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Chris Cashman

Chris Cashman

PhD Candidate
Medicine and Health
School of Health Sciences

Biography 

Chris Cashman commenced UNSW PhD enrolment part time on 17 February 2025, and holds a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition Honours Class 1) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise & Sports Science)(University of Sydney).

Chris has 10 years food industry experience as a nutrition and regulatory subject matter expert and has led numerous innovation projects and led nutrition and advocacy programs. Chris has experience and research skills in nutrition science and consumer research and has co-authored three peer reviewed publications. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2608-1955. 

Chris is currently employed as Breakthrough Innovation, Nutrition & Regulatory Manager within Sanitarium’s Futures team, which is focused on designing breakthrough food innovations in categories new to Sanitarium. 

Research title 

Understanding the health and nutrition behaviours and needs of mid-life and older Australians, to provide education and high-value health foods for healthy ageing.

Research abstract 

Aim: To generate new nutrition insights into the health and dietary behaviours of mid-life and older Australians, focusing on healthy ageing, body composition, and muscle health. This knowledge will support health promotion and drive development and commercialisation of innovative food products.

Significance: The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia is reviewing evidence to update the National Dietary Guidelines for older Australians. Mid-life remains an understudied yet critical period for preventative nutrition and lifestyle interventions. Age-related declines in body composition and muscle health significantly affect quality of life, posing a growing concern for Australia’s ageing population. For the first time in a decade, the 2023–2024 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey offers timely population-level data to examine the intersection of nutrition, physical activity, and normative ageing.

Expected outcomes:

• New clinical and epidemiological nutrition knowledge 

• Consumer insights 

• Health claim dossier/s

Supervisors 

Associate Professor Sara Grafenauer and Dr Luke Gemming 
Email

christopher.cashman@unsw.edu.au

  • Journal articles | 2016

    Galea LM; Dalton SMC; Beck EJ; Cashman CJ; Probst YC, 2016, 'Update of a database for estimation of whole grain content of foods in Australia', Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 50, pp. 23 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2016.05.005

    Journal articles | 2017

    Ross AE; Beck EJ; Cashman CJ; Probst YC, 2017, 'A systematic approach to estimate legume content of Australian foods', Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, 8, pp. 83 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnim.2017.04.083

    Journal articles | 2017

    Galea LM, Beck EJ, Probst YC, Cashman CJ. Whole grain intake of Australians estimated from a cross-sectional analysis of dietary intake data from the 2011–13 Australian Health Survey. Public Health Nutrition. 2017;20(12):2166-2172. doi:10.1017/S1368980017001082

2016

  1. Dietitians Association Conference, 2012-2016

2014

  1. Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS), 2014

 
  • Bachelor of Science Nutrition (Honours) - University of Sydney
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) - University of Sydney 
  • Nutrition Society Austrlian (2022-2025) 
  • Dietitians Association (2013-2022)