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Eatright MS: Nutrition and Multiple Sclerosis Research Group

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Specific research interests

Research in this group is focused on nutrition and multiple sclerosis with a specific interest in the topics of:

  • Strengthening the evidence for nutrition for multiple sclerosis
  • Increasing dietetic involvement in multiple sclerosis care
  • Understanding multiple sclerosis disease progression and behaviour change
  • Advancing the evidence for brain healthy lifestyles
  • Supporting clinicians in multidisciplinary multiple sclerosis care
  • Creating tools to aid multiple sclerosis management

Research capacities

  • Clinical trials studies
  • Systematic and scoping review methodology
  • Case study methodology and delphi methodology
  • Cohort and observational studies
  • Qualitative research using semi structured interview and focus group methodology
  • Dietary pattern analyses
  • Health informatics and data analytics
  • Lived experience of multiple sclerosis

Research team

Associate Professor Yasmine Probst

School of Medical Indigenous and Health Sciences

View Yasmine’s publications

PhD students

Olivia Wills
Exploring clinician and consumer perspectives of a brain-healthy lifestyle for people living with multiple sclerosis.
Associate Professor Yasmine Probst, Dr Anne McMahon

Karen Zozsak
Evaluation of dietary advice for multiple sclerosis: Development of a scoring system for dietary guideline adherence in MS patterns of eating
Associate Professor Yasmine Probst, Professor Marijka Batterham, Dr Steve Simpson-Yapp

Shoroog Allogmanny
Exploring the implications of comorbidities of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on nutrition during routine clinical care: Developing an evidenced-based nutrition toolkit for healthcare professionals
Associate Professor Yasmine Probst, Dr Anita Stefoska-Needham

Masters students

Emily Dorris
The value of exercise to enhance a brain-healthy lifestyle for people living with multiple sclerosis: A qualitative study of the perspectives of MS clinicians

Maree Remfrey
The effectiveness of technology supported lifestyle interventions for adults with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review

Honours students 

Rosa Piscionneri
Medical nutrition therapy and chronic disease management: the role of the Australian Dietary Guidelines in the care of people living with Multiple Sclerosis

Amanda Mills
Evaluating resources for lifestyle related multiple sclerosis research

Hannah Parker
Application of the MIND dietary index to the DQESv2 FFQ tool – a methodological study

Emma Ware Maloney
A qualitative exploration of the perspectives of MS nurses and dietitians in supporting the role of diet in a brain-healthy lifestyle for people with multiple sclerosis.

Michaela Pattinson
An Evaluation of Patient Education Materials developed for persons diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis

Undergraduate Students 

Shaghayegh Akbari Iveli
Barriers and enablers to adopting self-management behaviour changes in people with multiple sclerosis: A qualitative study.

Joshua Torr
Exploring the role of lifestyle in the management of Multiple Sclerosis

Claudia Curcio
Exploring the understanding of lifestyle management of people living with Multiple Sclerosis: A national online consumer survey

