying the health and economic impacts of meeting the Global Action Plan for Physical Activity target. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity Annual Meeting (ISBNPA XChange): Thinking Independently Together: Let's Dance Around the World. (pp. 568). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://isbnpa2021.venuewest.com

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Cleghorn, C. (2021, June). New Zealand diet optimised for health, cost and climate protection. Verbal presentation at the Sustainable Healthcare & Climate Health (SHCH) Conference Aotearoa: Re-thinking Sustainable Health in Aotearoa, Wellington, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Chambers, T., Hales, S., Ball, J., Baker, M., Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2021). Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission's final advice. The Briefing, (20 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/health-co-benefits-need-be-adequately-considered-climate-change-commissions-final-advice

2020

Journal - Research Article

Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C., Mizdrak, A., Waterlander, W., Nghiem, N., Swinburn, B., Wilson, N., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2020). The effect of food taxes and subsidies on population health and health costs: A modelling study. Lancet Public Health, 5(7), e404-e413. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30116-x

Mizdrak, A., Telfer, K., Direito, A., Cobiac, L. J., Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C. L., & Wilson, N. (2020). Health gain, cost impacts, and cost-effectiveness of a mass media campaign to promote smartphone apps for physical activity: Modeling study. JMIR mHealth & uHealth, 8(6), e18014. doi: 10.2196/18014

Mizdrak, A., Cobiac, L. J., Cleghorn, C. L., Woodward, A., & Blakely, T. (2020). Fuelling walking and cycling: Human powered locomotion is associated with non-negligible greenhouse gas emissions. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 9196. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66170-y

Steele, C., Eyles, H., Te Morenga, L., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Cleghorn, C. (2020). Dietary patterns associated with meeting the WHO free sugars intake guidelines. Public Health Nutrition, 23(9), 1495-1506. doi: 10.1017/s1368980019004543

Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Genc, M., Mizdrak, A., Cobiac, L., Ni Mhurchu, C., … Cleghorn, C. (2020). Modelling the health impact of food taxes and subsidies with price elasticities: The case for additional scaling of food consumption using the total food expenditure elasticity. PLoS ONE, 15(3), e0230506. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230506

Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C., Petrović-van der Deen, F., Cobiac, L. J., Mizdrak, A., Mackenbach, J. P., … Wilson, N. (2020). Prospective impact of tobacco eradication and overweight and obesity eradication on future morbidity and health-adjusted life expectancy: Simulation study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 74, 354-361. doi: 10.1136/jech-2019-213091

Drew, J., Cleghorn, C., Macmillan, A., & Mizdrak, A. (2020). Healthy and climate-friendly eating patterns in the New Zealand context. Environmental Health Perspectives, 128(1), 017007. doi: 10.1289/ehp5996

Journal - Research Other

Wilson, N., Te Morenga, L., Mackay, S., Gerritsen, S., Cleghorn, C., Jones, A. C., & Swinburn, B. (2020). Food taxes and subsidies to protect health: Relevance to Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1511), 71-85. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Steele, C., Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Cleghorn, C. (2020). Child and adolescent dietary interventions for obesity and non-communicable disease: A review of health economic modelling studies. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) XChange. (pp. 825). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://venuewest.eventsair.com/isbnpa-xchange-initiative

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Cleghorn, C., Mizdrak, A., & Wilson, N. (2020). Health gains, health inequality impacts, and health system cost savings–associated with modelled reductions in type 2 diabetes incidence. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Technical/Scientific Report].

Other Research Output

Cleghorn, C., Grout, L., Mizdrak, A., & Wilson, N. (2020). Preventing diabetes: What does the latest modelling evidence tell us about health gains and cost savings? The Briefing, (6 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/preventing-diabetes-what-does-latest-modelling-evidence-tell-us-about-health-gains-and

2019

Journal - Research Article

Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C. L., Cobiac, L. J., Mizdrak, A., & Nghiem, N. (2019). Achieving healthy and sustainable diets: A review of the results of recent mathematical optimization studies. Advances in Nutrition, 10(Suppl. 4), S389-S403. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmz037

