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INSL3 Variation in Dogs Following Suppression and Recovery of the HPG Axis (2024)
Journal Article
Anand-Ivell, R., Coutinho, A. R., Dai, Y., England, G., Goericke-Pesch, S., & Ivell, R. (2024). INSL3 Variation in Dogs Following Suppression and Recovery of the HPG Axis. Animals, 14(5), Article 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14050675

Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) is a constitutive product of mature, adult-type Leydig cells of the testes and consequently in most mammals is an ideal biomarker with which to monitor pubertal development. A new heterologous time-resolved fluorescence... Read More about INSL3 Variation in Dogs Following Suppression and Recovery of the HPG Axis.

Assessing the prevalence and potential drivers of food insecurity and the relationship with mental wellbeing in UK university students: A cross-sectional study (2024)
Journal Article
Aldubaybi, A. A., Coneyworth, L. J., & Jethwa, P. H. (2024). Assessing the prevalence and potential drivers of food insecurity and the relationship with mental wellbeing in UK university students: A cross-sectional study. Nutrition Bulletin, 49(1), 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12662

Food insecurity (FI) among university students in the United States has been associated with poor mental wellbeing, but very little is known about the relationship between FI and mental wellbeing in the UK university population. Here we examined the... Read More about Assessing the prevalence and potential drivers of food insecurity and the relationship with mental wellbeing in UK university students: A cross-sectional study.

Detecting iodine deficiency risks from dietary transitions using shopping data (2024)
Journal Article
Mansilla, R., Long, G., Welham, S., Harvey, J., Lukinova, E., Nica-Avram, G., …Goulding, J. (2024). Detecting iodine deficiency risks from dietary transitions using shopping data. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 1017. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50180-7

Plant-based product replacements are gaining popularity. However, the long-term health implications remain poorly understood, and available methods, though accurate, are expensive and burdensome, impeding the study of sufficiently large cohorts. To i... Read More about Detecting iodine deficiency risks from dietary transitions using shopping data.

Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study (2024)
Journal Article
Wainwright, E., Sheikh, I., Qureshi, R., Yousuf, S., Khan, R., & Elmes, M. (2024). Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 571. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-51122-z

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) claim 74% of global lives, disproportionately affecting lower and middle-income countries like Pakistan. NCDs may increase the risk of preterm birth (PTB), caesarean section (CS), and low birthweight. This study aims... Read More about Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study.

Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study (2024)
Journal Article
Wainwright, E., Sheikh, I., Qureshi, R., Yousuf, S., Khan, R., & Elmes, M. (2024). Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 571. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-51122-z

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) claim 74% of global lives, disproportionately affecting lower and middle-income countries like Pakistan. NCDs may increase the risk of preterm birth (PTB), caesarean section (CS), and low birthweight. This... Read More about Evaluating the effect of maternal non-communicable disease on adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in Pakistan, a facility based retrospective cohort study.

Active vitamin D increases myogenic differentiation in C2C12 cells via a vitamin D response element on the myogenin promoter (2023)
Journal Article
Alliband, K. H., Parr, T., Jethwa, P. H., & Brameld, J. M. (2023). Active vitamin D increases myogenic differentiation in C2C12 cells via a vitamin D response element on the myogenin promoter. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, Article 1322677. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1322677

Background: Skeletal muscle development during embryogenesis depends on proliferation of myoblasts followed by differentiation into myotubes/multinucleated myofibers. Vitamin D (VD) has been shown to affect these processes, but there is conflicting e... Read More about Active vitamin D increases myogenic differentiation in C2C12 cells via a vitamin D response element on the myogenin promoter.

Who consumes anthocyanins and anthocyanidins? Mining national retail data to reveal the influence of socioeconomic deprivation and seasonality on polyphenol dietary intake (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Harvey, J., Long, G., Welham, S., Mansilla, R., Rose, P., Thomas, M., …Goulding, J. (2023). Who consumes anthocyanins and anthocyanidins? Mining national retail data to reveal the influence of socioeconomic deprivation and seasonality on polyphenol dietary intake. In Proceedings: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData) (4530-4538). https://doi.org/10.1109/BigData59044.2023.10386220

Anthocyanins are a class of polyphenols that have received widespread recent attention due to their potential health benefits. However, estimating the dietary intake of anthocyanins at a population level is a challenging task, due to the difficulty o... Read More about Who consumes anthocyanins and anthocyanidins? Mining national retail data to reveal the influence of socioeconomic deprivation and seasonality on polyphenol dietary intake.