  • Probst Y, Kinnane E. Quality of reporting health behaviors for multiple sclerosis (QuoRH-MS): A scoping review to inform intervention planning and improve consistency of reporting; 2024 Brain and Behavior 14(8):
  • Allogmanny S, Probst Y. Dietary Modification Combined with Nutrition Education and Counseling for Metabolic Comorbidities in Multiple Sclerosis: Implications for Clinical Practice and Research. 2024; Current Nutrition Reports13(2):106-112
  • Lechner-Scott J, Probst Y, Giovannoni G, Hawkes CH, Levy M, Yeh EA. What is the role of diet for multiple sclerosis? Why epidemiological studies don't give the full answer. 2024 Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders83
  • Probst Y, Luscombe M, Hilfischer M, Guan V, Houston L. Exploring factors to interpretation of targeted nutrition messages for people living with multiple sclerosis. 2024Patient Education and Counseling 119
  • Allogmanny S, Stefoska-Needham A, Probst Y. Healthcare professionals educational resources for multiple sclerosis-related health behaviour management: a scoping review. 2024; Disability and Rehabilitation
  • Manche S, Probst Y. Exploring the socio-ecological factors impacting lifestyle management of multiple sclerosis: A scoping review. 2023; Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 79.
  • Simpson-Yap S, Neate SL, Nag N, Probst YC, Yu M, Jelinek GA, Reece JC. Longitudinal associations between quality of diet and disability over 7.5 years in an international sample of people with multiple sclerosis. 2023; European Journal of Neurology30(10):3200-3211.
  • Kirkland H, Campbell J, Reece J, Nag N, Probst Y, Neate S, De Livera A, Jelinek G, Simpson-Yap S. Higher diet quality is associated with short and long-term benefits on SF-6D health state utilities: a 5-year cohort study in an international sample of people with multiple sclerosis. 2023; Quality of Life Research32(7):1883-1896
  • Mannino A, Daly A, Dunlop E, Probst Y, Ponsonby AL, van der Mei IAF, Chapman C, Coulthard A, Dear K, Dwyer T, Kilpatrick T, Lucas R, McMichael T, Taylor B, Valery P, Williams D, Black LJ. Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods and increased likelihood of central nervous system demyelination in a case-control study of Australian adults. 2023; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition77(5):611-614
  • Saul A, Taylor BV, Blizzard L, Simpson-Yap S, Probst YC, Black LJ, Ponsonby AL, Broadley SA, Lechner Scott J, van der Mei I. Long-term dietary acid load is associated with depression in multiple sclerosis, but less evidence was found with fatigue and anxiety. 2023; Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 69
  • Zoszak K., Neale E., Tapsell L. & Probst Y. (2021) Exploring dietary changes in an interdisciplinary intervention trial: Application of a dietary guidelines food composition database. J Hum Nutr Diet. 34, 265–272 https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12790
  • Zoszak K, Batterham M, Simpson-Yap S, Probst Y. Web scraping of user-simulated online nutrition information for people with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2024 Aug;88:105746. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.105746. Epub 2024 Jun 22. PMID: 38959592.
  • Wills OC, Probst YC. Understanding lifestyle self-management regimens that improve the life quality of people living with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2022 Nov 25;20(1):153. doi: 10.1186/s12955-022-02046-1. PMID: 36434609; PMCID: PMC9700996.Wills O, Probst Y. Towards new perspectives: A scoping review and meta-synthesis to redefine brain health in multiple sclerosis. Euro J. Neuro. 2024;00:e16210.
  • Wills O, Probst Y, Haartsen J, McMahon AT. The role of multidisciplinary MS care teams in supporting lifestyle behaviour change to optimise brain health among people living with multiple sclerosis: A qualitative exploration of clinician perspectives. Health Expect. 2024;27,2.
  • Wills O, Wright B, Greenwood LM, Solowij N, Schira M, Maller JJ, Gupta A, Magnussen, Probst Y. Lifestyle management and brain MRI metrics in female Australian adults living with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility and acceptability study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2024; 10(1):71.
  • Kirkland, H., Campbell, J., Reece, J., Nag, N., Probst, Y., Neate, S., De Livera, A., Jelinek, G., & Simpson-Yap, S. (2023). Higher diet quality is associated with short and long-term benefits on SF-6D health state utilities: a 5-year cohort study in an international sample of people with multiple sclerosis. Quality of Life Research: An International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation, 32(7), 1883–1896. Retrieved July 6, 2023, from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36821020/.
  • Simpson-Yap, S., Nag, N., Probst, Y., Reece, J. C., Jelinek, G. A., & Neate, S. (2022). Prospective associations of better quality of the diet with improved quality of life over 7.5 years in people with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 60, 103710. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.103710
  • Probst, Y., Guan, V., Van Der Walt, A., Rath, L. M., Bonney, A., & Kent, J. (2022). Patient self-management and empowerment for multiple sclerosis: The implications of dietary lifestyle management for primary care Australians. Journal of General Practice, 51(4), 209-212. DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-09-21-6179
  • Marck, C. H., Probst, Y., Chen, J., Taylor, B., & van der Mei, I. (2021). Dietary patterns and associations with health outcomes in Australian people with multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 75(10), 1506-1514. DOI: 10.1038/s41430-021-00864-y
  • Wills, O. C., & Probst, Y. C. (2022). Understanding lifestyle self-management regimens that improve the life quality of people living with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 20(1), 153. DOI: 10.1186/s12955-022-02046-1
  • Guan, V., Simpson-Yap, S., Nag, N., Jelinek, G., Neate, S., & Probst, Y. (2022). Using Online 24-h Dietary Methodology to Validate the Psychometric Properties of a Dietary Scoring Tool with an International Sample of Adults Living with Multiple Sclerosis. Nutrients, 14(21), 4568. DOI: 10.3390/nu14214568
  • Simpson-Yap, S., Nag, N., Probst, Y., Jelinek, G., & Neate, S. (2022). Higher-quality diet and non-consumption of meat are associated with less self-determined disability progression in people with multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal cohort study. European Journal of Neurology, 29(1), 225-236. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.15066 
  • Saul, A., Taylor, B. V., Blizzard, L., Simpson-Yap, S., Oddy, W. H., Probst, Y. C., Black, L. J., Ponsonby, A. L., Broadley, S. A., Lechner-Scott, J., & van der Mei, I. (2022). Associations between diet quality and depression, anxiety, and fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 63, 103910. DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103910
  • Tredinnick, A. R., & Probst, Y. C. (2020). Evaluating the Effects of Dietary Interventions on Disease Progression and Symptoms of Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: An Umbrella Review. Advances in Nutrition. DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmaa063
  • Probst, Y., Mowbray, E., Svensen, E., & Thompson, K. (2019). A systematic review of the impact of dietary sodium on autoimmunity and inflammation related to multiple sclerosis. Advances in Nutrition (Bethesda, MD), 10, 902-910. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmz032

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