Biography
Audrey obtained a BSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics in 2003 from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and Dublin Institute of Technology and a PhD in Nutrition in 2008 (TCD) where she was the lead dietitian on an EU (FP6) funded dietary intervention trial (LIPGENE Workpackage 1.2) investigating the effects of dietary fat on insulin resistance in Metabolic Syndrome. After a post-doctoral position at University College Dublin in the Nutrigenomic Research group, looking at the impact of genetic predisposition and response to dietary changes, she moved to Australia where she resided for 10 years, working in both the clinical (Alfred Health) and academic fields (La Trobe University). Audrey joined the School of Allied Health in July 2017 and is Senior Lecturer and Course Director for the Msc in Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
Research Interests
- Energy requirements of critically ill obese patients: does goal directed nutrition using indirect calorimetry improve energy delivery?
Professional Activities
Association
- Dietitians Registration Board, CORU Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals
- Professional Body, Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute
- Professional Body, Dietitians Association of Australia
- Allied Health Member, European Cystic Fibrosis Society
- Member, Nutrition Society
- Member, European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Member, Australasian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Publications
Books
Food and Nutrition Throughout Life A comprehensive overview of food and nutrition in all stages of life.
Sharon Croxford, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Adrienne Forsyth, Regina Belski, Antonia Thodis, Sue Shepherd and Audrey Tierney
(2015)
Food and Nutrition Throughout Life A comprehensive overview of food and nutrition in all stages of life.
Australia :
Allen and Unwin
Book Chapters
Early and middle adult (26-60 years)' in A comprehensive overview of food and nutrition in all stages of life
Audrey Tierney and Catherine Itsiopoulos
(2015)
Early and middle adult (26-60 years)' in A comprehensive overview of food and nutrition in all stages of life
In Food and Nutrition Throughout Life: A comprehensive overview of food and nutrition in all stages of life;
Australia :
Allen and Unwin
Peer Reviewed Journals
Randomization to 6-month Mediterranean diet compared with a low-fat diet leads to improvement in Dietary Inflammatory Index scores in patients with coronary heart disease: the AUSMED Heart Trial
Hannah L Mayr, Colleen J Thomas, Audrey C Tierney, Teagan Kucianski, Elena S George, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, James R. Hebert, Nitin Shivappa, Catherine Itsiopoulos
(2018)
Randomization to 6-month Mediterranean diet compared with a low-fat diet leads to improvement in Dietary Inflammatory Index scores in patients with coronary heart disease: the AUSMED Heart Trial
In Nutrition Research;
A Mediterranean Diet Model in Australia: Strategies for Translating the Traditional Mediterranean Diet into a Multicultural Setting
George ES, Kucianski T, Mayr HL, Moschonis G, Tierney AC, Itsiopoulos C
(2018)
A Mediterranean Diet Model in Australia: Strategies for Translating the Traditional Mediterranean Diet into a Multicultural Setting
In Nutrients;
The effect of high-polyphenol extra virgin olive oil on cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Elena S George, Skye Marshall, Hannah L Mayr, Gina L Trakman, Oana A Tatucu-Babet, Annie-Claude M Lassemillante, Andrea Bramley, Anjana J Reddy, Adrienne Forsyth, Audrey C Tierney, Colleen J Thomas, Catherine Itsiopoulos & Wolfgang Marx
(2018)
The effect of high-polyphenol extra virgin olive oil on cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In Critical Reviews In Food Science And Nutrition;
Improvement in dietary inflammatory index score after 6-month dietary intervention is associated with reduction in interleukin-6 in patients with coronary heart disease: The AUSMED heart trial
Hannah L Mayr, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Audrey C Tierney, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, James R.Hebert, Nitin Shivappa, Colleen J Thomas
(2018)
Improvement in dietary inflammatory index score after 6-month dietary intervention is associated with reduction in interleukin-6 in patients with coronary heart disease: The AUSMED heart trial
In Nutrition Research;
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients Attending Two Metropolitan Hospitals in Melbourne, Australia; High Risk Status and Low Prevalence
Elena S George, Stuart K Roberts, Amanda J Nicoll, Anjana Reddy, Tonya Paris, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Audrey C Tierney
(2018)
