Professor Rachael McLean

2024

Journal - Research Article

Peniamina, R., & McLean, R. M. (2024). Experiences of healthcare practitioners providing nutrition care to people with cancer in New Zealand: A qualitative study. Nutrition & Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/02601060231207439

Journal - Research Other

Wang, N. X., Skeaff, S. A., Cameron, C., & McLean, R. M. (2024). Does iodised salt sold in New Zealand contain enough iodine? New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1597), 91-95. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/

2023

Journal - Research Article

McLean, R. M., Wang, N. X., Cameron, C., & Skeaff, S. A. (2023). Measuring sodium from discretionary salt: Comparison of methods. Nutrients, 15, 5076. doi: 10.3390/nu15245076

Wang, N. X., McLean, R. M., Cameron, C. M., & Skeaff, S. A. (2023). Adjusting the iodine content of iodised salt to meet the recommended intake for women of reproductive age: A simulation study with a reduced sodium scenario. Journal of Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.09.024

Widyastuti, T. N., Turner, R., Harcombe, H., & McLean, R. (2023). Trends in body mass index of Indonesian adults between 1993 and 2014: A longitudinal population-based study. Public Health Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/s1368980023000472

Eyles, H., Grey, J., Jiang, Y., Umali, E., McLean, R., Te Morenga, L., … Ni Mhurchu, C. (2023). Effectiveness of a sodium-reduction smartphone app and reduced-sodium salt to lower sodium intake in adults with hypertension: Findings from the salt alternatives randomized controlled trial. JMIR mHealth & uHealth, 11, e43675. doi: 10.2196/43675

Wang, N. X., McLean, R. M., Cameron, C., & Skeaff, S. A. (2023). The quantification of sodium intake from discretionary salt intake in New Zealand using the lithium-tagged salt method. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 1065710. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1065710

Campbell, N. R. C., Whelton, P. K., Orias, M., Wainford, R. D., Cappuccio, F. P., Ide, N., … McLean, R. M., … Zhang, X.-H. (2023). 2022 World Hypertension League, Resolve To Save Lives and International Society of Hypertension dietary sodium (salt) global call to action. Journal of Human Hypertension, 37, 428-437. doi: 10.1038/s41371-022-00690-0

McNoe, B. M., Marsh, L., Venter, N., Morgaine, K. C., Reeder, A. I., & McLean, R. M. (2023). National Sporting Organisation policies: A health promotion opportunity? Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34, 480-487. doi: 10.1002/hpja.601

Journal - Research Other

Campbell, N. R. C., He, F. J., McLean, R. M., Cappuccio, F. P., & MacGregor, G. M. (2023). Comment on: Less sodium and more potassium to reduce cardiovascular risk and the PURE study. European Heart Journal Open, 3, oead096. doi: 10.1093/ehjopen/oead096

McLean, R. M. (2023). Salt substitutes: An important tool to increase potassium and reduce sodium intakes? Nutrients, 15, 2647. doi: 10.3390/nu15122647

McLean, R. M. (2023). Benefits of salt substitution in care facilities for the elderly. Nature Medicine, 29, 789-790. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02279-7

McLean, R. M., He, F. J., & MacGregor, G. A. (2023). Flawed research methods result in misleading conclusions. Journal of Human Hypertension. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41371-023-00818-w

McLean, R. M., Widyastuti, T. N., & Eyles, H. (2023). Effectiveness of WHO sodium benchmarks to reduce morbidity and mortality: Evidence from Australia. Hypertension, 80, 550-552. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.122.20522

Beck, E. J., Ball, L., Lepre, B. M., McLean, R., Wall, C., Adamski, M., … Crowley, J. (2023). Now is the time to act on nutrition in medical education. Medical Journal of Australia, 218(3), 100-102. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51829

Campbell, N. R. C., Cappuccio, F. P., McLean, R. M., He, F. J., & MacGregor, G. A. (2023). Comment on Hogas et al. Salt, not always a cardiovascular enemy? A mini-review and modern perspective. Medicina 2022, 58, 1175. Medicina, 59, 51. doi: 10.3390/medicina59010051

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Widyastuti, N., Turner, R., Harcombe, H., & McLean, R. (2023). Trends in body mass index z-score of Indonesian children and adolescents between 1993 and 2014: A longitudinal population-based study. Proceedings of the New Zealand Biostatistics Conference. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/2023-biostatistics-conference

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McLean, R. (2023, November). Dietary salt reduction: A clear path forward obscured by fog. Verbal presentation at the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre (EDOR) 20th Anniversary Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2022

Journal - Research Article

McKenzie, B. L., Waqa, G., Mounsey, S., Johnson, C., Woodward, M., Buse, K., … McLean, R., & Webster, J. (2022). Incorporating a gender lens into nutrition and health-related policies in Fiji: Analysis of policies and stakeholder perspectives. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21(1), 148. doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01745-x

Xie, Z., Zhang, K. Z., Thein, H., Kataoka, M., & McLean, R. (2022). We are Asian people, you know": Perspectives and experiences of New Zealand Asian in-centre haemodialysis patients. Renal Society of Australasia Journal, 18(2), 62-67. doi: 10.33235/rsaj.18.2.62-67

