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
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Intervention design and adherence to Mediterranean diet in the Cardiovascular Risk Prevention with a Mediterranean Dietary Pattern Reduced in Saturated Fat (CADIMED) randomized trial
Journal article
Chávez-Alfaro L. et al, (2025), Nutrition Research, 136, 120 - 132
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Prediction Models for Maternal and Offspring Short- and Long-Term Outcomes Following Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review
Journal article
Ghadban Y. et al, (2025), Obesity Reviews
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A feasibility study using motivational interviewing and a smartphone application to promote physical activity (+Stay-Active) for women with gestational diabetes
Journal article
Smith R. et al, (2024), BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24
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Associations between dietary patterns and incident colorectal cancer in 114,443 individuals from the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study.
Journal article
Samuel S. et al, (2024), Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
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Data from Associations between Dietary Patterns and Incident Colorectal Cancer in 114,443 Individuals from the UK Biobank: A Prospective Cohort Study
Other
Skulsky SL. et al, (2024)