Nerys Astbury
BSc(Hon) MMedSc PhD
Associate Professor - Diet & Obesity
Diet, Obesity, Weight management, Regulation of energy intake
I'm a Nutrition Scientist and Associate Professor in the Health Behaviours team. My main interests are how dietary manipulations impact weight management and the regulation of energy intake.
I lead a programme of work exploring the effect of dietary interventions and weight management before, during and after pregnancy can influence health of mothers and their children.
Recent publications
Practical solutions to weight management in primary care
Journal article
Astbury N. and Morris E., (2026), Nature Medicine
Child Body Mass Index and Health Care Costs in England
Journal article
Onyimadu O. et al, (2025), JAMA Network Open, 8
The Effect of Weight Loss Before In Vitro Fertilization on Reproductive Outcomes in Women With Obesity : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Journal article
Michalopoulou M. et al, (2025), Annals of Internal Medicine, 178, 1298 - 1313
The Effect of Weight Loss Before In Vitro Fertilization on Reproductive Outcomes in Women With Obesity
Journal article
Michalopoulou M. et al, (2025), Annals of Internal Medicine
The Effect of Weight Loss Before In Vitro Fertilization on Reproductive Outcomes in Women With Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Journal article
Michalopoulou M. et al, (2025), Annals of Internal Medicine