Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Profile
Research Interests:
- Appetite control accross the lifecourse
- Nutriton impact on obesity and body weight
- The role of plants to support sustainable and healthy food choice
- The role of the food - gut - brain axis to influence health
Activities:
2021 Impact Case submission in University REF
2021-date Chair for Association for the Study of Obesity Scottish Network
2019 Finalist, Food and Drink Federation, Scientist of the Year
2016 Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement with Research
2018-date Section Editor, Geriatrics Journal
2018-date Medical Schools Scotland contact for Interprofessional Group on Medical Nutrition Education
2014 Impact Case submission in University REF
2011-date Fully Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) with UK Association for Nutrition
2011-date Chair for Rowett Ethics Panel
2003-date Honorary Clinical Scientist with NHS-Grampian
Supervision
PhD student (2016-2021) ‘Role of fermented whey on metabolic and gut health’
PhD student (2014-2017) ‘Role of breakfast on appetite in children and adolsecents’
MSc students, annual research projects (2021, Impact of shift work on feeding behaviour)
MbChB students, annual summer students (2021, Lifestyle Medicine approach)
ERASMUS visitors;visiting students from Robert Gordon University & international visitors
Teaching:
Course co-ordinator for UG course, Lifestyle Medicine (5 credit)
Course co-ordinator for UG course, Food Choice and Behaviour (5 credit)
Course co-ordinator for Future Learn course (MOOC), Nutrition and Wellbeing
Course co-ordinator for new course (Sept 2021) Obesity (5 credit)
Course tutor for PG courses (Diabetes & Metabolism, Clinical Nutriton for Disease Prevention; Nutrition and Health through the liffe stages; Nutriton and Health)
Course tutor for UG courses (Biochemistry & Nutriton of Exercise; Nutriton, health and disease; World of Food: Biologial, Social, Cultural))
Course tutor for MbChb courses (Diabetes & Metabolism, Year 3)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Life Sciences & Medicine, PhD, Weight loss and obesity, University of Aberdeen
1 Sept 1996 → 2 Apr 2001
Award Date: 2 Apr 2001
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Aging Gut-Brain Interactions: Pro-Inflammatory Gut Bacteria Are Elevated in Fecal Samples from Individuals Living with Alzheimer’s Dementia
Donaldson, A. I. C. (Corresponding Author), Fyfe, C. L., Martin, J. C., Smith, E. E., Horgan, G. W., Myint, P. K. (Corresponding Author), Johnstone, A. M. & Scott, K. P., Apr 2025, In: Geriatrics. 10, 2, 18 p., 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in incarcerated individuals in developed and developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mosomi, L. N., Aceves Martins, M., Johnstone, A. & de Roos, B. (Corresponding Author), 12 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Obesity Reviews. 25 p., e13906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the barriers to purchasing healthier, more environmentally sustainable food for people living with obesity and varying experiences of food insecurity in the UK
Stone, R. A. (Corresponding Author), Christiansen, P., Johnstone, A., Brown, A., Douglas, F., Hardman, C. A. & FIO Food team, Feb 2025, In: Food Policy. 131, 10 p., 102798.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2024
Bellamy, A. S., Benton, T., Breeze, T. D., Brooks, J., Campbell, K., Doherty, B., Elahi, S., Falloon, P., Frewer, L., Garnett, K., Gregory, P. J., Hasnain, S., Ingram, J. S. I., Jackson, P., Johnstone, A., Lambie-Mumford, H., Lonnie, M., Loopstra, R., McDermott, K. & Noble, I. & 4 others, , 11 Dec 2024, UK Government. 464 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Exercise, nutrition, and medicine timing in metabolic health: implications for management of Type 2 Diabetes
Peña Carrillo, B. J., Sivasengh, R., Johnstone, A. & Gabriel, B. (Corresponding Author), 18 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data from Gut microbiota signatures predict host and microbiota responses to dietary interventions in obese individuals
korpela, K. (Creator), Flint, H. (Creator), Johnstone, A. (Creator), Lappi, J. (Creator), Poutanen, K. (Creator), Dewulf, E. M. (Creator), Delzenne, N. (Creator), de Vos, W. M. (Creator) & Salonen, A. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 3 Feb 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.bv4k7
Dataset
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Data from: Impact of diet and individual variation on intestinal microbiota composition and fermentation products in obese men
Salonen, A. (Creator), Lahti, L. (Creator), Salojärvi, J. (Creator), Holtrop, G. (Creator), Korpela, K. (Creator), Duncan, S. (Creator), Date, P. (Creator), Farquharson, F. (Creator), Johnstone, A. (Creator), Lobley, G. (Creator), Louis, P. (Creator), Flint, H. (Creator) & de Vos, W. M. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 9 Apr 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7b37k
Dataset
Press/Media
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Bigger breakfasts better for controlling appetite, study suggests
Ruddick-Collins, L., Morgan, P., Fyfe, C., Filipe, J., Horgan, G., Westerterp, K. R., Johnston, J. & Johnstone, A.
16/09/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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An appetite for health - research transforming the food we eat
Johnstone, A. (Coordinator)
Impact: Economic and/or Commercial, Societal
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