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Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research staff profile

Dr Andrew Reynolds

PositionResearch Fellow
DepartmentDepartment of Medicine (Dunedin)
QualificationsBSc MSc DPH PhD
Research summaryDiet and physical activity in non-communicable disease incidence and management
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

Dr Andrew Reynolds is a research fellow interested in lifestyle risk factors such as what we eat and when we move, and health outcomes. Andrew has a particular interest in fibre-containing foods such as whole grains, vegetables, legumes, and whole fruit, or dietary fats and their sources. He conducts randomised controlled trials to generate new knowledge or systematic reviews and meta analyses to synthesise current knowledge. He is available to supervise keen students undertaking any degree type.

His current research includes:

  • Wholegrain intakes and the effects of food processing
  • Legume intakes for improved cardiometabolic risk management
  • Evidence-based guideline development
  • Cognition during carbohydrate digestion
  • Dietary fats and premature mortality
  • Dietary patterns which promote individual and planetary health
  • Barriers and enablers to undertaking regular physical activity
  • Physical activity guidelines for diabetes management

Publications

Reynolds, A., Mann, J., Cummings, J., Winter, N., Mete, E., & Te Morenga, L. (2019). Carbohydrate quality and human health: A series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Lancet, 393, 434-445. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31809-9

Åberg, S., Mann, J., Neumann, S., Ross, A. B., & Reynolds, A. (2020). Whole-grain processing and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: A randomized crossover trial. Diabetes Care, 43, 1717-1723. doi: 10.2337/dc20-0263

Reynolds, A. N., Akerman, A. P., & Mann, J. (2020). Dietary fibre and whole grains in diabetes management: Systematic review and meta-analyses. PLoS Medicine, 17(3), e1003053. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003053

Reynolds, A. N., Mann, J., Elbalshy, M., Mete, E., Robinson, C., Oey, I., Silcock, P., Downes, N., Perry, T., & Te Morenga, L. (2020). Wholegrain particle size influences postprandial glycemia in type 2 diabetes: A randomized crossover study comparing four wholegrain breads. Diabetes Care, 43, 476-479. doi: 10.2337/dc19-1466

Reynolds, A. N., Mann, J. I., Williams, S., & Venn, B. J. (2016). Advice to walk after meals is more effective for lowering postprandial glycaemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus than advice that does not specify timing: A randomised crossover study. Diabetologia, 59(12), 2572-2578. doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-4085-2