Ms Paige Brooker

PhD Candidate

p.brooker@uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

Paige has broad research interests which include: Chronodisruption and obesity, behaviour change, food labelling and policy, and health economics.
Profile: Paige graduated from The University of Western Australia in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours). Following graduation, she held a position as a Technical Marketing Officer at CBHGroup where she spearheaded a research project to predict the storage life of malt barley, which is currently in use commercially. Paige is an Associate Nutritionist and has worked with healthy, at-risk and clinical populations in the healthcare industry, and has applied her knowledge of public health in her PhD, which draws on components of behaviour change theories. To complement her PhD, Paige also teaches undergraduate students in the exercise, sports science and nutrition degree programs, and has supervised Honours and Masters students to completion.

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Research interests

Morning versus evening exercise: Its effect on body composition and weight loss

Project title

The influence of body composition, carbohydrate and caffeine intake on athletic performance

Advisors

Dr Michael Leveritt

Dr Sjaan Gomersall

Associate Professor Neil King

Publications

Journal Articles (18)

Conference Paper (1)

Journal Articles

James-Martin, Genevieve, Brooker, Paige G., Hendrie, Gilly A. and Stonehouse, Welma (2024). Avocado consumption and cardiometabolic disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 124 (2), 233-248.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2022.12.008

McMahon, Nicholas F., Brooker, Paige G., Pavey, Toby and Leveritt, Michael D. (2023). Assessment of dietary nitrate supplementation: prevalence of use, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among active Australians. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10 ARTN 1291431, 1291431. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1291431

Brooker, Paige G., Anastasiou, Kim, Smith, Benjamin P.C., Tan, Rebecca, Cleanthous, Xenia and Riley, Malcolm D. (2023). Nutrient composition of milk and plant-based milk alternatives: A cross-sectional study of products sold in Australia and Singapore. Food Research International, 173 113475, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113475

Anastasiou, Kim, Brooker, Paige G., Cleanthous, Xenia, Tan, Rebecca, Smith, Benjamin P. C. and Riley, Malcolm (2023). Oh so wweet: A comparative investigation of retail market composition of sweetened and flavoured beverages in Singapore and Australia. Nutrients, 15 (1) 247, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/nu15010247

Brooker, P.G., Hendrie, G.A., Anastasiou, K., Woodhouse, R., Pham, T. and Colgrave, M.L. (2023). Marketing strategies used for alternative protein products sold in Australian supermarkets in 2014, 2017 and 2021. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82 (OCE2) E98. doi: 10.1017/s0029665123001076

Brooker, P.G., Hendrie, G.A., Anastasiou, K. and Colgrave, M.L. (2023). The range and nutrient composition of alternative protein products sold in Australian supermarkets between 2014 and 2021. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82 (OCE2) E58. doi: 10.1017/s0029665123000678

Mohammadpour, Z., Page, A.J., Heilbronn, L.K., Brooker, P.G. and Hendrie, G.A. (2023). Is the more bitter diet, the healthier?. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82 (OCE2) E182. doi: 10.1017/s002966512300191x

Brooker, Paige G., Hendrie, Gilly A., Anastasiou, Kim, Woodhouse, Rachel, Pham, Theresa and Colgrave, Michelle L. (2022). Marketing strategies used for alternative protein products sold in Australian supermarkets in 2014, 2017, and 2021. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 1-19. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1087194

Brooker, Paige G., Gomersall, Sjaan R., King, Neil A. and Leveritt, Michael D. (2022). The efficacy of morning versus evening exercise for weight loss: a randomized controlled trial. Obesity, 31 (1), 83-95. doi: 10.1002/oby.23605

James-Martin, Genevieve, Baird, Danielle L., Hendrie, Gilly A., Bogard, Jessica, Anastasiou, Kim, Brooker, Paige G., Wiggins, Bonnie, Williams, Gemma, Herrero, Mario, Lawrence, Mark, Lee, Amanda J. and Riley, Malcolm D. (2022). Environmental sustainability in national food-based dietary guidelines: a global review. The Lancet Planetary Health, 6 (12), e977-e986. doi: 10.1016/s2542-5196(22)00246-7

Brooker, Paige G., Rebuli, Megan A., Williams, Gemma and Muhlhausler, Beverly S. (2022). Effect of fortified formula on growth and nutritional status in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrients, 14 (23) 5060, 1-25. doi: 10.3390/nu14235060

Brooker, Paige G., Gomersall, Sjaan R., King, Neil A., McMahon, Nicholas F. and Leveritt, Michael D. (2022). How do previously inactive individuals restructure their time to ‘fit in’ morning or evening exercise: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 46 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10865-022-00370-x

Brooker, Paige G., Hendrie, Gilly A., Anastasiou, Kim and Colgrave, Michelle L. (2022). The range and nutrient profile of alternative protein products sold in Australian supermarkets between 2014 and 2021. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 73 (8), 1067-1079. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2022.2137786

McMahon, Nicholas F., Brooker, Paige G., Pavey, Toby G. and Leveritt, Michael D. (2022). Nitrate, nitrite and nitrosamines in the global food supply. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 64 (9), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2124949

McMahon, Nicholas F., Brooker, Paige G., Kadach, Stefan, Pavey, Toby G. and Leveritt, Michael D. (2022). Estimating nitrate intake in the Australian diet: design and validation of a food frequency questionnaire. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 36 (1), 169-180. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13048

Tan, Rebecca, Chew, Sharon, Cleanthous, Xenia, Anastasiou, Kimberley, Brooker, Paige G., Pham, Theresa and Smith, Benjamin P. C. (2021). Assessment of artificial and natural sweeteners present in packaged non-alcoholic beverages (NABs) sold on the Singapore market. BMC Public Health, 21 (1) 1866, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11924-0

Brooker, Paige G., Jung, Mary E., Kelly-Bowers, Dominic, Morlotti, Veronica, Gomersall, Sjaan R., King, Neil A. and Leveritt, Michael D. (2021). Does the time-of-day of exercise influence the total volume of exercise? A cross-sectional analysis of objectively monitored physical activity among active individuals. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 18 (9), 1029-1036. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2020-0802

Brooker, Paige G., Gomersall, Sjaan R., King, Neil A. and Leveritt, Michael D. (2019). The feasibility and acceptability of morning versus evening exercise for overweight and obese adults: a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 14 100320, 100320. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100320

Conference Paper

Brooker, Paige G., Gomersall, Sjaan R., King, Neil A. and Leveritt, Michael D. (2019). Examining the role of EXERCISE Time-Of-DAY for weight loss and associated health outcomes: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (EXERCISE-TODAY). Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Scientific Conference, Online, 2019. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2016.10.209