Caroline Giezenaar

About

Dr Caroline Giezenaar is a nutrition scientist, with a strong background in nutrition physiology, protein metabolism, and clinical trials. Caroline works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Riddet Institute, New Zealand, where she is leading a project to investigate the use of tryptophan-rich dairy proteins as a potential nutritional strategy to improve brain melatonin and serotonin production, to improve mood and sleep.

Employment

• Riddet Institute Postdoctoral research fellow
  2018 - Present
• The University of Adelaide Postdoctoral Researcher
  2018 - Present
• The University of Adelaide Research Officer
  2013 - 2014
• Massey University

Education

• The University of Adelaide PhD
  2014 - 2018
• Wageningen University & Research MSc in Human Physiology and Health Status
  2010 - 2013
• Wageningen University & Research BSc in Human Nutrition
  2007 - 2010

Projects & Funding

• General research grant Palmerston North Medical Research Foundation
  2020 - 2021
• Poster Award (Highly commended) International conference on Food Structures, Digestion and Health
  2019 - 2019
• Dean's commendation for doctoral thesis excellence University of Adelaide
  2018 - 2018
• University of Adelaide Research Medal for Outstanding Academic Performance 2018 The University of Adelaide
  2018 - 2018
• Early Career Travel Grant Nutrition Society of Australia
  2018 - 2018
• International Student Award for Academic Excellence (highly commended) StudeAdelaide
  2018 - 2018
• Finalist Ross Wishart Memorial Prize Australian Society for Medical Research
  2018 - 2018
• Nutrients student poster prize 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Clinical Nutrition (APCCN)
  2017 - 2017
• Travel grant Australian Physiology Society
  2017 - 2017
• Travel award Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide
  2017 - 2017
• Bob McMahon prize for best science presentation Australian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
  2016 - 2016
• Travel award Australian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
  2016 - 2016

Publications (30)

• Profiling the novel plant-based meat alternative category: Consumer affective and sensory response in the context of perceived similarity to meat
  Food Research International 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114465
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• Effects of Green and Gold Kiwifruit Varieties on Antioxidant Neuroprotective Potential in Pigs as a Model for Human Adults
  Alexander P. Kanon, Caroline Giezenaar, Nicole Clemence Roy +5 more
  Nutrients 2024 DOI: 10.3390/nu16081097
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• Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic product characteristics related to protein source, health and environmental sustainability, on product choice and sensory evaluation of meatballs and plant-based alternatives
  Food Quality and Preference 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105070
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• Perceptions of Cultivated Meat in Millennial and Generation X Consumers Resident in Aotearoa New Zealand
  Sustainability 2023 DOI: 10.3390/su15054009
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• Comparative Effects of Co-Ingesting Whey Protein and Glucose Alone and Combined on Blood Glucose, Plasma Insulin and Glucagon Concentrations in Younger and Older Men
  Nutrients 2022 DOI: 10.3390/nu14153111
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• Acute Evening Consumption of Green Kiwifruit in Young Men Enhances Waking Alertness, Mood and Increases 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid in Urine
  Alexander P. Kanon, Caroline Giezenaar, Nicole Clemence Roy +2 more
  2022 DOI: 10.3390/msf2022009030
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• Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Responses following Dietary Protein Intake in Older Men
  Nutrients 2022 DOI: 10.3390/nu14091913
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• A narrative review of the impact of digital immersive technology on affective and sensory responses during product testing in digital eating contexts
  Food Research International 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110804
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• Rational Use of Protein Supplements in the Elderly—Relevance of Gastrointestinal Mechanisms
  Nutrients 2021 DOI: 10.3390/nu13041227
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• Effects of age on blood pressure and heart rate responses to whey protein in younger and older men.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17083
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• Acute effects of whey protein on energy intake, appetite and gastric emptying in younger and older, obese men
  Nutrition & Diabetes 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41387-020-00139-8
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• Whey Protein Drink Ingestion before Breakfast Suppressed Energy Intake at Breakfast and Lunch, but Not during Dinner, and Was Less Suppressed in Healthy Older than Younger Men
  Nutrients 2020 DOI: 10.3390/nu12113318
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• Effects of Age on Acute Appetite-Related Responses to Whey-Protein Drinks, Including Energy Intake, Gastric Emptying, Blood Glucose, and Plasma Gut Hormone Concentrations—A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Nutrients 2020 DOI: 10.3390/nu12041008
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• Effects of whey protein on energy intake, gastric emptying and glycaemia in obese, older and younger men
  Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2020
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• Acute Effects of Substitution, and Addition, of Carbohydrates and Fat to Protein on Gastric Emptying, Blood Glucose, Gut Hormones, Appetite, and Energy Intake
  Nutrients 2018 DOI: 10.3390/nu10101451
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• Effect of gender on the acute effects of whey protein ingestion on energy intake, appetite, gastric emptying and gut hormone responses in healthy young adults
  Nutrition & Diabetes 2018 DOI: 10.1038/s41387-018-0048-7
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• Dose-Dependent Effects of Randomized Intraduodenal Whey-Protein Loads on Glucose, Gut Hormone, and Amino Acid Concentrations in Healthy Older and Younger Men
  Nutrients 2018 DOI: 10.3390/nu10010078
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• Effects of Substitution, and Adding of Carbohydrate and Fat to Whey-Protein on Energy Intake, Appetite, Gastric Emptying, Glucose, Insulin, Ghrelin, CCK and GLP-1 in Healthy Older Men—A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Nutrients 2018 DOI: 10.3390/nu10020113
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• Effect of Age on Blood Glucose and Plasma Insulin, Glucagon, Ghrelin, CCK, GIP, and GLP-1 Responses to Whey Protein Ingestion
  Nutrients 2017 DOI: 10.3390/nu10010002
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• Effects of Timing of Whey Protein Intake on Appetite and Energy Intake in Healthy Older Men.
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.06.027
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