Cleghorn, C. L., Wilson, N., Nair, N., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., McLeod, M., & Blakely, T. (2019). Health benefits and costs of weight-loss dietary counselling by nurses in primary care: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Public Health Nutrition, 23(1), 83-93. doi: 10.1017/s1368980019002945

Waterlander, W. E., Jiang, Y., Nghiem, N., Eyles, H., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Genç, M., … Blakely, T. (2019). The effect of food price changes on consumer purchases: A randomised experiment. Lancet Public Health, 4(8), e394-e405. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30105-7

Mizdrak, A., Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C. L., & Cobiac, L. J. (2019). Potential of active transport to improve health, reduce healthcare costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions: A modelling study. PLoS ONE, 14(7), e0129316. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219316

Nghiem, N., Leung, W., Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2019). Mass media promotion of a smartphone smoking cessation app: Modelled health and cost-saving impacts. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 283. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6605-8

Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., Crothers, A., Cleghorn, C. L., Gartner, C., & Blakely, T. (2019). Potential country-level health and cost impacts of legalizing domestic sale of vaporized nicotine products. Epidemiology, 30(3), 396-404. doi: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000975

Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., Nair, N., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., McLeod, M., & Blakely, T. (2019). Health benefits and cost-effectiveness from promoting smartphone apps for weight loss: Multistate life table modeling. JMIR mHealth & uHealth, 7(1), e11118. doi: 10.2196/11118

Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., Ni Mhurchu, C., Wilson, N., Neal, B., & Eyles, H. (2019). Estimating the health benefits and cost-savings of a cap on the size of single serve sugar-sweetened beverages. Preventive Medicine, 120, 150-156. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.01.009

Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Blakely, T., Kvizhinadze, G., Cleghorn, C. L., Cobiac, L. J., & Wilson, N. (2019). Restricting tobacco sales to only pharmacies combined with cessation advice: A modelling study of the future smoking prevalence, health and cost impacts. Tobacco Control, 28, 643-650. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054600

Journal - Research Other

Barthow, C., Hood, F., McKinlay, E., Hilder, J., Cleghorn, C., Huthwaite, M., Weatherall, M., Parry-Strong, A., Pullon, S., Gray, B., Wickens, K., Crane, J., & Krebs, J. (2019). Food 4 Health: He Oranga Kai: Assessing the efficacy, acceptability and economic implications of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 and β-glucan to improve glycated haemoglobin, metabolic health, and general well-being in adults with pre-diabetes: Study protocol for a 2 x 2 factorial design, parallel group, placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial, with embedded qualitative study and economic analysis. Trials, 20, 464. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3553-7

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., Jones, A., Kvizhinadze, G., Mizdrak, A., Nghiem, N., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Wilson, N. (2019). Feasible diet intervention options to improve health and save costs for the New Zealand population. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Public Health, University of Otago. 13p. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/publichealth

Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Genc, M., Mizdrak, A., Cobiac, L., Ni Mhurchu, C., … Cleghorn, C. (2019). Modelling the health impact of food taxes and subsidies with price elasticities: The case for additional scaling of food consumption using the total food expenditure elasticity. arXiv. Retrieved from https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.13179

Other Research Output

Wilson, N., Petrović-van der Deen, F., Cleghorn, C., Gartner, C., & Blakely, T. (2019). Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ: But how does this compare with other options? The Briefing, (24 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/vaping-very-likely-be-improving-health-nz-how-does-compare-other-options

Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., & Eyles, H. (2019). Limiting the size of single serve sugary drinks: New NZ study on health and cost impacts. The Briefing, (31 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/limiting-size-single-serve-sugary-drinks-new-nz-study-health-and-cost-impacts

2018

Journal - Research Article

Eyles, H., Jiang, Y., Blakely, T., Neal, B., Crowley, J., Cleghorn, C., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2018). Five year trends in the serve size, energy, and sodium contents of New Zealand fast foods: 2012 to 2016. Nutrition Journal, 17, 65. doi: 10.1186/s12937-018-0373-7

