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Cristina_Cleghorn_profileBSc, MSc, PhD
Senior Research Fellow, SiHMNet, HePPRU, (formerly) BODE³

Email cristina.cleghorn@otago.ac.nz

Research interests and activities

Dr Cristina Cleghorn is a Public Health Nutrition researcher with a strong interest in sustainable nutrition and the prevention of chronic disease through diet, physical activity and tobacco control.

In her current role as a Senior Research Fellow in the SiHMNet modelling network, and formerly as part of the Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE3), Cristina is working on modelling intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of dietary interventions in the New Zealand population. This work has included the quantification of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with dietary consumption in New Zealand which can now be used to measure the impact of various dietary interventions on GHG emissions. She leads a Healthier Lives-funded project on assessing the health and environmental benefits of sustainable NZ diets; A sustainable diet for health and the climate in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Cristina completed her PhD investigating the relationships between agrobiodiversity, dietary diversity and nutritional status in Tanzania at Leeds University (UK).

Publications

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 Journal - Research Other

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/ Journal - Research Article

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 Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

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 Journal - Research Other

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 - Research Other

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