McKenzie, B. L., Waqa, G., Hart, A. C., Silatolu, A. M., Palagyi, A., Norton, R., McLean, R., & Webster, J. (2022). Gender roles, generational changes, and environmental challenges: An intersectional interpretation of perceptions on healthy diets among iTaukei women and men in Fiji. Public Health Nutrition, 25(11), 3146-3157. doi: 10.1017/s1368980022001677

Wang, N. X., Skeaff, S., Cameron, C., Fleming, E., & McLean, R. M. (2022). Sodium in the New Zealand diet: Proposed voluntary food reformulation targets will not meet the WHO goal of a 30% reduction in total sodium intake. European Journal of Nutrition, 61, 3067-3076. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02864-5

Cappuccio, F. P., Campbell, N. R. C., He, F. J., Jacobson, M. F., MacGregor, G. A., Antman, E., … McLean, R. M., … Willett, W. (2022). Sodium and health: Old myths and a controversy based on denial. Current Nutrition Reports, 11, 172-184. doi: 10.1007/s13668-021-00383-z

Peniamina, R., & McLean, R. (2022). Nutrition support in oncology care in Aotearoa New Zealand: Current practice, and where to from here? New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1549), 11-25. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

McLean, R. (2022). Low sodium salt substitutes: A tool for sodium reduction and cardiovascular health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 8, ED000158. doi: 10.1002/14651858.Ed000158

Campbell, N. R. C., He, F. J., McLean, R. M., Cappuccio, F. P., Woodward, M., MacGregor, G. A., … Mitchell, I. (2022). Dietary sodium and cardiovascular disease in China: Addressing the authors’ response, statements and claims. Journal of Hypertension, 40(9), 1831-1836. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003122

Campbell, N. R. C., He, F. J., Cappuccio, F. P., MacGregor, G. A., & McLean, R. M. (2022). Levels of dietary sodium intake: Diverging associations with arterial stiffness and Atheromatosis: Concerns about the evidence review and methods. Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 63, 92-93. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2021.06.001

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McKenzie, B. L., Waqa, G., Hart, A., Moala Silatolu, A., Palagyi, A., Norton, R., McLean, R., & Webster, J. (2022). Perceptions on healthy eating among iTaukei women and men in Viti Levu, Fiji: An intersectional interpretation. Obesity Reviews, 23(Suppl. 2), (pp. 135). doi: 10.1111/obr.13503

Widyastuti, N., McLean, R., Turner, R., & Harcombe, H. (2022). Trends, determinants, and health consequences of overweight and obesity in Indonesia: A longitudinal study. Medical Sciences Forum, 9, 36. doi: 10.3390/msf2022009036

Wang, N., Skeaff, S. A., Cameron, C., Fleming, E., & McLean, R. (2022). Modelling the impact of a voluntary food reformulation initiative to reduce sodium intake in the New Zealand diet. Medical Sciences Forum, 9, 24. doi: 10.3390/msf2022009024

2021

Chapter in Book - Research

McLean, R. M., & Wang, N. X. (2021). Potassium. In N. A. M. Eskin (Ed.), The latest research and development of minerals in human nutrition: Advances in food and nutrition research (Vol. 96). (pp. 89-121). Cambridge, MA: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2021.02.013

Journal - Research Article

Peniamina, R., Davies, C., Moata'ane, L., Signal, L., Tavite, H., Te Morenga, L., & McLean, R. (2021). Food, nutrition and cancer: Perspectives and experiences of New Zealand cancer survivors. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1545), 22-35. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Te Morenga, L., Kruimer, D., McLean, R., Sabadel, A. J. M., Van Hale, R., Tatin, X., … Mann, J., & Merriman, T. (2021). Associations between sugars intakes and urinary sugars excretion and carbon stable isotope ratios in red blood cells as biomarkers of sugars intake in a predominantly Māori population. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, 637267. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.637267

McLean, R. M., Xie, Z., Nelson, V., Nosa, V., Po’e-Tofaeono, A., Walker, R., & Wyeth, E. H. (2021). Experiences of New Zealand haemodialysis patients in relation to food and nutrition management: A qualitative study. Nutrients, 13(7), 2299. doi: 10.3390/nu13072299

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., & Miller, J. C. (2021). Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight. eLIFE, 10, e60060. doi: 10.7554/eLife.60060

Gage, R., Girling-Butcher, M., Joe, E., Smith, M., Ni Mhurchu, C., McKerchar, C., Puloka, V., McLean, R., & Signal, L. (2021). The frequency and context of snacking among children: An objective analysis using wearable cameras. Nutrients, 13, 103. doi: 10.3390/nu13010103

Journal - Research Other

Campbell, N. R. C., He, F. J., McLean, R. M., Woodward, M., MacGregor, G. A., & Cappuccio, F. P. (2021). Dietary sodium and cardiovascular disease in China: Concerns about the methods, conclusions, and evidence review. Journal of Hypertension, 39(7), 1466-1467. doi: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002873