An examination of resting-state functional connectivity in patients with active Crohn's disease (2023)
Journal Article
Francis, S. T., Moran, G. W., Eldeghaidy, S., Radford, S., & Thapaliya, G. (2023). An examination of resting-state functional connectivity in patients with active Crohn's disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, Article 1265815. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1265815

Background: Alterations in resting state functional connectivity (rs-FC) in Crohn’s Disease (CD) have been documented in default mode network (DMN) and frontal parietal network (FPN) areas, visual, cerebellar, salience and attention resting-state-net... Read More about An examination of resting-state functional connectivity in patients with active Crohn's disease.

An examination of resting-state functional connectivity in patients with active Crohn’s disease (2023)
Journal Article
Thapaliya, G., Eldeghaidy, S., Radford, S. J., Francis, S. T., & Moran, G. W. (in press). An examination of resting-state functional connectivity in patients with active Crohn’s disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, Article 1265815. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1265815

Background: Alterations in resting state functional connectivity (rs-FC) in Crohn’s Disease (CD) have been documented in default mode network (DMN) and frontal parietal network (FPN) areas, visual, cerebellar, salience and attention resting-state-net... Read More about An examination of resting-state functional connectivity in patients with active Crohn’s disease.

A comparison of the bioaccessible calcium supplies of various plant-based products relative to bovine milk (2023)
Journal Article
Muleya, M., Bailey, E. F., & Bailey, E. H. (2024). A comparison of the bioaccessible calcium supplies of various plant-based products relative to bovine milk. Food Research International, 175, Article 113795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113795

Calcium deficiency is widespread globally, especially in diets with minimal consumption of dairy. It is therefore important to identify plant-based sources of calcium that can make a meaningful contribution to calcium intakes for populations followin... Read More about A comparison of the bioaccessible calcium supplies of various plant-based products relative to bovine milk.

Adoption of a Short-Term (4-Week) Vegan Diet as Part of ‘Veganuary’ Significantly Reduces Saturated Fatty Acid (SFA), Cholesterol, B12, and Iodine Intake in Omnivorous Individuals—An Observational Study (2023)
Journal Article
Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., Craigon, J., & Welham, S. (2023). Adoption of a Short-Term (4-Week) Vegan Diet as Part of ‘Veganuary’ Significantly Reduces Saturated Fatty Acid (SFA), Cholesterol, B12, and Iodine Intake in Omnivorous Individuals—An Observational Study. Nutrients, 15(23), Article 4967. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15234967

Global veganism campaigns like ‘Veganuary’ have gained popularity. We conducted an observational study to assess the impact of a 4-week vegan diet during ‘Veganuary’ on nutrient intake, status, knowledge, and motivations for veganism. Data were colle... Read More about Adoption of a Short-Term (4-Week) Vegan Diet as Part of ‘Veganuary’ Significantly Reduces Saturated Fatty Acid (SFA), Cholesterol, B12, and Iodine Intake in Omnivorous Individuals—An Observational Study.

The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040: Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources (2023)
Journal Article
Gericke, M., Amaral, A. J. R., Budtova, T., De Wever, P., Groth, T., Heinze, T., …Fardim, P. (2024). The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040: Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources. Carbohydrate Polymers, 326, Article 121633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121633

Polysaccharides are among the most abundant bioresources on earth and consequently need to play a pivotal role when addressing existential scientific challenges like climate change and the shift from fossil-based to sustainable biobased materials. Th... Read More about The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040: Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources.

