Biography
Elena George is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics. She completed her PhD at La Trobe University investigating the efficacy of a Mediterranean diet and a low fat diet in the reversal of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance. Elena has experience in the private practice and the clinical research settings as a practising dietitian. She is interested in translational research, in particular enhancing evidence based practice in dietetics through research. Her interests are in traditional dietary patterns and their practical application for the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Her research also focuses on the provision of dietary interventions within multicultural cohorts prevalent in countries such as Australia. Elena is particularly interested in metabolic syndrome, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular disease.
Read more on Elena's profileResearch interests
Dietary patterns e.g. Mediterranean diet for the prevention and management of chronic diseases in clinical trials and nutrition epidemiology
The provision of dietary interventions and multi-modal lifestyle interventions within diverse clinical cohorts prevalent in countries such as Australia.
Metabolic syndrome, diabetes, metabolic associated fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease.
Units taught
Principles of Dietetics
Dietary Modification to Improve Health
Research for Evidence Based Dietetic Practice
Clinical Dietetic Practice
Publications
M Mazidi, A Kengne, E George, M Siervo
(2021), Vol. 125, pp. 1043-1050, British Journal of Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Sheikh Shariful Islam, Elena George, Ralph Maddison
(2021), Vol. 7, pp. 1-10, mHealth: A journal for research, validation, and discussion of mobile technology, digital health, and medicine, Shatin, Hong Kong, C1
The association between diet and hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review
E George, S Sood, A Broughton, G Cogan, M Hickey, W Chan, S Sudan, A Nicoll
(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 1-23, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Elena George, Stavroula Gavrili, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Yannis Manios, George Moschonis
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 2823-2833, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Sze Tan, Ekavi Georgousopoulou, Barbara Cardoso, Robin Daly, Elena George
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 1-12, BMC geriatrics, London, Eng., C1
W Marx, E George, H Mayr, C Thomas, K Sarapis, G Moschonis, G Kennedy, A Pipingas, J Willcox, L Prendergast, C Itsiopoulos
(2020), Vol. 77, pp. 523-528, Nutrition and dietetics, Chichester, Eng., C1
M Mohsen, N Katsiki, E George, M Banach
(2020), Vol. 124, pp. 1303-1310, British journal of nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
K Wittholz, K Fetterplace, M Clode, E George, C MacIsaac, R Judson, J Presneill, A Deane
(2020), Vol. 33, pp. 414-422, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, London, Eng., C1
M Mazidi, R Ofori-Asenso, E George, H Vatanparast
(2020), Vol. 27, pp. 133-138, High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention, Berlin, Germany, C1
A Tierney, C Rumble, L Billings, E George
(2020), Vol. 11, pp. 1453-1488, Advances in Nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
K Sarapis, C Thomas, J Hoskin, E George, W Marx, H Mayr, G Kennedy, A Pipingas, J Willcox, L Prendergast, C Itsiopoulos, G Moschonis
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-17, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Tala Raad, Elena George, Anne Griffin, Louise Larkin, Alexander Fraser, Norelee Kennedy, Audrey Tierney
(2020), Vol. 3, pp. 1-9, HRB open research, London, Eng., C1
Elena George, Skye Marshall, Hannah Mayr, Gina Trakman, Oana Tatucu-Babet, Annie-Claude Lassemillante, Andrea Bramley, Anjana Reddy, Adrienne Forsyth, Audrey Tierney, Colleen Thomas, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Wolfgang Marx
(2019), Vol. 59, pp. 2772-2795, Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, Abingdon, Eng., C1
A Reddy, E George, S Roberts, A Tierney
(2019), Vol. 77, pp. 765-786, Nutrition reviews, Oxford, Eng., C1
Jedha Dening, Sheikh Islam, Elena George, Ralph Maddison
(2019), pp. 1-13, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Pittsburgh, Pa., C1
E George, A Forsyth, C Itsiopoulos, A Nicoll, M Ryan, S Sood, S Roberts, A Tierney
(2018), Vol. 9, pp. 30-40, Advances in nutrition, Oxford, Eng., C1
C Itsiopoulos, W Marx, H Mayr, O Tatucu-Babet, S Dash, E George, G Trakman, J Kelly, C Thomas, L Brazionis
(2018), Vol. 14, pp. 42-51, Journal of nutrition and intermediary metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
E George, T Kucianski, H Mayr, G Moschonis, A Tierney, C Itsiopoulos
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 1-20, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Hannah Mayr, Colleen Thomas, Audrey Tierney, Teagan Kucianski, Elena George, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, James Hebert, Nitin Shivappa, Catherine Itsiopoulos
(2018), Vol. 55, pp. 94-107, Nutrition research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Elena George, Stuart Roberts, Amanda Nicoll, Anjana Reddy, Tonya Paris, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Audrey Tierney
(2018), Vol. 48, pp. 1369-1376, Internal medicine journal, Chichester, Eng., C1
What is the optimal dietary composition for NAFLD?
Elena George, Audrey Tierney, Katrina Campbell, Graeme Macdonald, Ingrid Hickman
(2017), Vol. 16, pp. 346-355, Current hepatology reports, Cham, Switzerland, C1
Elena Papamiltiadous, Stuart Roberts, Amanda Nicoll, Marno Ryan, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Agus Salim, Audrey Tierney
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1-7, BMC gastroenterology, London, Eng., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
Associations between nut intake, cognition function and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in older adults
Dr Sze Yen Tan, Dr Barbara Rita Cardoso, Dr Elena George, Prof Robin Daly
- 2021: $18,146
- 2019: $18,559
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report