Kasawara, K. T., Paulino, D. S. M., Bgeginski, R., Cleghorn, C. L., Mottola, M. F., & Surita, F. G. (2018). Translation and cultural adaptation of the short-form Food Frequency Questionnaire for pregnancy into Brazilian Portuguese. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetríca, 40(6), 313-321. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1655750

Mittal, T. K., Cleghorn, C. L., Cade, J. E., Barr, S., Grove, T., Bassett, P., … Kotseva, K. (2018). A cross-sectional survey of cardiovascular health and lifestyle habits of hospital staff in the UK: Do we look after ourselves? European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 25(5), 543-550. doi: 10.1177/2047487317746320

Cleghorn, C. L., Blakely, T., Kvizhinadze, G., van der Deen, F. S., Nghiem, N., Cobiac, L. J., & Wilson, N. (2018). Impact of increasing tobacco taxes on working-age adults: Short-term health gain, health equity and cost savings. Tobacco Control, 27(e2), e167-e170. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053914

Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C. L., Leung, W., Nair, N., van der Deen, F. S., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2018). A national quitline service and its promotion in the mass media: Modelling the health gain, health equity and cost-utility. Tobacco Control, 27(4), 434-441. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053660

van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C. L., Kvizhinadze, G., Cobiac, L. J., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2018). Impact of five tobacco endgame strategies on future smoking prevalence, population health and health system costs: Two modelling studies to inform the tobacco endgame. Tobacco Control, 27(3), 278-286. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053585

Waterlander, W. E., Ni Mhurchu, C., Eyles, H., Vandevijvere, S., Cleghorn, C., Scarborough, P., … Seidell, J. (2018). Food futures: Developing effective food systems interventions to improve public health nutrition. Agricultural Systems, 160, 124-131. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2017.01.006

Journal - Research Other

Stanley, J., & Cleghorn, C. (2018). Weight and fitness changes across generations: Better evidence can help prioritise better public health interventions. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1482), 10-12. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Wilson, N., & Cleghorn, C. (2018). Estimated impact of interventions to reduce salt and sugar consumption in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Tackling Diet-related Disease in New Zealand Symposium: The need, the evidence, the priorities. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/publichealth/

Drew, J., Macmillan, A., & Cleghorn, C. (2018). Modelling the climate impacts of meeting the NZ Eating & Activity Guidelines. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1470), (pp. 110). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Wilson, N., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., Kvizhinadze, G., & Blakely, T. (2018, November). BODE³ intervention league table: Results for tobacco control interventions. Verbal presentation at the Smokefree 2025 Research Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Cobiac, L., Mizdrak, A., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Blakely, T. (2018). Dietary counselling: How effective and cost-effective is it? The Briefing, (18 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/dietary-counselling-how-effective-and-cost-effective-it

Blakely, T., Wilson, N., Mizdrak, A., & Cleghorn, C. (2018). And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry. The Briefing, (2 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/and-now-brits-are-doing-it-sugary-drink-tax-levy-industry

Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Jones, A., Cobiac, L., Nghiem, N., Mizdrak, A., & Cleghorn, C. (2018). A public health perspective on taxing harmful products. The Briefing, (15 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-health-perspective-taxing-harmful-products

Cleghorn, C., Jones, A., Teng, A., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2018). Artificially sweetened beverages: What does the latest evidence tell us on health benefits versus harm? The Briefing, (29 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/artificially-sweetened-beverages-what-does-latest-evidence-tell-us-health-benefits-versus

Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2018). The case for lowering salt levels in processed foods in now even stronger: New research. The Briefing, (25 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/case-lowering-salt-levels-processed-foods-now-even-stronger-new-research

Cook, H. and co-signatories, including Aspinall, C., Baker, M., Ball, J., Brewer, N., Cleghorn, C., Cunningham, R., Donovan, S., D'Souza, A., Edwards, R., Fraser, B., Gage, R., Hoek, J., Howden-Chapman, P., Hurley, K., Kvalsvig, A., Kvizhinadze, G., Lawson-Te Aho, K., McIntyre, M. E., Ombler, J., O'Sullivan, K., Pierse, N., Purdie, N., Rangiwhetu, L., Reidy, J., Russel, M., Sarfati, D., Shaw, C., Signal, L., Stanley, J., Thornley, L., Viggers, H., White, M., Wilson, N., and Zhang, W. (2018). Revision of the Abortion Law. Submission to New Zealand Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand. [Government Submission].