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients Attending Two Metropolitan Hospitals in Melbourne, Australia; High Risk Status and Low Prevalence
In Internal Medicine Journal;
The AUStralian MEDiterranean diet heart trial (AUSMED heart trial): A randomized clinical trial in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in a multi-ethnic Australian population: Study protocol
Catherine Itsiopoulos, Teagan Kucianski, Hannah L. Mayr, William J. van Gaal, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Hassan Vally, Michael Kingsley, Antigone Kouris-Blazos PhD, Jessica Radcliffe, Leonie Segal, Laima Brazionis1,, Agus Salim, Audrey C. Tierney, Kerin O'Dea, Andrew Wilson, Colleen J. Thomas
(2018)
The AUStralian MEDiterranean diet heart trial (AUSMED heart trial): A randomized clinical trial in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in a multi-ethnic Australian population: Study protocol
In American Heart Journal;
Targeted Full Energy and Protein Delivery in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomised Contol Trial (FEED Trial)
Fetterplace K, Deane A, Tierney A, Beach L, Knight L, Presnell J, Rechnitzer T, Forsyth A, Gill B, Mourtzakis M, MacIsaac C
(2018)
Targeted Full Energy and Protein Delivery in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomised Contol Trial (FEED Trial)
In JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition;
Association of energy and protein delivery on skeletal muscle mass changes in critically ill adults: a systematic review
Lambell K, King S, Forsyth A, Tierney AC
(2018)
Association of energy and protein delivery on skeletal muscle mass changes in critically ill adults: a systematic review
In JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition;
The Effect of Resveratrol Supplementation on Cognitive Performance and Mood in Adults: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Marx W, Kelly J, Marshall S, Cutajar J, Annois B, Pipingas A, Tierney A, Itsiopoulos C
(2018)
The Effect of Resveratrol Supplementation on Cognitive Performance and Mood in Adults: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
In Nutrition Reviews;
DOI: 10.1002jpen.1151
Practical Dietary Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adults.
Elena S George, Adrienne Forsyth, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Amanda J Nicoll, Marno Ryan, Siddharth Sood, Stuart K Roberts, Audrey C Tierney
(2018)
Practical Dietary Recommendations for the Prevention and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adults.
In Advances In Nutrition And Cancer;
APOE genotype influences insulin resistance, apolipoprotein CII and CIII according to plasma fatty acid profile in the Metabolic Syndrome.
Fallaize R, Carvalho-Wells AL, Tierney AC, Marin C, Kieć-Wilk B, Dembińska-Kieć A, Drevon CA, DeFoort C, Lopez-Miranda J, Risérus U, Saris WH, Blaak EE, Roche HM, Lovegrove JA
(2017)
APOE genotype influences insulin resistance, apolipoprotein CII and CIII according to plasma fatty acid profile in the Metabolic Syndrome.
In Scientific Reports;
Mediterranean-type diets and inflammatory markers in patients with coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hannah L Mayr, Audrey C Tierney, Colleen J Thomas, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, Jessica Radcliffe, Catherine Itsiopoulos
(2017)
Mediterranean-type diets and inflammatory markers in patients with coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In Nutrition Research;
The effects of diet and lifestyle interventions on insulin resistance in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review
Paris T, George ES, Roberts SK, Tierney AC
(2017)
The effects of diet and lifestyle interventions on insulin resistance in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review
In European Journal Of Gastroenterology & Hepatology;
Improvement in exercise duration, lung function and well-being in G551D-cystic Fibrosis patients: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, cross-over study with ivacaftor treatment.
Dominic T Keating, Deirdre Edgeworth, Matthew Ellis, Brenda Button, Elyssa Williams, Denise Clark, Audrey Tierney, Stephane Heritier, Anastase Kotsimbos, John Wilson
(2017)
Improvement in exercise duration, lung function and well-being in G551D-cystic Fibrosis patients: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, cross-over study with ivacaftor treatment.
In Clinical Science;
Impact of a lifestyle modification program on the metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors in long-term survivors of stem cell transplantation.
Viner Smith E, Tierney AC, Klarica D, Walker P, Avery S.
(2016)
Impact of a lifestyle modification program on the metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors in long-term survivors of stem cell transplantation.
