Dr Bernard Venn
Bernard's research interests include folate and carbohydrates. In 2006/07, Bernard spent a year and a half with Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) as a Senior Public Health Nutritionist. Bernard is currently a lecturer and researcher with the Department of Human Nutrition.
Recent Publications
Green TJ, Skeaff CM, McMahon JA, Venn BJ, Williams SM, Devlin AM, Innis SM. Homocysteine-lowering vitamins do not lower plasma S-adenosylhomocysteine in older people with elevated homocysteine concentrations. Br J Nutr. 2010 Jun;103(11):1629-34.
Ning B, Brown RC, Venn BJ, Williams SM, Green TJ. The effect of the fat and carbohydrate contents in the evening meal preceding GI testing on GI. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2010 Feb;64(2):224-6.
Monro JA, Mishra S, Venn B. Baselines representing blood glucose clearance improve in vitro prediction of the glycaemic impact of customarily consumed food quantities. Br J Nutr. 2010 Jan;103(2):295-305
Vu TT, Nguyen TL, Nguyen CK, Nguyen TD, Skeaff CM, Venn BJ, Walmsley T, George PM, McLean J, Brown MR, Green TJ. Folate and vitamin B12 status of women of reproductive age living in Hanoi City and Hai Duong Province of Vietnam. Public Health Nutr. 2009 Jul;12(7):941-6.
Rockell JE, Skeaff CM, Green TJ, Venn BJ, Williams SM. Vitamin D insufficiency in New Zealanders during the winter is associated with higher parathyroid hormone concentrations: implications for bone health? N Z Med J. 2008 Nov 28;121(1286):75-84.
Williams SM, Venn BJ, Perry T, Brown R, Wallace A, Mann JI, Green TJ. Another approach to estimating the reliability of glycaemic index. Br J Nutr. 2008 Aug;100(2):364-72.
Important Past Publications
Mann J, Cummings JH, Englyst HN, Key T, Liu S, Riccardi G, Summerbell C, Uauy R, van Dam RM, Venn B, Vorster HH, Wiseman M. FAO/WHO scientific update on carbohydrates in human nutrition: conclusions. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Dec;61 Suppl 1:S132-7.
Venn BJ, Green TJ. Glycemic index and glycemic load: measurement issues and their effect on diet-disease relationships. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Dec;61 Suppl 1:S122-31.
Green TJ, Skeaff CM, Venn BJ, Rockell JE, Todd JM, Khor GL, Loh SP, Duraisamy G, Muslimatun S, Agustina R, Ling X, Xing X. Red cell folate and predicted neural tube defect rate in three Asian cities. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2007;16(2):269-73.
Green TJ, Skeaff CM, Rockell JE, Venn BJ, Lambert A, Todd J, Khor GL, Loh SP, Muslimatun S, Agustina R, Whiting SJ. Vitamin D status and its association with parathyroid hormone concentrations in women of child-bearing age living in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Mar 7
O'brien K, Venn BJ, Perry T, Green TJ, Aitken W, Bradshaw A, Ruththomson. Reasons for wanting to lose weight: different strokes for different folks. Eat Behav. 2007;8:132-5
Venn BJ, Wallace AJ, Monro JA, Perry T, Brown R, Frampton C, Green TJ. Glycemic load estimated from glycemic index does not differ greatly from glycemic load measured using a standard curve in healthy volunteers. J Nutr. 2006;136:1377-81
Venn BJ, Skeaff CM, Brown R, Mann JI, Green TJ. A comparison of the effects of A1 and A2 beta-casein protein variants on blood cholesterol concentrations in New Zealand adults. Atherosclerosis. 2006;188:175-8
Green TJ, Venn BJ, Skeaff CM, Williams SM. Serum vitamin B12 concentrations and atrophic gastritis in older New Zealanders. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005;59:205-10.
Rockel JE, Venn BJ, Skeaff CM, Green TJ. Folic acid fortified milk increases red blood cell folate concentration in women of childbearing age. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2005;14:173-8.
Venn BJ, Green TJ, Moser R, Mann JI. Comparison of the effect of low-dose supplementation with L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate or folic acid on plasma homocysteine: a randomized placebo-controlled study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77:658-62.
Venn BJ, Grant AM, Thomson CD, Green TJ. Selenium supplements do not increase plasma total homocysteine concentrations in men and women. J Nutr. 2003;133:418-20
Venn BJ, Mann JI, Williams SM, Riddell LJ, Chisholm A, Harper MJ, Aitken W. Dietary counseling to increase natural folate intake: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in free-living subjects to assess effects on serum folate and plasma total homocysteine. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76:758-65.
Venn BJ, Mann JI, Williams SM, Riddell LJ, Chisholm A, Harper MJ, Aitken W, Rossaak JI. Assessment of three levels of folic acid on serum folate and plasma homocysteine: a randomised placebo-controlled double-blind dietary intervention trial. Eur J Clin Nutr 2002;56:748-54.
