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
The Effect of Weight Loss Before In Vitro Fertilization on Reproductive Outcomes in Women With Obesity
Journal article
Michalopoulou M. et al, (2026), Annals of Internal Medicine, 179, 1217 - 1218
The effects of dietary and physical exercise interventions among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus on cardiometabolic risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal article
Abdulsalam R. et al, (2026), Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 237
Practical solutions to weight management in primary care
Journal article
Astbury N. and Morris E., (2026), Nature Medicine
Postpartum Body Weight and Cardiometabolic Biomarker Trajectories in Women With Gestational Diabetes: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study
Journal article
Abdulsalam R. et al, (2026), Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
Engagement with gestational diabetes self-management: a qualitative study from the UK.
Journal article
Moore AP. et al, (2026), BMJ Public Health, 4