Kiran Ahuja
Senior Research Fellow
Department of health
University of Tasmania
Australia
Biography
Dr Ahuja is Research Fellow at the School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia. She works in the area of nutrition and health. In particular, her work focuses on the investigating the effects of foods and spices on the risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Research Interest
Dr Ahuja's research align with the university's research theme of Better Health. Her interests include nutrition, metabolism and chronic diseases (including coronary heart disease and diabetes).
Publications
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Pittaway JK, Ahuja KD, Robertson IK, Ball MJ. Effects of a controlled diet supplemented with chickpeas on serum lipids, glucose tolerance, satiety and bowel function. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2007 Aug 1;26(4):334-40.
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Ahuja KD, Ball MJ. Effects of daily ingestion of chilli on serum lipoprotein oxidation in adult men and women. British journal of nutrition. 2006 Aug;96(2):239-42.
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Ahuja KD, Pittaway JK, Ball MJ. Effects of olive oil and tomato lycopene combination on serum lycopene, lipid profile, and lipid oxidation. Nutrition. 2006 Mar 31;22(3):259-65.
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Ahuja KD, Robertson IK, Geraghty DP, Ball MJ. Effects of chili consumption on postprandial glucose, insulin, and energy metabolism. The American journal of clinical nutrition. 2006 Jul 1;84(1):63-9.