McLean, R. M., & Campbell, N. (2021). Spot urine is a poor predictor of dietary sodium intake in individuals. American Journal of Hypertension, 34(7), 773. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpab045

2020

Journal - Research Article

Santos, J. A., Li, K. C., Huang, L., McLean, R., Petersen, K., Di Tanna, G. L., & Webster, J. (2020). Change in mean salt intake over time using 24-h urine versus overnight and spot urine samples: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Journal, 19(1), 136. doi: 10.1186/s12937-020-00651-8

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., Miller, J. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2020). Height, Body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: A pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants. Lancet, 396(10261), 1511-1522. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31859-6

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., & Miller, J. C. (2020). National trends in total cholesterol obscure heterogeneous changes in HDL and non-HDL cholesterol and total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio: A pooled analysis of 458 population-based studies in Asian and Western countries. International Journal of Epidemiology, 49(1), 173-192. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz099

Journal - Research Other

Petersen, K. S., Malta, D., Rae, S., Dash, S., Webster, J., McLean, R., … Arcand, J. (2020). Further evidence that methods based on spot urine samples should not be used to examine sodium-disease relationships from the Science of Salt: A regularly updated systematic review of salt and health outcomes (November 2018 to August 2019) [Policy statement from the World Hypertension League]. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 22(10), 1741-1753. doi: 10.1111/jch.13958

O'Toole, C., Gage, R., McKerchar, C., Puloka, V., McLean, R., & Signal, L. (2020). Is snacking the new eating norm for New Zealand children? An urgent call for research. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1517), 131-132. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

McLean, R. (2020). Dietary salt reduction for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Nepal. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 22, 280-282. doi: 10.1111/jch.13805

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Marsh, L., McNoe, B., McLean, R., Venter, N., Reeder, A. I., & Morgaine, K. (2020). Smokefree policies in New Zealand National Sporting Federations. Proceedings of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 121-122). [Abstract]

Venter, N., McLean, R., Marsh, L., & McNoe, B. (2020). Consideration of healthy food, beverage and alcohol policy documents by New Zealand national sporting organisations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1518), (pp. 95). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2019

Journal - Research Article

Peniamina, R., Skeaff, S., Haszard, J. J., & McLean, R. (2019). Comparison of 24-h diet records, 24-h urine, and duplicate diets for estimating dietary intakes of potassium, sodium, and iodine in children. Nutrients, 11(12), 2927. doi: 10.3390/nu11122927

McLean, R., Cameron, C., Butcher, E., Cook, N. R., Woodward, M., & Campbell, N. R. C. (2019). Comparison of 24-hour urine and 24-hour diet recall for estimating dietary sodium intake in populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 21(12), 1753-1762. doi: 10.1111/jch.13729

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., Miller, J. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2019). Long-term and recent trends in hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in 12 high-income countries: An analysis of 123 nationally representative surveys. Lancet, 394, 639-651. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31145-6

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., Miller, J. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2019). Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults. Nature, 569(7755), 260-264. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1171-x

Journal - Research Other

Santos, J. A., Sparks, E., Thout, S. R., McKenzie, B., Trieu, K., Hoek, A., … McLean, R., … Webster, J. (2019). The Science of Salt: A global review on changes in sodium levels in foods. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 21, 1043-1056. doi: 10.1111/jch.13628

McLean, R. M., Petersen, K. S., Arcand, J., Malta, D., Rae, S., Thout, S. R., … Campbell, N. R. C. (2019). Science of Salt: A regularly updated systematic review of salt and health outcomes studies (April to October 2018). Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 21, 1030-1042. doi: 10.1111/jch.13611

Campbell, N. R. C., He, F. J., Tan, M., Cappuccio, F. P., Neal, B., Woodward, M., … McLean, R., … Lackland, D. T. (2019). The International Consortium for Quality Research on Dietary Sodium/Salt (TRUE) position statement on the use of 24-hour, spot, and short duration (<24 hours) timed urine collections to assess dietary sodium intake. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 21, 700-709. doi: 10.1111/jch.13551

Thout, S. R., Santos, J. A., McKenzie, B., Trieu, K., Johnson, C., McLean, R., … Webster, J. (2019). The Science of Salt: Updating the evidence on global estimates of salt intake. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 21(6), 710-721. doi: 10.1111/jch.13546

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Thout, S. R., Santos, J. A., McKenzie, B., Trieu, K., McLean, R., & Webster, J. (2019). Comparison of mean salt intake from recent surveys (2011 to 2017) with The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2010 estimates. Proceedings, 5(2), (pp. 76). doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019005002

McLean, R. M., Farmer, V. L., Nettleton, A., Cameron, C. M., Cook, N. R., & Campbell, N. R. C. (2019). Assessment of dietary sodium intake using dietary assessment versus 24-h urine: A systematic literature review. Proceedings, 5(2), (pp. 74-75). doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019005002

