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Lesley King is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and conducts research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Clinical Biochemistry, Nephrology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main topics addressed in Lesley King's research include Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) research, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Sleep and related disorders, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, as well as Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology and Public Health Policies and Education.

Lesley King's recent publications demonstrate a focus on the biological and clinical implications of AGEs and public health policy evaluation. Notable papers include:

  • "The Potential Role of Advanced Glycation End Products in the Development of Kidney Disease" (2025) published in Nutrients
  • "Associations of Advanced Glycation End Products with Sleep Disorders in Chinese Adults" (2024) published in Nutrients
  • "Healthy choices in New South Wales health facilities for staff and visitors: a policy evaluation" (2020) published in European Journal of Public Health

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors, notably Liegang Liu, Yibin Ma, Xinyu Wang, Shan Lin, and Linyan Li, reflecting active research partnerships in overlapping topics related to health, disease mechanisms, and public health strategies.

Lesley King's work has been predominantly published in the journals Nutrients and European Journal of Public Health, indicating a research presence within nutrition science and public health domains.

Best Publications

  • Fundamental movement skills among Australian preschool children

    Louise L. Hardy;Lesley King;Louise Farrell;Rona Macniven

  • The concept of scalability: increasing the scale and potential adoption of health promotion interventions into policy and practice.

    Andrew John Milat;Lesley King;Adrian E. Bauman;Sally Redman

  • Consumer testing of the acceptability and effectiveness of front-of-pack food labelling systems for the Australian grocery market

    Bridget Kelly;Clare Hughes;Kathy Chapman;Jimmy Chun Yu Louie

  • A mobile health intervention for weight management among young adults: a pilot randomised controlled trial

    L. Hebden;A. Cook;H. P. van der Ploeg;L. King

  • Digital junk: food and beverage marketing on Facebook.

    Becky Freeman;Bridget Kelly;Louise Baur;Kathy Chapman

  • Television food advertising to children: the extent and nature of exposure.

    Bridget Kelly;Benjamin John Smith;Lesley King;Victoria Flood

  • A guide to scaling up population health interventions

    Andrew J Milat;Robyn Newson;Lesley King;Chris Rissel

  • Increasing the scale and adoption of population health interventions: experiences and perspectives of policy makers, practitioners, and researchers

    Andrew J Milat;Andrew J Milat;Lesley King;Robyn Newson;Luke Wolfenden

  • Working Invisibly: Health Workers Talk About Capacity-Building in Health Promotion

    Penelope Hawe;Lesley King;Michelle Noort;Sandra M. Gifford

  • Munch and Move: evaluation of a preschool healthy eating and movement skill program

    Louise L Hardy;Lesley King;Bridget Kelly;Louise Farrell

  • Parental influences on child physical activity and screen viewing time: a population based study

    Benjamin John Smith;Anne Grunseit;Louise Hardy;Lesley King

  • Translating research for evidence-based public health: key concepts and future directions

    Lucie Rychetnik;Adrian Bauman;Rachel Laws;Lesley King

  • The commercial food landscape: outdoor food advertising around primary schools in Australia

    Bridget P Kelly;Michelle Cretikos;Kris Rogers;Lesley King

  • Can front-of-pack labelling schemes guide healthier food choices? Australian shoppers’ responses to seven labelling formats

    Wendy L. Watson;Bridget Kelly;Bridget Kelly;Debra Hector;Clare Hughes

  • Factors affecting breastfeeding practices: applying a conceptual framework.

    Debra Hector;Lesley King;Karen Webb;Peter Heywood

  • Persuasive food marketing to children: use of cartoons and competitions in Australian commercial television advertisements

    Bridget Kelly;Libby Hattersley;Lesley King;Victoria Flood

  • Monitoring food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions to children.

    Bridget Kelly;Lesley King;Louise Baur;Mike Rayner

  • Effectiveness of Australia's Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®: translational research with population wide impact.

    Blythe J. O'Hara;Philayrath Phongsavan;Kamalesh Venugopal;Elizabeth G. Eakin

  • Choice and voice: obesity debates in television news.

    Catriona M F Bonfiglioli;Benjamin John Smith;Lesley A King;Simon F Chapman

  • Sustained impact of energy-dense TV and online food advertising on children's dietary intake: a within-subject, randomised, crossover, counter-balanced trial.

    Jennifer A Norman;Bridget Kelly;Anne T McMahon;Emma J Boyland

  • Australian GPs' perceptions about child and adolescent overweight and obesity the Weight of Opinion study

    Lesley A King;Julika H M Loss;Rachel L Wilkenfeld;Deanna L Pagnini

  • Best practice principles for community-based obesity prevention: development, content and application.

    L. King;T. Gill;Steven Allender;B.A. Swinburn

Frequent Co-Authors

Bridget Kelly
Bridget Kelly University of Wollongong
Kathy Chapman
Kathy Chapman University of Sydney
Louise A. Baur
Louise A. Baur University of Sydney
Andrew Milat
Andrew Milat New South Wales Department of Health
Chris Rissel
Chris Rissel Flinders University
Simon Chapman
Simon Chapman University of Sydney
Emma J. Boyland
Emma J. Boyland University of Liverpool
Steven Allender
Steven Allender Deakin University
Luke Wolfenden
Luke Wolfenden University of Newcastle Australia
Elizabeth Waters
Elizabeth Waters University of Melbourne

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