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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)
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
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Reproducible profiling of the gut microbiota using surplus clinical Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) samples
Van Den Haak, M. A., Zbikowski, J. T., Moomin, A., Wilson, J., Halsey , C., Gourley, C., Din, F., McSorley, S. T., Collie-Duguid, E., Horgan, G., Walker, A., Johnstone, A. & Kiltie, A. (Corresponding Author), 12 May 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Microbial Genomics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of shift work with body weight, stress, sleep, and dietary intake in prison officers and firefighters
Mosomi, L. N., Fyfe, C., Horgan, G., Giles, K., O'Connor, D. B., de Roos, B. & Johnstone, A. (Corresponding Author), Apr 2026, In: European Journal of Nutrition. 65, 3, 15 p., 81.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Impact Of Calorific Screening Thresholds And Weight Status When Validating Uk Supermarket Transaction Records In Dietary Evaluation: Fio-stride
Sawczuk, T., Greatwood, H., Gilthorpe, M., Morris, M. A., Jennesson, V., Wilkins, E., Green, M. A., Johnstone, A. & Griffiths, C., 27 Mar 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Obesity.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“It was a force for good but…”: a mixed-methods evaluation of the implementation of the high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) legislation in England
Kininmonth, A. R., Stone, R. A., Jenneson, V., Ennis, E., Naisbitt, R., Johnstone, A. M., Morris, M. A., Fildes, A. & the DIO Food Team, Mar 2026, In: Food Policy. 139, 12 p., 103048.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consumer attitudes towards vertical farming in Scotland and England
Bucky, A. (Corresponding Author), Morecroft, D., Fyfe, C. L., Stewart, D. & Johnstone, A. M., 1 May 2026, In: Food Research International. 231, 1, 12 p., 118590.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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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
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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
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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