McLean, R., Cameron, C. M., Butcher, E., & Otley, N. G. (2019). Twenty four hour diet recall for assessing dietary sodium: Does behaviour change in different contexts and population groups? Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting: Healthy People, Healthy Planet. (pp. 1121). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. Retrieved from http://isbnpa2019.venuewest.com

Eyles, H., Bhana, N., Lee, S. E., Grimes, C., McLean, R., Nowson, C., & Wall, C. (2019). Measuring children's sodium and potassium intakes in New Zealand: A pilot study. Proceedings, 8(1), 14. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019008014

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McLean, R. (2019, February). Measuring population sodium intake: A WHO priority but how should we do it? Verbal presentation at the Focus on Fibre & Food Monitoring Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2018

Journal - Research Article

McLean, R. M., Farmer, V. L., Nettleton, A., Cameron, C. M., Cook, N. R., Woodward, M., … TRUE Consortium (International Consortium for Quality Research on Dietary Sodium/Salt). (2018). Twenty-four–hour diet recall and diet records compared with 24-hour urinary excretion to predict an individual’s sodium consumption: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 20(10), 1360-1376. doi: 10.1111/jch.13391

Eyles, H., Bhana, N., Lee, S. E., McLean, R., Nowson, C., & Wall, C. (2018). Measuring children’s sodium and potassium intakes in NZ: A pilot study. Nutrients, 10, 1198. doi: 10.3390/nu10091198

Shearer, D. M., Thomson, W. M., Cameron, C. M., Ramrakha, S., Wilson, G., Wong, T. Y., Williams, M. J. A., McLean, R., Theodore, R., & Poulton, R. (2018). Periodontitis and multiple markers of cardiometabolic risk in the fourth decade: A cohort study. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 46(6), 615-623. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12414

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., Miller, J. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2018). Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: A pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47(3), 872-883i. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy016

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

McLean, R. M., Williams, S. M., Te Morenga, L. A., & Mann, J. I. (2018). Spot urine and 24-h diet recall estimates of dietary sodium intake from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survery: A comparison. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 72, 1120-1127. doi: 10.1038/s41430-018-0176-0

Xie, Z., McLean, R., & Marshall, M. (2018). Dietary sodium and other nutrient intakes among patients undergoing hemodialysis in New Zealand. Nutrients, 10(4), 502. doi: 10.3390/nu10040502

Journal - Research Other

Lucko, A. M., Doktorchik, C., Woodward, M., Cogswell, M., Neal, B., Rabi, D., … McLean, R., … for the TRUE Consortium. (2018). Percentage of ingested sodium excreted in 24-hour urine collections: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 20, 1220-1229. doi: 10.1111/jch.13353

McKenzie, B., Santos, J., Trieu, K., Thout, S. R., Johnson, C., Arcand, J., … McLean, R. (2018). The Science of Salt: A focused review on salt-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, and gender differences. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 20(5), 850-866. doi: 10.1111/jch.13289

Mann, J., Meerpohl, J., Nishida, C., McLean, R., & Te Morenga, L. (2018). Associations of fats and carbohydrates with cardiovascular disease and mortality: PURE and simple? Lancet, 391(10131), 1676. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30804-3

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Xie, Z., McLean, R. M., & Marshall, M. R. (2018). Nutrient intake and adherence to dietary guidelines in haemodialysis patients in New Zealand: Room for improvement. Proceedings, 2(573), (pp. 87). doi: 10.3390/proceedings2120573

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McLean, R. (2018, February). Nutrient intakes and adherence to dietary guidelines in haemodialysis patients in NZ: Room for improvement. Verbal presentation at the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine In-House Convention, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Mann, J., & McLean, R. (2017). Cardiovascular diseases. In J. Mann & A. S. Truswell (Eds.), Essentials of human nutrition. (5th ed.) (pp. 381-407). Oxford University Press.

Journal - Research Article

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., Miller, J. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2017). Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: A pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet, 390(10113), 2627-2642. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32129-3

McLean, R. M., Farmer, V. L., Nettleson, A., Cameron, C. M., Cook, N. R., Campbell, N. R. C., & TRUE Consortium (International Consortium for Quality Research on Dietary Sodium/Salt). (2017). Assessment of dietary sodium intake using a food frequency questionnaire and 24-hour urinary sodium excretion: A systematic literature review. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 19(12), 1214-1230. doi: 10.1111/jch.13148

Kibblewhite, R., Nettleton, A., McLean, R., Haszard, J., Fleming, E., Kruimer, D., & Te Morenga, L. (2017). Estimating free and added sugar intakes in New Zealand. Nutrients, 9(12), 1292. doi: 10.3390/nu9121292

Ning, S. X., Mainvil, L. A., Thomson, R. K., & McLean, R. M. (2017). Dietary sodium reduction in New Zealand: Influence of the Tick label. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 26(6), 1133-1138. doi: 10.6133/apjcn.032017.06

Eyles, H., McLean, R., Neal, B., Jiang, Y., Doughty, R. N., McLean, R., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2017). A salt-reduction smartphone app supports lower-salt food purchases for people with cardiovascular disease: Findings from the SaltSwitch randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 24(3), 1435-1444. doi: 10.1177/2047487317715713

