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Contact Details

Email
andrew.reynolds@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Associate Professor
Department
Department of Medicine (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BSc MSc PhD MPH
Research summary
Lifestyle factors in T2 diabetes and heart disease
Memberships
  • Technical adviser to the WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group
  • Member of the Dietary Guideline Development Group for the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
  • Associate investigator of the Riddet Centre of Research Excellence
  • Member of the Expert Nutrition Policy Advisory Group of the Heart Foundation
  • Member of the Oceanic Nutrition Leadership Platform
  • Member of the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre
  • Board member of the Otago Southland Diabetes Research Trust

Research

Andrew Reynolds is a Research Associate Professor interested in lifestyle risk factors such as what we eat and when we move, and health outcomes such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. He works with both randomised controlled trials in non-communicable disease management and meta analyses in non-communicable disease prevention and management.

He is available to supervise keen students undertaking any degree type.

Publications

Campbell, K., Ashton, N., Peddie, M. C., Ma'ia'i, K., Camp, J., Mann, J., & Reynolds, A. N. (2025). A DiRECT approach to weight loss in a culturally diverse, low-income population: Pilot randomised controlled trial and meta-analysis of similar interventions. Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dom.16240 Journal - Research Article

Hossain, M. A., Soni, K., Agyei, D., Kebede, B., & Reynolds, A. N. (2025). Legume intakes on cardiometabolic profile and gut microbiome function: Systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. European Journal of Nutrition, 64, 60. doi: 10.1007/s00394-024-03576-8 Journal - Research Article

Hao, Z., Peddie, M., & Reynolds, A. N. (2024). The effect of the provision of foods high in healthy fats or dietary fibre on sodium and potassium intakes in a post-coronary event population. Nutrition Society of New Zealand (NSNZ) 58th Annual Conference: Kotahitanga. (pp. 72). Retrieved from https://www.nsnzconference.co.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Reynolds, A. N., Lang, J., Brand, A., & Mann, J. (2024). Higher fiber higher carbohydrate diets better than lower carbohydrate lower fiber diets for diabetes management: Rapid review with meta-analyses. Obesity Reviews, e13837. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/obr.13837 Journal - Research Article

Reynolds, A., Cummings, J., & Mann, J. (2024). Association of glycaemic index and glycaemic load with type 2 diabetes in the PURE study. Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 12, 518-519. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00189-X Journal - Research Other

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