In Bone Marrow Transplantation;
A randomised controlled trial of a Mediterranean Dietary Intervention for Adults with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (MEDINA): study protocol
Papamiltiadous, Elena S.; Roberts, Stuart K.; Nicoll, Amanda J.; Tierney AC.
(2016)
A randomised controlled trial of a Mediterranean Dietary Intervention for Adults with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (MEDINA): study protocol
In Bmc Gastroenterology;
Effect of probiotics on respiratory, gastrointestinal and nutritional outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review
Anderson JL, Miles C, Tierney AC
(2016)
Effect of probiotics on respiratory, gastrointestinal and nutritional outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review
In Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis;
A behavioural nutrition intervention for obese pregnant women: Effects on diet quality, weight gain and the incidence of gestational diabetes
Opie RS, Neff M, Tierney AC
(2016)
A behavioural nutrition intervention for obese pregnant women: Effects on diet quality, weight gain and the incidence of gestational diabetes
In Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology;
Insulin resistance determines a differential response to changes in dietary fat modification on metabolic syndrome risk factors: the LIPGENE study
Yubero-Serrano EM, Delgado-Lista J, Tierney AC2, Perez-Martinez P, Garcia-Rios A, Alcala-Diaz JF, Castaño JP, Tinahones FJ, Drevon CA, Defoort C, Blaak EE, Dembinska-Kieć A, Risérus U, Lovegrove JA, Perez-Jimenez F, Roche HM, Lopez-Miranda J.
(2015)
Insulin resistance determines a differential response to changes in dietary fat modification on metabolic syndrome risk factors: the LIPGENE study
In American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition;
Monounsaturated fatty acid enriched high fat-diets impede adipose NLRP3 inflammasome mediated IL-1β secretion and insulin resistance despite obesity
Finucane OM, Lyons CL, Murphy AM, Reynolds CM, Klinger R, Healy NP, Cooke A, Coll R, McAllan L, Nilaweera K, O'Reilly M, Tierney AC, Morine MJ, Alcala-Diaz JF, Lopez-Miranda J, O'Connor DP, Neill LO, McGillicuddy FC, Roche HM
(2015)
Monounsaturated fatty acid enriched high fat-diets impede adipose NLRP3 inflammasome mediated IL-1β secretion and insulin resistance despite obesity
In Diabetes;
The Prevalence of Underprescription or Overprescription of Energy Needs in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Adults as Determined by Indirect Calorimetry: A Systematic Literature Review
Tatucu-Babet OA, Ridley EJ, Tierney AC
(2015)
The Prevalence of Underprescription or Overprescription of Energy Needs in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Adults as Determined by Indirect Calorimetry: A Systematic Literature Review
In JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition;
Obesity and body fat classification in the metabolic syndrome: Impact on cardiometabolic risk metabotype
Phillips CM, Tierney AC, Perez-Martinez P, Defoort C, Blaak EE, Gjelstad IM, Lopez-Miranda J, Kiec-Klimczak M, Malczewska-Malec M, Drevon CA, Hall W, Lovegrove JA, Karlstrom B, Risérus U, Roche HM
(2013)
Obesity and body fat classification in the metabolic syndrome: Impact on cardiometabolic risk metabotype
In Obesity;
Insulin receptor substrate-2 gene variants in subjects with metabolic syndrome: Association with plasma monounsaturated and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and insulin resistance
Perez-Martinez P, Delgado-Lista J, Garcia-Rios A, Tierney AC, Gulseth HL, Williams CM, Karlström B, Kieć-Wilk B, Blaak EE, Helal O, Saris WH, Defoort C, Drevon CA, Lovegrove JA, Dembinska-Kieć A, Riserus U, Roche HM, Lopez-Miranda J