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., Miller, J. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2017). Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: A pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19.1 million participants. Lancet, 389(10064), 37-55. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31919-5

Journal - Research Other

Johnson, C., Santos, J. A., McKenzie, B., Thout, S. R., Trieu, K., McLean, R., … Webster, J. (2017). The Science of Salt: A regularly updated systematic review of the implementation of salt reduction interventions (September 2016-February 2017). Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 19(10), 928-938. doi: 10.1111/jch.13099

TRUE Consortium, including McLean, R. (2017). Recommended standards for assessing blood pressure in human research where blood pressure or hypertension is a major focus. Journal of Human Hypertension, 31(8), 487-490. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2017.10

Webster, J., Waqanivalu, T., Arcand, J., Trieu, K., Cappuccio, F. P., Appel, L. J., … McLean, R. (2017). Understanding the science that supports population-wide salt reduction programs. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 196, 569-576. doi: 10.1111/jch.12994

Santos, J. A., Trieu, K., Raj, T. S., Arcand, J., Johnson, C., Webster, J., & McLean, R. (2017). The Science of Salt: A regularly updated systematic review of the implementation of salt reduction interventions (March-August 2016). Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 19(4), 439-451. doi: 10.1111/jch.12971

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Eyles, H., McCarroll, R., Neal, B., Jiang, Y., Doughty, R., McLean, R., & Ni Mhurchu, C. (2017). A salt-reduction smartphone app for people with cardiovascular disease: Trial findings. Proceedings of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference. (pp. 6). Retrieved from http://www.hinz.org.nz/

Te Morenga, L., Kibblewhite, R., Nettleton, A., & McLean, R. (2017). Estimating free sugars intake in New Zealand. Nutrients, 9(4). doi: 10.3390/nu9040348

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bhana, N., Lee, S. E., McLean, R., Grimes, C., Nowson, C., Wall, C., & Eyles, H. (2017, November). The feasibility of 24-hour urine and dietary recall methods for measuring sodium and potassium intakes in New Zealand children. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate and Early Career Nutrition Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

2016

Journal - Research Article

Shearer, D. M., Thomson, W. M., Broadbent, J. M., McLean, R., Poulton, R., & Mann, J. (2016). High-risk glycated hemoglobin trajectories established by mid-20s: Findings from a birth cohort study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 4(1), e000243. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000243

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., Miller, J. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2016). A century of trends in adult human height. eLIFE, 5, e13410. doi: 10.7554/eLife.13410

Thomson, R. K., McLean, R. M., Ning, S. X., & Mainvil, L. A. (2016). Tick front-of-pack label has a positive nutritional impact on foods sold in New Zealand. Public Health Nutrition, 19(16), 2949-2958. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016001208

Lofthouse, C., Te Morenga, L., & McLean, R. (2016). Sodium reduction in New Zealand requires major behaviour change. Appetite, 105, 721-730. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.07.006

Jones, E., McLean, R., Davies, B., Hawkins, R., Meiklejohn, E., Ma, Z. F., & Skeaff, S. (2016). Adequate iodine status in New Zealand school children post-fortification of bread with iodised salt. Nutrients, 8(5), 298. doi: 10.3390/nu8050298

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), including Mann, J. I., McLean, R. M., Miller, J. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2016). Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants. Lancet, 387(10026), 1377-1396. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30054-X

Huang, L., Crino, M., Wu, J. H. Y., Woodward, M., Barzi, F., Land, M.-A., McLean, R., … Neal, B. (2016). Mean population salt intake estimated from 24-h urine samples and spot urine samples: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Epidemiology, 45(1), 239-250. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv313

Prentice, C. A., Smith, C., & McLean, R. M. (2016). Sodium in commonly consumed fast foods in New Zealand: A public health opportunity. Public Health Nutrition, 19(6), 958-966. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015001731

Edmonds, J. C., McLean, R. M., Williams, S. M., & Skeaff, S. A. (2016). Urinary iodine concentration of New Zealand adults improves with mandatory fortification of bread with iodised salt but not to predicted levels. European Journal of Nutrition, 55(3), 1201-1212. doi: 10.1007/s00394-015-0933-y

Journal - Research Other

Mann, J., Te Morenga, L., McLean, R., Swinburn, B., Ni Mhurchu, C., Jackson, R., Kennedy, J., & Beaglehole, R. (2016). Dietary guidelines on trial: The charges are not evidence based. Lancet, 388(10047), 851-853. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31278-8

Johnson, C., Raj, T. S., Trieu, K., Arcand, J., Wong, M. M. Y., McLean, R., … Webster, J. (2016). The Science of Salt: A systematic review of quality clinical salt outcome studies June 2014 to May 2015. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 18(9), 823-839. doi: 10.1111/jch.12877

Trieu, K., McLean, R., Johnson, C., Santos, J. A., Angell, B., Arcand, J., … Webster, J. (2016). The Science of Salt: A regularly updated systematic review of the implementation of salt reduction interventions (June-October 2015). Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 18(6), 487-494. doi: 10.1111/jch.12806