Applying regression tree analysis to explore willingness to reduce meat and adopt protein alternatives among Australia, China and the UK (2023)
Journal Article
Ford, H., Zhang, Y., Gould, J., Danner, L., Bastian, S. E., Ford, R., & Yang, Q. (2023). Applying regression tree analysis to explore willingness to reduce meat and adopt protein alternatives among Australia, China and the UK. Food Quality and Preference, 112, Article 105034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105034

The increasing global demand for meat causes additional environmental and food security issues. Adoption of a healthy and sustainable diet through the reduction of meat consumption may represent one approach to tackle these problems. An online survey... Read More about Applying regression tree analysis to explore willingness to reduce meat and adopt protein alternatives among Australia, China and the UK.

Radiofrequency cold plasma – A novel tool for flavour modification in fresh and freeze-dried strawberries (2023)
Journal Article
Warne, G. R., Lim, M., Wilkinson, K., Hessel, V., Williams, P. M., & Fisk, I. D. (2023). Radiofrequency cold plasma – A novel tool for flavour modification in fresh and freeze-dried strawberries. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 90, Article 103497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2023.103497

Cold plasma treatment is an emerging non-thermal food processing tool. This study aimed to identify how cold plasma can improve the aroma of a model space food system (freeze-dried strawberries) by mitigating freeze-drying aroma losses. Cold plasma s... Read More about Radiofrequency cold plasma – A novel tool for flavour modification in fresh and freeze-dried strawberries.

Changes in nutrient composition and gene expression in growing mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) (2023)
Journal Article
Lopez-Viso, C., Castellanos-Uribe, M., May, T., Brameld, J., Salter, A., & Parr, T. (2023). Changes in nutrient composition and gene expression in growing mealworms (Tenebrio molitor). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-20230143

Insects are of high interest as a sustainable source of nutrients to be included in the food production system. The larvae of Tenebrio molitor, commonly known as yellow mealworms (MW), have a high protein content, which means potential applications i... Read More about Changes in nutrient composition and gene expression in growing mealworms (Tenebrio molitor).

The impact of varying key sensory attributes on consumer perception of beer body (2023)
Journal Article
Ivanova, N., Yang, Q., Bastian, S. E., Wilkinson, K. L., Johnson, T. E., & Ford, R. (2023). The impact of varying key sensory attributes on consumer perception of beer body. Food Quality and Preference, 112, Article 105004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105004

Beer body remains a poorly defined term, and although technical brewing experts currently describe it as the fullness of flavour and mouthfeel, little is known regarding the impact of different sensory factors on its perception. Previous studies have... Read More about The impact of varying key sensory attributes on consumer perception of beer body.

Thermally treated peanut oil bodies as a fat replacer for ice cream: Physicochemical and rheological properties (2023)
Journal Article
Zaaboul, F., Tian, T., Borah, P. K., & Di Bari, V. (2024). Thermally treated peanut oil bodies as a fat replacer for ice cream: Physicochemical and rheological properties. Food Chemistry, 436, Article 137630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137630

This study investigates the potential use of peanut oil bodies as a fat replacer in ice cream. We explored the effects of different treatments, fresh (FOB), heated (HOB), and roasted (ROB) peanut oil bodies on ice cream preparation. Heat treatment al... Read More about Thermally treated peanut oil bodies as a fat replacer for ice cream: Physicochemical and rheological properties.

Challenges facing sustainable protein production: Opportunities for cereals (2023)
Journal Article
Safdar, L. B., Foulkes, M. J., Kleiner, F. H., Searle, I. R., Bhosale, R. A., Fisk, I. D., & Boden, S. A. (2023). Challenges facing sustainable protein production: Opportunities for cereals. Plant Communications, 4(6), Article 100716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100716

Rising demands for protein worldwide are likely to drive increases in livestock production, as meat provides ∼40% of dietary protein. This will come at a significant environmental cost, and a shift toward plant-based protein sources would therefore p... Read More about Challenges facing sustainable protein production: Opportunities for cereals.

Mineral supplements in Aging (2023)
Book Chapter
Welham, S., Rose, P., Coneyworth, L., Avery, A., & Kirk, C. (in press). Mineral supplements in Aging. In Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Ageing: Part V, Anti-ageing Interventions. Switzerland: Springer

With advancing age, achievement of dietary adequacy for all nutrients is increasingly difficult and this is particularly so for minerals. Various factors impede mineral acquisition and absorption including reduced appetite, depressed gastric acid pro... Read More about Mineral supplements in Aging.