(2012)
Insulin receptor substrate-2 gene variants in subjects with metabolic syndrome: Association with plasma monounsaturated and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels and insulin resistance
In Molecular Nutrition & Food Research;
Impact of dietary fat quantity and quality on skeletal muscle fatty acid metabolism in subjects with the metabolic syndrome
Jans A, van Hees AM, Gjelstad IM, Sparks LM, Tierney AC, Risérus U, Drevon CA, Schrauwen P, Roche HM, Blaak EE
(2012)
Impact of dietary fat quantity and quality on skeletal muscle fatty acid metabolism in subjects with the metabolic syndrome
In Metabolism-Clinical And Experimental;
Transcriptional metabolic inflexibility in skeletal muscle among individuals with increasing insulin resistance
Jans A, Sparks LM, van Hees AM, Gjelstad IM, Tierney AC, Risérus U, Drevon CA, Roche HM, Schrauwen P, Blaak EE
(2011)
Transcriptional metabolic inflexibility in skeletal muscle among individuals with increasing insulin resistance
In Obesity;
A low-fat high-carbohydrate diet supplemented with long-chain n-3 PUFA reduces the risk of the metabolic syndrome
Paniagua JA, Pérez-Martinez P, Gjelstad IM, Tierney AC, Delgado-Lista J, Defoort C, Blaak EE, Risérus U, Drevon CA, Kiec-Wilk B, Lovegrove JA, Roche HM, López-Miranda J
(2011)
A low-fat high-carbohydrate diet supplemented with long-chain n-3 PUFA reduces the risk of the metabolic syndrome
In Atherosclerosis;
Transcriptomic coordination in the human metabolic network reveals links between n-3 fat intake, adipose tissue gene expression and metabolic health
Morine MJ, Tierney AC, van Ommen B, Daniel H, Toomey S, Gjelstad IM, Gormley IC, Pérez-Martinez P, Drevon CA, López-Miranda J, Roche HM
(2011)
Transcriptomic coordination in the human metabolic network reveals links between n-3 fat intake, adipose tissue gene expression and metabolic health
In Plos Computational Biology;
Dietary fat modifications and blood pressure in subjects with the metabolic syndrome in the LIPGENE dietary intervention study
Gulseth HL, Gjelstad IM, Tierney AC, Shaw DI, Helal O, Hees AM, Delgado-Lista J, Leszczynska-Golabek I, Karlström B, Lovegrove J, Defoort C, Blaak EE, Lopez-Miranda J, Dembinska-Kiec A, Risérus U, Roche HM, Birkeland KI, Drevon CA
(2010)
Dietary fat modifications and blood pressure in subjects with the metabolic syndrome in the LIPGENE dietary intervention study
In The British journal of nutrition;
Lipoprotein profile, plasma ischemia modified albumin and LDL density change in the course of postprandial lipemia. Insights from the LIPGENE study
Hartwich J, Leszczynska-Golabek I, Kiec-Wilk B, Siedlecka D, Perez-Martinez P, Lopez-Miranda J, Tierney A, Monagle JM, Roche HM, Defoort C, Wolkow P, Dembinska-Kiec A
(2010)
Lipoprotein profile, plasma ischemia modified albumin and LDL density change in the course of postprandial lipemia. Insights from the LIPGENE study
In Scandinavian Journal Of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation;
Gene-nutrient interactions in the metabolic syndrome: single nucleotide polymorphisms in ADIPOQ and ADIPOR1 interact with plasma saturated fatty acids to modulate insulin resistance.
Ferguson JF, Phillips CM, Tierney AC, Pérez-Martínez P, Defoort C, Helal O, Lairon D, Planells R, Shaw DI, Lovegrove JA, Gjelstad IM, Drevon CA, Blaak EE, Saris WH, Leszczynska-Golabek I, Kiec-Wilk B, Risérus U, Karlström B, Miranda JL, Roche HM
(2010)
Gene-nutrient interactions in the metabolic syndrome: single nucleotide polymorphisms in ADIPOQ and ADIPOR1 interact with plasma saturated fatty acids to modulate insulin resistance.