2017

Journal - Research Article

Evans, C. E. L., Greenwood, D. C., Threapleton, D. E., Gale, C. P., Cleghorn, C. L., & Burley, V. J. (2017). Glycemic index, glycemic load, and blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 105, 1176-1190. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.143685

Pearson, A. L., Cleghorn, C. L., van der Deen, F. S., Cobiac, L. J., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2017). Tobacco retail outlet restrictions: Health and cost impacts from multistate life-table modelling in a national population. Tobacco Control, 26(5), 579-585. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052846

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Waterlander, W., Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., Genc, M., … Ni Mhurchu, C. (2017). Determining price elasticity values for studying food taxes and subsidies by combining experimental methods, econometric models, and stimulation modelling: The Price exam study. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. (pp. 74). ISBNPA. Retrieved from https://www.isbnpa.org

Ni Mhurchu, C., Eyles, H., Jiang, Y., Choi, Y.-H., Cleghorn, C., Blakely, T., & Neal, B. (2017). Fast food composition and serve sizes in New Zealand: 2012-2016. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting. (pp. 61-62). ISBNPA. Retrieved from https://www.isbnpa.org

Pearson, A., Cleghorn, C., van der Deen, F. S., Cobiac, L., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., & Wilson, N. (2017). Reduced access to tobacco retailers: Modelling health, equity and cost impacts at a national. Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 337). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/

Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Leung, W., Cleghorn, C., Nair, N., van der Deen, F. S., & Blakely, T. (2017). Mass media and quitline combined: Modelling the health gain (QALYS), equity impacts and health cost savings. Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 305-306). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/

van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Kvizhinadze, G., Cobiac, L., & Blakely, T. (2017). Can endgame interventions achieve a tobacco-free world by 2040? And with what QALY gains and cost savings? Proceedings of the 23rd Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 98). Retrieved from http://www.srnt.org/

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., Kvizhinadze, G., Atkinson, J., Nair, N., Mizdrak, A., & van der Deen, F. S. (2017). Guide for ensuring high quality of modelling outputs in the BODE³ programme. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Public Health, University of Otago. 22p. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/publichealth

Other Research Output

Blakely, T., Coppell, K., Cleghorn, C., & Teng, A. (2017). BMI keeps on going up: And reflections on the Diabesity Symposium. The Briefing, (23 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/bmi-keeps-going-and-reflections-diabesity-symposium

van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Cobiac, L., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., & Blakely, T. (2017). Only eight more years to go to 2025: Time for the NZ Government to step up its tobacco endgame. The Briefing, (28 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/only-eight-more-years-go-2025-time-nz-government-step-its-tobacco-endgame

Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., van der Deen, F. S., & Blakely, T. (2017). NZ's Quitline service is value-for-money: But how does it compare with other tobacco control actions in a league table? The Briefing, (20 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/nzs-quitline-service-value-money-how-does-it-compare-other-tobacco-control-actions-league

Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Cleghorn, C., Baker, M., Shaw, C., Chapman, R., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2017). Climate change and recent actions of NZ political parties. The Briefing, (14 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/climate-change-and-recent-actions-nz-political-parties

2016

Journal - Research Article

Cleghorn, C. L., Harrison, R. A., Ransley, J. K., Wilkinson, S., Thomas, J., & Cade, J. E. (2016). Can a dietary quality score derived from a short-form FFQ assess dietary quality in UK adult population surveys? Public Health Nutrition, 19(16), 2915-2923. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016001099

Nghiem, N., Blakely, T., Cobiac, L. J., Cleghorn, C. L., & Wilson, N. (2016). The health gains and cost savings of dietary salt reduction interventions, with equity and age distributional aspects. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 423. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3102-1

Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Eyles, H., Ni Mhurchu, C., Shields, E., Cobiac, L. J., Cleghorn, C. L., & Blakely, T. (2016). Modeling health gains and cost savings for ten dietary salt reduction targets. Nutrition Journal, 15, 44. doi: 10.1186/s12937-016-0161-1

Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Ryan, S., Cleghorn, C., Nair, N., & Blakely, T. (2016). Desiging low-cost "heart healthy bread": Optimization using linear programming and 15-country comparison. BMC Nutrition, 2, 23. doi: 10.1186/s40795-016-0062-x

Journal - Research Other

Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2016). The benefits of constraining processed meat and red meat consumption in New Zealand: A public health perspective. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1445), 115-121. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Waterlander, W. E., Blakely, T., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C. L., Eyles, H., Genc, M., Wilson, N., … Ni Mhurchu, C. (2016). Study protocol: Combining experimental methods, econometrics and simulation modelling to determine price elasticities for studying food taxes and subsidies (The Price ExaM Study). BMC Public Health, 16, 601. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3277-5

Other Research Output

Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Teng, A., Beaglehole, R., & Blakely, T. (2016). Progress on reducing retail availability of sugary drinks in NZ. The Briefing, (15 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/progress-reducing-retail-availability-sugary-drinks-nz

McDonald, A., Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2016). Taxing sugary drinks: Empirical findings out of Mexico. The Briefing, (3 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/taxing-sugary-drinks-empirical-findings-out-mexico

Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C., Nair, N., & Blakely, T. (2016). Low-cost heart-healthy bread for NZ. The Briefing, (25 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/low-cost-heart-healthy-bread-nz

Pearson, A., van der Deen, F. S., Cleghorn, C., Nghiem, N., Blakely, T. & Wilson, N. (2016). Progress towards Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: How might tobacco retail restrictions contribute? The Briefing, (18 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/progress-toward-smokefree-aotearoa-2025-how-might-tobacco-retail-restrictions-contribute

Waterlander, W., Wilson, N., Ni Mhurchu, C., Cleghorn, C., McDonald, A., Eyles, H., & Blakely, T. (2016). The UK Government shows leadership with a soft drink tax announcement. The Briefing, (22 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/uk-government-shows-leadership-soft-drink-tax-announcement

Blakely, T., Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C. & Cobiac, L. (2016). The Brits are doing it: Likely health benefits from a levy on soft drinks. The Briefing, (16 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/brits-are-doing-it-likely-health-benefits-levy-soft-drinks

2015

Journal - Research Article

Blakely, T., Cobiac, L. J., Cleghorn, C. L., Pearson, A. L., van der Deen, F. S., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., McLeod, M., & Wilson, N. (2015). Health, health inequality, and cost impacts of annual increases in tobacco tax: Multistate life table modeling in New Zealand. PLoS Medicine, 12(7), e1001856. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001856

Evans, C. E. L., Greenwood, D. C., Threapleton, D. E., Cleghorn, C. L., Nykjaer, C., Woodhead, C. E., … Burley, V. J. (2015). Effects of dietary fibre type on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of healthy individuals. Journal of Hypertension, 33(5), 897-911. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000515

Journal - Research Other

Patel, R., Sulzberger, L., Li, G., Mair, J., Morley, H., Ng-Wai Shing, M., O'Leary, C., Prakash, A., Robilliard, N., Rutherford, M., Sharpe, C., Shie, C., Sritharan, L., Turnbull, J., Whyte, I., Yu, H., Cleghorn, C., Leung, W., & Wilson, N. (2015). Smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation: Quality ranking of 120 apps. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1421). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Waterlander, W. E., Ni Mhurchu, C., Eyles, H., Vandevijvere, S., Cleghorn, C., Scarborough, P., … Seidell, J. (2015). Food futures: A detailed study protocol for combining a food systems approach and public health nutrition: A paper with the FAO project 'Meeting urban food needs'. Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Food Supply and Distribution Systems in Urban Environments. Retrieved from http://www.systemdynamics.it/workshop2015/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cleghorn, C., Cobiac, L., Nghiem, N., Kvizhinadze, G., Wilson, N., Ni Mhurchu, C., & Blakely, T. (2015). Modelling the QALYS gained and health system cost impacts of food taxes and subsidies in New Zealand: Multistate life table modelling of a sugar sweetened beverage tax and removing GST on fresh fruit and vegetables. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress: "De Gustibus Disputandum Non Est!" Health Economics and Nutrition: An. Retrieved from https://ihea2015.abstractsubmit.org/presentations/search/?terms=cleghorn

