PhD, MSc, GDPH, Cert Integrative Medicine

Dr Karin Ried is Research Director at the National Institute of Integrative Medicine. Dr Ried has over 15 years experience in medical and public health research, and research interest in complementary and integrative medicine with a focus on nutritional health. Her research projects encompass nutritional medicine, cardiovascular health, bone health, gastrointestinal health, cancer, women's health, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr Ried received a Masters Degree in Chemistry (1993) and PhD from the University of Heidelberg, Germany in the Department of Human Molecular Genetics (1997). Her PhD and early postdoctoral work in human genetics at the Centre of Molecular Genetics, University of Adelaide, culminated in the discovery of various genes, one of which is involved in the development of cancer. In addition, Dr Ried completed a Graduate Diploma of Public Health at the University of Adelaide (2001), and a Certificate in Integrative Medicine at the University of Queensland (2009).

Dr Ried is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. Her research has been featured on national radio, television, and in the print media in Australia and overseas. She has mentored and supervised 30 early career researchers, MBBS students, Honours, Masters and summer research scholarship students. Dr Ried has been the Program Manager of the government funded capacity building PHCRED program at the University of Adelaide since 2006 and at Flinders University in South Australia between 2003-06.

Research Interests

Dr Ried’s research interests include nutritional medicine in cardiovascular health, in particular the effects of garlic extract, tomato extract or chocolate and cocoa products on blood pressure and cholesterol. Other current projects include Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine in the management of women’s health and fertility, and the effect of omega-3 supplementation on bone health. She is Chief Investigator on several competitive grants related to integrative nutritional medicine. Dr Ried has extensive expertise in quantitative research, in particular in systematic reviews and meta-analyses, as well as in qualitative research, including questionnaire design and survey methods.

Current projects include:

• Research at the NIIM
• Nutritional medicine for hypertension and hypercholesteremia
• Cocoa for blood pressure
• Garlic for blood pressure and cholesterol
• Tomato extract for blood pressure and cholesterol
• Traditional Chinese Medicine for infertility
• Menstrual health

Publications

Peer reviewed journal articles & book chapters

2012 - 2013

Ried K, Frank O, Stocks N: Aged garlic extract reduces blood pressure in hypertensives: a dose response trial. Eur J Clin Nutr 2013; 67, 64-70 (Epub 21 Nov 2012).

Ried K, Toben C, Fakler P: The effect of garlic on serum lipids: an updated meta-analysis. Nutrition Reviews 2012, in press

Ried K, Sullivan T, Fakler P, Frank O, Stocks N: Effect of chocolate on blood pressure; full review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 8.

Ried K: Dark Chocolate and (Pre-)Hypertension. Chapter 23 in: Chocolate in Health and Nutrition, Nutrition and Health 7, R.R. Watson et al. (eds.), Springer Humana Press 2013 (Epub Aug 2012).

Ried K: Infertility: The Traditional Chinese Medicine approach to fertility management, menstrual health, fertility awareness and emotional well-being. In: Infertility: Genetic factors, treatment risks and benefits, social and psychological consequences, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, in press

Ried K, Alfred A: Quality of life, coping strategies and support needs of women seeking Traditional Chinese Medicine for infertility in Australia: a mixed methods approach. BMC Women's Health 2012, under review

Vanlint S & Ried K: Efficacy and tolerability of calcium, Vitamin D and a plant-based omega-3 oil for osteopenia: A pilot RCT. Maturitas 2012; 71, 44-48; (EPub 9 Nov 2011).

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2011

Ried K & Stuart K: Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine in the management of female infertility: A systematic review. Compl Ther Med 2011; 19 (6), 319-331 (Epub 5 Oct 11).

Alfred A & Ried K: Traditional Chinese Medicine: Women's experiences in the treatment of infertility. Aust Fam Physician 2011; 40 (9), 718-722.

Ried K: Garlic, chocolate or tomatoes for (pre-)hypertension? J Hypertonie 2011; 15 (3), 7-10.

Ried K, Fakler P: Protective effect of lycopene on serum cholesterol and blood pressure: meta-analyses of intervention trials. Maturitas 2011; 68, 299-310; (Epub 14Dec 2010).

Ried K, Sullivan TR, Fakler P, Frank OR, Stocks NP: Effect of chocolate on blood pressure (Protocol). The Cochrane Library 2011, Issue 1.

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2010

Ried K, Stocks N, Frank O: Chocolate dose may be too much. BMJ 2010; 341:c4176.

Ried K, Frank O, Stocks N: Aged garlic extract lowers blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension: a randomised controlled trial. Maturitas 2010; 67, 144-150; (Epub 29 June).

Ried K, Sullivan T, Fakler P, Frank O, Stocks N: Does chocolate reduce blood pressure? A meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 2010; 8:39.

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1995 - 2009

Ried K, Frank OR, Stocks NP: Dark chocolate or tomato extract for prehypertension: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Complement Altern Med 2009; 9:22.