Arcand, J., Wong, M. M. Y., Trieu, K., Leung, A. A., Campbell, N. R. C., Webster, J., … McLean, R., & Neal, B. (2016). The Science of Salt: A regularly updated systematic review of salt and health outcomes (June and July 2015). Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 18(5), 371-377. doi: 10.1111/jch.12762

Arcand, J., Webster, J., Johnston, C., Raj, T. S., Neal, B., McLean, R., … Campbell, N. R. C. (2016). Announcing "Up to Date in the Science of Sodium". Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 18(2), 85-88. doi: 10.1111/jch.12732

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McCallum, J., Clark, P., Reed, P., McLean, R., & Wheeler, C. (2016). Measuring the height/length of children with cerebral palsy in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 68th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 91). Retrieved from http://www.paediatrics.org.nz/

McLean, R., Lofthouse, C., & Te Morenga, L. (2016). Feasibility of a low salt diet in New Zealand: A pilot study. Journal of Hypertension, 34(e-Suppl.), (pp. e503-e504). doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000501366.80130.73

Thomson, R. K., McLean, R. M., Ning, S. X., & Mainvil, L. A. (2016). Tick front-of-pack label has a positive nutritional impact on foods sold in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Dietitians New Zealand National Meeting: Nourishing Our Knowledge. (pp. 26-27). Retrieved from http://dietitians.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McLean, R., Lofthouse, C., & Te Morenga, L. (2016, September). Low salt diets require big effort in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (NZCPHM) Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshop, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2015

Chapter in Book - Research

Coppell, K. J., & McLean, R. M. (2015). Risk factors for diabetes type 1 and type 2. In P. Peplow, J. Adams & T. Young (Eds.), Cardiovascular and metabolic disease: Scientific discoveries and new therapies (RSC Drug Discovery Series No. 45). (pp. 254-273). Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry. doi: 10.1039/9781782622390-00254

McLean, R. M. (2015). Hypertension. In D. M. Bier, J. Mann, D. H. Alpers, H. H. E. Vorster & M. J. Gibney (Eds.), Nutrition for the primary care provider: World review of nutrition and dietetics (Vol. 111). (pp. 100-103). Basel, Switzerland: Karger. doi: 10.1159/000362306

Journal - Research Article

McLean, R., Edmonds, J., Williams, S., Mann, J., & Skeaff, S. (2015). Balancing sodium and potassium: Estimates of intake in a New Zealand adult population sample. Nutrients, 7(11), 8930-8938. doi: 10.3390/nu7115439

Journal - Research Other

Theodore, R., McLean, R., & Te Morenga, L. (2015). Challenges to addressing obesity for Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39(6), 509-512. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12418

Skeaff, M., Mann, J., Te Morenga, L., & McLean, R. (2015). Effects of low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets. Annals of Internal Medicine, 162(5), 392-393. doi: 10.7326/L15-5192-4

McLean, R., Skeaff, M., Mann, J., & Te Morenga, L. (2015). Are some diets "mass murder"? Dietary guidelines worldwide advise limiting saturated fat in favour of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. BMJ, 350, h625. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h625

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McLean, R. M., Edmonds, J. C., Williams, S. M., Mann, J. I., & Skeaff, S. A. (2015). Estimates of sodium and potassium intake in a New Zealand adult population sample: Have we got the balance right? Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia, 39, (pp. 100). Sydney, Australia: Nutrition Society of Australia. [Abstract]

Jones, E., Davies, B., Hawkins, R., Meiklejohn, E., McLean, R., & Skeaff, S. (2015). The fortification of bread with iodised salt eradicates iodine deficiency in New Zealand schoolchildren. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia, 39, (pp. 44). Sydney, Australia: Nutrition Society of Australia. [Abstract]

Thomson, R., Mainvil, L., McLean, R., & Ning, S. (2015). Impact of the tick programme on the nutrient content of high saturated fat foods sold in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 38). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/

Smith, M., Jenkin, G., Signal, L., & McLean, R. (2015). Consuming calories and creating cavities: Beverages NZ children associate with sport. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting. (pp. 349). Retrieved from http://eventmobi.com/isbnpa2015/documents/103270

Smith, M., Jenkin, G., Signal, L., & McLean, R. (2015). Consuming calories and creating cavities: Beverages NZ children associate with sport. Proceedings of the Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA) 6th National Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference. (pp. 24). Retrieved from http://www.ana.org.nz/news-and-events/events/anas-6th-national-nutrition-and-physical-activity-conference

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Hawkins, R., Davies, B., Jones, E., McLean, R., Meiklejohn, E., & Skeaff, S. (2015, December). The iodine status of New Zealand school children post-fortification of bread with iodine. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Nutrition Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

Lofthouse, C. J., McLean, R., & Te Morenga, L. (2015, December). Low sodium diets: Feasibility in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Nutrition Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

Smith, M., McLean, R., Palmer, M., Hadrup, A., Cotter, J., & Baldi, C. (2015, September). Tackling obesity and physical activity [Plenary]. Panel discussion at the Public Health Association Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