In American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition;
Effects of dietary fat modification on oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in the LIPGENE study
Petersson H, Risérus U, McMonagle J, Gulseth HL, Tierney AC, Morange S, Helal O, Shaw DI, Ruano JA, López-Miranda J, Kieć-Wilk B, Gołąbek I, Blaak EE, Saris WH, Drevon CA, Lovegrove JA, Roche HM, Basu S
(2010)
Effects of dietary fat modification on oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in the LIPGENE study
In The British journal of nutrition;
Serum vitamin D concentration does not predict insulin action or secretion in European subjects with the metabolic syndrome
Gulseth HL, Gjelstad IM, Tierney AC, Lovegrove JA, Defoort C, Blaak EE, Lopez-Miranda J, Kiec-Wilk B, Risérus U, Roche HM, Drevon CA, Birkeland KI
(2010)
Serum vitamin D concentration does not predict insulin action or secretion in European subjects with the metabolic syndrome
In Diabetes Care;
Effects of dietary fat modification on insulin sensitivity and on other risk factors of the metabolic syndrome-LIPGENE: a European randomized dietary intervention study
Tierney AC, McMonagle J, Shaw DI, Gulseth HL, Helal O, Saris WH, Paniagua JA, Gołąbek-Leszczyñska I, Defoort C, Williams CM, Karsltröm B, Vessby B, Dembinska-Kiec A, López-Miranda J, Blaak EE, Drevon CA, Gibney MJ, Lovegrove JA, Roche HM
(2010)
Effects of dietary fat modification on insulin sensitivity and on other risk factors of the metabolic syndrome-LIPGENE: a European randomized dietary intervention study
In International journal of obesity (2005);
The effect of the plasma n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio on the dietary LDL phenotype transformation - insights from the LIPGENE study
Hartwich J, Malec MM, Partyka L, Pérez-Martinez P, Marin C, López-Miranda J, Tierney AC, Mc Monagle J, Roche HM, Defoort C, Wolkow P, Dembinska-Kieć A
(2009)
The effect of the plasma n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio on the dietary LDL phenotype transformation - insights from the LIPGENE study
In Clinical Nutrition;
LIPGENE food exchange model for alteration of dietary fat quantity and quality, in free-living participants with the Metabolic Syndrome from eight European countries
Tierney AC*, Shaw DI*, McCarthy S, Upritchard J, Vermunt S, Lovedal-Gulseth H, Drevon CA, Blaak E, Saris WHM, Karlstrom B, Helal O, Defoort C, Gallego R, Siedlecka D, Malczewska-Malec M, Lopez-Miranda J, Roche HM, Lovegrove JA
(2009)
LIPGENE food exchange model for alteration of dietary fat quantity and quality, in free-living participants with the Metabolic Syndrome from eight European countries
In The British journal of nutrition;
Gene-Nutrient Interactions in the Metabolic Syndrome
Phillips C, Tierney AC and Roche HM
(2008)
Gene-Nutrient Interactions in the Metabolic Syndrome
In Journal Of Nutrigenetics And Nutrigenomics;
The potential role of olive oil-derived MUFA in insulin sensitivity.
Tierney AC and Roche HM
(2007)
The potential role of olive oil-derived MUFA in insulin sensitivity.
In Molecular nutrition & food research;
Other Journals
What is the Optimal Dietary Composition for NAFLD
George ES, Tierney AC, Campbell KL, Macdonald GA, Hickman IJ
(2017)
What is the Optimal Dietary Composition for NAFLD
In Current Hepatology Reports;
Quinoa seed lowers serum triglycerides in overweight and obese subjects - a dose-response randomized controlled clinical trial
Navarro-Perez, D; Radcliffe J; Tierney AC and Jois M. 2017
(2017)
Quinoa seed lowers serum triglycerides in overweight and obese subjects - a dose-response randomized controlled clinical trial
In Current Developments in Nutrition;
The Influence of the Australian Dietary Guidelines on Culinary Textbooks Used in Education over the last 30 years
Sharon Croxford, Jodie McGough, Audrey Tierney & Catherine Itsiopoulos
(2017)
The Influence of the Australian Dietary Guidelines on Culinary Textbooks Used in Education over the last 30 years
In Journal of Culinary Science and Technology;
Factors that influence dietary intake in adults with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Shalit N, Tierney A, Holland A, Miller B, Norris N and King S
(2016)
Factors that influence dietary intake in adults with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
In Nutrition and Dietetics;
The Lipgene Food-Exchange Model: a tool to enable investigation of four diets distinct in fatty acid composition
Shaw DI, Tierney AC, McCarthy S, Uprichard J, Vermunt S, Roche HM, Lovegrove JA
(2008)
The Lipgene Food-Exchange Model: a tool to enable investigation of four diets distinct in fatty acid composition
In The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society;