Ried K, Frank OR, Stocks NP, Fakler P, Sullivan T: Effect of garlic on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cardiovasc Dis 2008; 8:13

Ried K, Montgomery BD, Stocks NP, Farmer EA: General practice research training: impact of the Australian Registrar Workshop on research skills, confidence, interest and involvement of participants, 2002-06. Fam Pract 2008; 25: 119-126

Ried K, Farmer EA, Weston KM: Bursaries, writing grants and fellowships: a strategy to develop capacity in primary health care. BMC Family Practice 2007; 8:19

Neill J, Belan I, Ried K: Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on fatigue in adults with multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, or systemic lupus erythematosus; a systematic review. J Adv Nursing 2006; 56(6): 617-635

Ried K: Interpreting and understanding meta-analysis graphs. A practical guide. Aust Fam Phys 2006; 35 (8): 635-637

Ried K, Farmer EA, Weston KM: Setting directions for research capacity building in primary health care: a survey of a research network. BMC Family Practice 2006; 7:8.

Finnis M, Dayan S, Hobson L, Chenevix-Trench G, Friend K, Ried K, Venter D, Woollatt E, Baker E, Richard RI: Common chromosomal fragile site FRA16D mutation in cancer cells. Hum Mol Genetics 2005; 14 (10), 1341-1349

Makrides M, Gibson RA, Udell T, Ried K & the International LCPUFA Investigators: Supplementation of infant formula with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids does not influence the growth of term infants; a meta-analysis. Am J Clinical Nutrition 2005; 81, 1094-1101

Ried K & Fuller J: Building a culture of research dissemination in primary health care: the South Australian experience of supporting the novice researcher. Aust Health Review 2005; 29 (10), 6-11

Ried K: Gastrointestinal Health: The role of pro- and prebiotics in standard foods. Aust Fam Phys 2004; 33 (4), 253-255

Cameron S, Ried K, Worsley A, Topping D: Consumption of foods by young children with diagnosed Campylobacter infection: A pilot case control study. Public Health Nutrition 2004; 7(1), 85-89

Ried K, Finnis M, Hobson L, Mangelsdorf M, Dayan S, Nancarrow J, Woollatt E, Kremmidiotis G, Gardner A, Venter D, Baker E, Richards RI: Common fragile site FRA16D: identification of the FOR gene spanning FRA16D and homozygous deletions and translocations breakpoints in cancer cell. Human Molecular Genetics 2000; 9 (11), 1651-1663

Mangelsdorf M, Ried K, Woollatt E (equal contribution), Dayan S, Eyre H, Finnis M, Hobson L, Nancarrow J, Venter D, Baker E, Richards RI: Chromosomal fragile site FRA16D and DNA instability in cancer. Cancer Research 2000; 60, 1683-1689

Ried K et al.: Gene duplications as a recurrent theme in the evolution of the pseudoautosomal region 1: isolation of the gene ASMTL. Human Molecular Genetics 1998; 7, 1771-1778

Rappold G, Ried K, Klink A, Rao E, Weiss B: Chapter: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) in Techniques in molecular medicine, editors: Hildebrandt F, Igarashi P, publisher: Springer Heidelberg 1996, ISDN 3-540-57129-9.

Klein S, Zenvirth D, Sherman A, Ried K, Rappold G, Simchen G: Double-strand breaks on YACs during meiosis reflect meiotic recombination in the human genome. Nature Genetics 1996; 13, 481-484

Ried K et al.: Characterization of a YAC contig spanning the pseudoautosomal region. Genomics 1995; 29, 787-792

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Conference presentations on Nutritional Medicine

2012 Australasian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Conference (AACMAC), Brisbane, May 2012 Ried K [Invited speaker]

Treating female infertility with Chinese Herbal Medicine: A systematic review

2012 Nutrition in Medicine Conference, Melbourne, May 2012 - Ried K, Toben C, Fakler P [Oral presentation] New insights into the effect of garlic on cholesterol: A meta-analysis

2011 AIMA Conference, Sydney, Oct 11 - Ried K, Stuart K Management of female infertility with Traditional Chinese herbal medicine: meta-analyses

2011 AACMA Conference, Perth, May 11 Ried K, Stuart K Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine in the management of female infertility: a systematic review

2011 Nutrition in Medicine Conference, Sydney, May11 Ried K, Fakler P Does lycopene lower cholesterol or blood pressure? A systematic review

2011 International Prehypertension & Cardio-metabolic Syndrome Conference, Vienna, Austria, Feb 11 Ried K, Frank O, Fakler P, Stocks N Garlic, Chocolate or Tomatoes for (Pre-)Hypertension?

2010 Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA) conference, Coolum, Sept 10 Ried K, Frank O, Stocks N Garlic lowers blood pressure in uncontrolled hypertensives

2010 AACMAC conference, Adelaide, May 2010 Ried K, Alfred A Unexplained infertility: Experiences of women seeking Traditional Chinese Medicine

2009 AIMA conference, Melbourne, Oct 09 Ried K, Frank O, Stocks N, Fakler P, Sullivan T Does chocolate reduce blood pressure? A meta-analysis

2009 GP& PHC conference, Melbourne, Jul 09 Ried, K, Frank O, Stocks N Garlic as adjunct therapy for uncontrolled hypertension: A pilot RCT

2008 Inaugural Cardiovascular Research Forum South Australia, Adelaide, Dec 08 Ried K, Frank O, Stocks N Garlic lowers blood pressure in hypertensives: a meta-analysis

2008 RACGP Conference, Melbourne, Oct 08 Ried K, Frank O, Stocks N Acceptability and effectiveness of chocolate or tomato extract in pre-hypertension: pilot study