Other Research Output

Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Cleghorn, C. & Blakely, T., (2015). Reducing salt in food good for health and NZ's health budget: New research. The Briefing, (3 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/reducing-salt-food-good-health-and-nzs-health-budget-new-research

Wilson, N., Cleghorn, C., Leung, W., & Mansoor, O. D. (2015). Smartphone apps for weight loss and smoking cessation. The Briefing, (6 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/smartphone-apps-weight-loss-and-smoking-cessation

Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Edwards, R., Nghiem, N., van der Deen, F. S., & Cleghorn, C. (2015). Taxing tobacco in NZ: What we know and what could be next. The Briefing, (26 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/taxing-tobacco-nz-what-we-know-and-what-could-be-next

Cleghorn, C., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2015). Red meat & processed meat: Summarising the public health issues. The Briefing, (4 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/red-meat-processed-meat-summarising-public-health-isues

2014

Journal - Research Article

Goodall, M., Barton, G. R., Bower, P., Byrne, P., Cade, J. E., Capewell, S., Cleghorn, C. L., … Gabbay, M. B. (2014). Food for thought: Pilot randomized controlled trial of lay health trainers supporting dietary change to reduce cardiovascular disease in deprived communities. Journal of Public Health, 36(4), 635-643. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt112

Greenwood, D. C., Threapleton, D. E., Evans, C. E. L., Cleghorn, C. L., Nykjaer, C., Woodhead, C., & Burley, V. J. (2014). Association between sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened soft drinks and type 2 diabetes: Systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. British Journal of Nutrition, 112(5), 725-734. doi: 10.1017/S0007114514001329

Journal - Research Other

Wilson, N., Nghiem, N., Eyles, H., Ni Mhurchu, C., Cobiac, L. J., Pearson, A. L., Cleghorn, C., & Blakely, T. (2014). Possible impact of the Tick Programme in New Zealand on selected nutrient intakes: Tentative estimates and methodological complexities. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1399). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cleghorn, C. L., Dahly, D. L., Sallu, S., & Cade, J. E. (2014). Household farm agrobiodiversity and annual crop variety scores and their relationships with dietary diversity and nutritional status in children in two villages in rural Tanzania. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference. (pp. 3-4). Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth/conference/index.html

Other Research Output

Wilson, N., Blakely, T., & Cleghorn, C. (2014). Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship. The Briefing, (27 October). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/mounting-complexities-dietary-salt-health-relationship

Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Cleghorn, C. & Nair, N. (2014). Digesting things further: High dietary salt intakes are almost certainly problematic. The Briefing, (13 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/digesting-things-further-high-dietary-salt-intakes-are-almost-certainly-problematic

Wilson, N., Edwards, R., Thomson, G., van der Deen, F. S., Cleghorn, C. & Blakely, T. (2014). Possible strategic approaches to achieve the NZ Government's Smokefree 2025 goal. The Briefing, (19 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/possible-strategic-approaches-achieve-nz-governments-smokefree-2025-goal

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Cleghorn, C. L. (2014). Relationships between agrobiodiversity, dietary diversity and nutritional status in Tanzania (PhD). University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Retrieved from http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/8022

2013

Journal - Research Article

Threapleton, D. E., Greenwood, D. C., Evans, C. E. L., Cleghorn, C. L., Nykjaer, C., Woodhead, C., … Burley, V. J. (2013). Dietary fiber intake and risk of first stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Stroke, 44(5), 1360-1368. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.000151

Threapleton, D. E., Greenwood, D. C., Evans, C. E. L., Cleghorn, C. L., Nykjaer, C., Woodhead, C., … Burley, V. J. (2013). Dietary fibre intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ, 347, f6879. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6879