Venn BJ, Green TJ, Moser R, McKenzie J, Skeaff CM, Mann JI. Increases in blood folate indices are similar in women of childbearing age supplemented with [6S]-5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folic acid. J Nutr. 2002 Nov;132:3353-5
Venn BJ, Green TJ. Folate fortification: a means to lower homocysteine. Food Industry Journal 2002; 5(4): 331-338
Recent Publications
Green TJ, Skeaff CM, McMahon JA, Venn BJ, Williams SM, Devlin AM, Innis SM. Homocysteine-lowering vitamins do not lower plasma S-adenosylhomocysteine in older people with elevated homocysteine concentrations. Br J Nutr. 2010 Jun;103(11):1629-34.
Ning B, Brown RC, Venn BJ, Williams SM, Green TJ. The effect of the fat and carbohydrate contents in the evening meal preceding GI testing on GI. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2010 Feb;64(2):224-6.
Monro JA, Mishra S, Venn B. Baselines representing blood glucose clearance improve in vitro prediction of the glycaemic impact of customarily consumed food quantities. Br J Nutr. 2010 Jan;103(2):295-305
Vu TT, Nguyen TL, Nguyen CK, Nguyen TD, Skeaff CM, Venn BJ, Walmsley T, George PM, McLean J, Brown MR, Green TJ. Folate and vitamin B12 status of women of reproductive age living in Hanoi City and Hai Duong Province of Vietnam. Public Health Nutr. 2009 Jul;12(7):941-6.
Rockell JE, Skeaff CM, Green TJ, Venn BJ, Williams SM. Vitamin D insufficiency in New Zealanders during the winter is associated with higher parathyroid hormone concentrations: implications for bone health? N Z Med J. 2008 Nov 28;121(1286):75-84.
Williams SM, Venn BJ, Perry T, Brown R, Wallace A, Mann JI, Green TJ. Another approach to estimating the reliability of glycaemic index. Br J Nutr. 2008 Aug;100(2):364-72.
Important Past Publications
Mann J, Cummings JH, Englyst HN, Key T, Liu S, Riccardi G, Summerbell C, Uauy R, van Dam RM, Venn B, Vorster HH, Wiseman M. FAO/WHO scientific update on carbohydrates in human nutrition: conclusions. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Dec;61 Suppl 1:S132-7.
Venn BJ, Green TJ. Glycemic index and glycemic load: measurement issues and their effect on diet-disease relationships. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Dec;61 Suppl 1:S122-31.
Green TJ, Skeaff CM, Venn BJ, Rockell JE, Todd JM, Khor GL, Loh SP, Duraisamy G, Muslimatun S, Agustina R, Ling X, Xing X. Red cell folate and predicted neural tube defect rate in three Asian cities. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2007;16(2):269-73.
Green TJ, Skeaff CM, Rockell JE, Venn BJ, Lambert A, Todd J, Khor GL, Loh SP, Muslimatun S, Agustina R, Whiting SJ. Vitamin D status and its association with parathyroid hormone concentrations in women of child-bearing age living in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Mar 7
O'brien K, Venn BJ, Perry T, Green TJ, Aitken W, Bradshaw A, Ruththomson. Reasons for wanting to lose weight: different strokes for different folks. Eat Behav. 2007;8:132-5
Venn BJ, Wallace AJ, Monro JA, Perry T, Brown R, Frampton C, Green TJ. Glycemic load estimated from glycemic index does not differ greatly from glycemic load measured using a standard curve in healthy volunteers. J Nutr. 2006;136:1377-81
Venn BJ, Skeaff CM, Brown R, Mann JI, Green TJ. A comparison of the effects of A1 and A2 beta-casein protein variants on blood cholesterol concentrations in New Zealand adults. Atherosclerosis. 2006;188:175-8
Green TJ, Venn BJ, Skeaff CM, Williams SM. Serum vitamin B12 concentrations and atrophic gastritis in older New Zealanders. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005;59:205-10.
Rockel JE, Venn BJ, Skeaff CM, Green TJ. Folic acid fortified milk increases red blood cell folate concentration in women of childbearing age. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2005;14:173-8.
Venn BJ, Green TJ, Moser R, Mann JI. Comparison of the effect of low-dose supplementation with L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate or folic acid on plasma homocysteine: a randomized placebo-controlled study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77:658-62.
Venn BJ, Grant AM, Thomson CD, Green TJ. Selenium supplements do not increase plasma total homocysteine concentrations in men and women. J Nutr. 2003;133:418-20
Venn BJ, Mann JI, Williams SM, Riddell LJ, Chisholm A, Harper MJ, Aitken W. Dietary counseling to increase natural folate intake: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in free-living subjects to assess effects on serum folate and plasma total homocysteine. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76:758-65.
Venn BJ, Mann JI, Williams SM, Riddell LJ, Chisholm A, Harper MJ, Aitken W, Rossaak JI. Assessment of three levels of folic acid on serum folate and plasma homocysteine: a randomised placebo-controlled double-blind dietary intervention trial. Eur J Clin Nutr 2002;56:748-54.
Venn BJ, Green TJ, Moser R, McKenzie J, Skeaff CM, Mann JI. Increases in blood folate indices are similar in women of childbearing age supplemented with [6S]-5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folic acid. J Nutr. 2002 Nov;132:3353-5
Venn BJ, Green TJ. Folate fortification: a means to lower homocysteine. Food Industry Journal 2002; 5(4): 331-338