McLean, R. M. (2014). Measuring population sodium intake: A review of methods. Nutrients, 6(11), 4651-4662. doi: 10.3390/nu6114651

Smith, M., Jenkin, G., Signal, L., & McLean, R. (2014). Consuming calories and creating cavities: Beverages NZ children associate with sport. Appetite, 81, 209-217. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.06.015

McLean, R., Williams, S., & Mann, J. (2014). Monitoring population sodium intake using spot urine samples: Validation in a New Zealand population. Journal of Human Hypertension, 28, 657-662. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2014.10

McLean, R., & Hoek, J. (2014). Sodium and nutrition labelling: A qualitative study exploring New Zealand consumers' food purchasing behaviours. Public Health Nutrition, 17(5), 1138-1146. doi: 10.1017/s1368980013001079

Journal - Research Other

McLean, R., & Mann, J. (2014). Tackling obesity: A call to action. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1406). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Mann, J., McLean, R., Skeaff, M., & Te Morenga, L. (2014). Low carbohydrate diets: Going against the grain. Lancet, 384(9953), 1479-1480. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61413-6

Te Morenga, L., McLean, R., Skeaff, M., & Mann, J. (2014). Advice to reduce total and saturated fat, revisited. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1392). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Prentice, C. A., Smith, C., & McLean, R. M. (2014). Salted: Sodium in commonly consumed fast food in New Zealand. Nutrients, 6(11), (pp. 4741). doi: 10.3390/nu6114731

McLean, R., Skeaff, S., Edmonds, J., Williams, S., & Mann, J. (2014). Sodium, potassium and iodine excretion among New Zealand adults: Implications for public health. Journal of Hypertension, 32(e-Suppl. 1), (pp. e680-e681). [Abstract]

Huang, L., Crino, M., Jeffrey, P., Woodward, M., Barzi, F., McLean, R., … Bruce, N. (2014). Can spot urine be used to replace 24-hour urine for monitoring population salt intake? Journal of Hypertension, 32(e-Suppl. 1), (pp. e110). [Abstract]

Crino, M., Huang, L., Jeffrey, P., Woodward, M., Barzi, F., McLean, R., … Neal, B. (2014). Validity of equations used to estimate population salt consumption from spot urine samples. Journal of Hypertension, 32(e-Suppl. 1), (pp. e109-e110). [Abstract]

2013

Journal - Research Article

McLean, R. M., Williams, S., Mann, J. I., Miller, J. C., & Parnell, W. R. (2013). Blood pressure and hypertension in New Zealand: Results from the 2008/09 Adult Nutrition Survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1372). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Other

Mann, J., McLean, R., & Te Morenga, L. (2013). Evidence favours an association between saturated fat intake and coronary heart disease. BMJ, 347, f6851. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6851

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Edmonds, J., Skeaff, S. A., McLean, R., Ryan, T., & Boorman, J. (2013). Iodine intake of New Zealand children and adults post fortification of bread with iodine. Australasian Medical Journal, 6(11), (pp. 656). [Abstract]

Skeaff, S. A., Edmonds, J., Mann, J. I., & McLean, R. (2013). Twenty-four hour urinary excretion of iodine and sodium in New Zealand adults. Australasian Medical Journal, 6(11), (pp. 588). [Abstract]

Edmonds, J., McLean, R., Williams, S., & Skeaff, S. (2013). Iodine status of New Zealand adults has improved since mandatory fortification of bread. Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, 63(Suppl. 1), (pp. 1546). doi: 10.1159/000354245

Awarded Doctoral Degree

McLean, R. M. (2013). Sodium in New Zealand: Intake, consumer perceptions, and implications for chronic disease (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4296

2012

Journal - Research Article

McLean, R., Hoek, J., & Hedderley, D. (2012). Effects of alternative label formats on choice of high- and low-sodium products in a New Zealand population sample. Public Health Nutrition, 15(5), 783-791. doi: 10.1017/s1368980011003508

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McLean, R., Williams, S., Mann, J., & Parnell, W. (2012). Estimates of New Zealand population sodium intake: Use of spot urine in the 2008/09 Adult Nutrition Survey. Journal of Hypertension, 30(e-Suppl. 1), (pp. e306). doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000420510.93854.ca

McLean, R., Williams, S., Mann, J., & Parnell, W. (2012). Blood pressure and hypertension in New Zealand: Results from the 2008/09 Adult Nutrition Survey. Journal of Hypertension, 30(e-Suppl. 1), (pp. e32). doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000419926.71452.a6

2011

Journal - Research Article

McLean, R. M., Mann, J. I., & Hoek, J. (2011). World Salt Awareness Week: More action needed in New Zealand [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1332). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1332/4607/content.pdf

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McLean, R., Hoek, J., & Hedderley, D. (2011). Effects of nutrition information formats on lower-confidence consumers. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) Conference. Retrieved from http://anzmac.info/conference/2011-proceedings/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McLean, R. (2011, September). Public Health approaches to salt reduction and cardiovascular disease prevention. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

