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Contact Details

Email
andrew.reynolds@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Associate Professor, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine – Dunedin
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

Reynolds, A. N., Hood, F., Iosua, E., Shahin, A., Diep-Pham, H.-T., Remoto, Y., … Coffey, S., … Mann, J. (2026). Impact of minimally processed versus milled whole grains on glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: A 12-week randomised trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101601 Journal - Research Article

Campbell, K., Peddie, M., Iosua, E., & Reynolds, A. (2026). GluCoast: A randomised crossover trial of dietary strategies for glucose control in type 2 diabetes. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 37). Retrieved from https://www.nzssd.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Hossain, M. A., Agyei, D., Reynolds, A. N., & Kebede, B. (2026). Legume intake on gut microbiome and glycemia in type 2 diabetes management: Narrative review. Frontiers in Nutrition, 13, 1785186. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1785186 Journal - Research Article

Young, C., Garratt, M., Athukorala, T., Perry, T., Ponnampalam, A., Crengle, S., Peng, M., & Reynolds, A. (2026). Maternal macronutrient intake and gestational diabetes: Systematic review of prospective observational studies and dose-response meta-analyses. BMC Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1186/s12916-026-04748-5 Journal - Research Article

Reynolds, A. N., Cummings, J., Tannock, G., & Mann, J. (2026). Dietary fibre as an essential nutrient. Nature Food, 7, 4-5. doi: 10.1038/s43016-025-01282-0 Journal - Research Other

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