Greenwood, D. C., Threapleton, D. E., Evans, C. E. L., Cleghorn, C. L., Nykjaer, C., Woodhead, C., & Burley, V. J. (2013). Glycemic index, glycemic load, carbohydrates, and type 2 diabetes: Systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. Diabetes Care, 36(12), 4166-4171. doi: 10.2337/dc13-0325

2012

Journal - Research Article

Hutchinson, J., Lentjes, M. A. H., Greenwood, D. C., Burley, V. J., Cleghorn, C. L., Threapleton, D. E., … Khaw, K. T. (2012). Vitamin C intake from diary recordings and risk of breast cancer in the UK Dietary Cohort Consortium. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 66(5), 561-568. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.197

Evans, C. E. L., Christian, M. S., Cleghorn, C. L., Greenwood, D. C., & Cade, J. E. (2012). Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions to improve daily fruit and vegetable intake in children aged 5 to 12 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 96(4), 889-901. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.030270

2010

Journal - Research Article

Cleghorn, C. L., Evans, C. E. L., Kitchen, M. S., & Cade, J. E. (2010). Details and acceptability of a nutrition intervention programme designed to improve the contents of childrens packed lunches. Public Health Nutrition, 13(8), 1254-1261. doi: 10.1017/S1368980009991509

Evans, C. E. L., Greenwood, D. C., Thomas, J. D., Cleghorn, C. L., Kitchen, M. S., & Cade, J. E. (2010). SMART lunch box intervention to improve the food and nutrient content of children's packed lunches: UK wide cluster randomised controlled trial. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 64(11), 970-976. doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.085837

Evans, C. E. L., Cleghorn, C. L., Greenwood, D. C., & Cade, J. E. (2010). A comparison of British school meals and packed lunches from 1990 to 2007: Meta-analysis by lunch type. British Journal of Nutrition, 104(4), 474-487. doi: 10.1017/S0007114510001601

2003

Journal - Research Article

Cleghorn, C. L., Skeaff, C. M., Mann, J., & Chisholm, A. (2003). Plant sterol-enriched spread enhances the cholesterol-lowering potential of a fat-reduced diet. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 57, 170-176. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601531

2002

Journal - Research Article

Heath, A.-L. M., Tuttle, C. R., Simons, M. S. L., Cleghorn, C. L., & Parnell, W. R. (2002). A longitudinal study of breastfeeding and weaning practices during the first year of life in Dunedin, New Zealand. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 102(7), 937-943. doi: 10.1016/S0002-8223(02)90214-2

Heath, A.-L. M., Tuttle, C. R., Simons, M. S. L., Cleghorn, C. L., & Parnell, W. R. (2002). Longitudinal study of diet and iron deficiency anaemia in infants during the first two years of life. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 11(4), 251-257. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.2002.00313.x

Commissioned Report for External Body

Wilson, N. C., Cleghorn, C. L., & Blakey, C. W. (2002). Key Generic Sports Injury Prevention: Knowledge, Attitudes & Behaviour: Touch 2002, Report No. 2002.12 (LINZ® Activity & Health Research Unit). Commissioned by Accident Compensation Corporation. Dunedin: University of Otago. 23p.

Wilson, N. C., Cleghorn, C. L., & Blakey, C. W. (2002). 2002 Update. Key Generic Sports Injury Prevention: Knowledge Attitudes & Behaviour. Report No. 2002. 10 (LINZ® Activity & Health Research Unit). Commissioned by Accident Compensation Corporation. Dunedin: University of Otago. 103p.

Wilson, N. C., Cleghorn, C. L., & Blakey, C. W. (2002). Evaluation of the SportSmart Netball Presentations & Resources 2002. Report No. 2002.11 (LINZ® Activity & Health Research Unit). Commissioned by Accident Compensation Corporation. Dunedin: University of Otago. 35p.

2000

Journal - Research Article

Heath, A.-L. M., Tuttle, C. R., Cleghorn, C. L., & Parnell, W. R. (2000). A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with infant feeding in a New Zealand Maori population. Journal of the New Zealand Dietetic Association, 54(2), 94-98.