McLean, R. M., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. I. (2011, November-December). How much sodium are we eating? Estimates of population sodium intake from the 2008/2009 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey. Verbal presentation at the Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand and the Nutrition Society of Australia: Green & Lean, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2010

Chapter in Book - Research

Hoek, J., & McLean, R. (2010). Changing food environment and obesity: An overview. In J. Pearce & K. Witten (Eds.), Geographies of obesity: Environmental understandings of the obesity epidemic. (pp. 57-78). Farnham, UK: Ashgate.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Ryan, H., Hoek, J., & McLean, R. (2010). ″It might make me actually stop and think before I go and order″: Parents' views on quick service restaurant menu labelling. In R. Russell-Bennett & S. Rundle-Thiele (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Nonprofit & Social Marketing (INSM) Conference: Connecting Thought and Action. (pp. 171-175). Brisbane, Australia: Faculty of Business, Queensland University of Technology. [Full Paper]

Hoek, J., McLean, R., & Insch, A. (2010). Ideology, evidence and anti-consumption: A rhetorical analysis of reponses to obesity prevention measures. In M. S. W. Lee, D. Roux, H. Cherrier & B. Cova (Eds.), Proceedings of the Joint International Centre for Anti-Consumption Research (ICAR) and New Approaches to Consumer Resistance (NACRE) Conference: Anti-consumption and Consumer Resistance: Concepts, Concerns, Conflicts, and Convergence. (pp. 50-54). Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland Business School. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McLean, R., Hoek, J., & Mann, J. (2010). Labelling salt and food choice: Why less is more. In P. Ballantine & J. Finsterwalder (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) Conference: Doing More with Less. Christchurch, New Zealand: Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Canterbury. Retrieved from http://anzmac2010.org/proceedings/papers.html

McLean, R., Hoek, J., & Mann, J. (2010). Take with a grain of salt? Front-of-pack sodium nutrition claims. In K. C. Manning, K. J. Kelly & D. E. Sprott (Eds.), Proceedings of the Marketing and Public Policy Conference: Sustainability and Society. 20, (pp. 104). Chicago, IL: American Marketing Association. [Abstract]

2009

Journal - Research Article

McLean, R. M., Hoek, J. A., Buckley, S., Croxson, B., Cumming, J., Ehau, T. H., Fa'asalele Tanuvasa, A., Johnston, M., Mann, J. I., & Schofield, G. (2009). ″Healthy Eating - Healthy Action″: Evaluating New Zealand's obesity prevention strategy. BMC Public Health, 9, 452. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-452

McLean, R., & Connor, J. (2009). Alcohol and injury: A survey in primary care settings. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1303). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1303/3798/content.pdf

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Hoek, J., McLean, R., & Insch, A. (2009). Ideological or evidence-based? Evaluating school based food regulation decisions. Proceedings of the International Nonprofit and Social Marketing Conference (INSM): Sustainable Social Enterprise. Retrieved from http://www.insmconference.vu.edu.au/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Hoek, J., & McLean, R. (2009). Loss of balance? An examination of obesity, individual responsibility, and deep capture in New Zealand. In E. S. Moore, J. K. Pappalardo & W. L. Wilkie (Eds.), Proceedings of the Marketing and Public Policy Conference: Contributions, Controversies, and Continuing Challenges in the Worlds of Consumer Protection and Competition. 19, (pp. 196-197). Chicago, IL: American Marketing Association. [Abstract]

McLean, R. M., & Hoek, J. (2009). Nutrition, industry collaboration and evaluation: Managing ″deep capture″. Proceedings of the New Zealand Public Health Association Annual Conference: Research & Values: The Underpinnings of Public Health Practice. (pp. 31). Retrieved from http://www.pha.org.nz/phaconference.html

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McLean, R., & Hoek, J. (2009, July). Engaging with the food industry to improve nutrition: Managing the risk of 'deep capture'. Verbal presentation at the 33rd New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2008

Journal - Research Article

Palmer, S. E., McLean, R. M., Ellis, P. M., & Harrison-Woolrych, M. (2008). Life-threatening clozapine-induced gastrointestinal hypomotility: An analysis of 102 cases. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 69(5), 759-768.

2007

Journal - Research Article

McLean, R. M., & Harrison-Woolrych, M. (2007). Alopecia associated with quetiapine. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 22(2), 117-119. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e3280117fff

Journal - Research Other

Ellis, P. M., McLean, R. M., & Harrison-Woolrych, M. (2007). Clozapine: Fatal 'constipation' more common than fatal agranulocytosis. Prescriber Update, 28(1), 7. Retrieved from https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/publications/prescriber-update.asp

2006

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ellis, P., Harrison-Woolrych, M., & McLean, R. (2006). Clozapine: Fatal constipation more common than fatal agranulocytosis. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 18(6), (pp. 285). [Abstract]

2005

Journal - Research Article

Harrison-Woolrych, M., Herbison, P., McLean, R., Ashton, J., & Slattery, J. (2005). Incidence of thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients taking celecoxib compared with those taking rofecoxib. Drug Safety, 28(5), 435-442.