Dr Jana Anderson

  • Research Fellow (Public Health)

telephone: 0141 330 5470
email: Jana.Anderson@glasgow.ac.uk

Room 361, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7290-6635

Biography

Research background and experience

I am a Research fellow in the Public Health Unit of the School of Health & Wellbeing, and I have a keen interest in understanding what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet.

Throughout my career, I have developed a strong foundation of research knowledge, experience, and skills, shaped by my diverse research journey. I began my academic path in Zoology and animal behavior for my undergraduate studies before transitioning to Medical Parasitology and epidemiology for my master's degree. Following a research project in tropical parasitology, I was awarded a position on the four-year Wellcome-funded PhD program focused on Molecular Functions in Disease. I completed three project rotations, finally selecting to study the epigenetic modifications linked to molecular processes involved in cancer.

My interest in public health was sparked by the significant role of epigenetics in various diseases, including metabolic, immunological, cancer, and psychiatric disorders. These epigenetic marks can be greatly influenced by lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, exercise, and exposure to modifiable risk factors, providing opportunities to improve health outcomes. Furthermore, these epigenetic changes often take place early in the disease process and may be reversible, highlighting the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

 

Current research interests

Nutritional epidemiology 

After joining Public Health, I began my research on diet and related risk factors and their impact on chronic disease such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other diet-related health conditions. In my research, I  mostly use large existing datasets or survey data and apply nutritional epidemiology research methods. 

 

Healthy and Sustainable diet

The combination of research in Public Health and my background in zoology and ecology, fuels my interest in both the health impact of our diet and its environmental impacts, particularly how food production and consumption contributes to biodiversity loss, habitat degradation, greenhouse gas emissions, and the depletion of land, water, and natural resources. My research aims to identify and understand possible strategies that can improve these impacts. For example, by adapting our diets to decrease animal protein consumption while increasing the intake of nutritious plant-based proteins in a manner that is both accessible and affordable, thereby benefiting both our health and the environment as well as resulting in a resilient food production system.

 

Research interests

 

Research focus

Nutritional epidemiology:

Link between diet and chronic disease including obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Main data source: UK Biobank

Sustainable diet:

Dietary choices

Consumer surveys

Behavioral choices

Impact of our diet on the environment, food waste prevention 

Publications

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Number of items: 57.

2025

Hayman, M. M.E., Jones, W., Aman, A. , Ward, J. , Anderson, J. , Lyall, D. M. , Pell, J. P. , Sattar, N. , Welsh, P. and Strawbridge, R. J. (2025) Association of GLP1R locus with mental ill-health endophenotypes and cardiometabolic traits: a trans-ancestry study in UK Biobank. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 27(4), pp. 1845-1858. (doi: 10.1111/dom.16178) (PMID:39838854) (PMCID:PMC11885074)

2024

Daudali, H., Anderson, J. , Bailey, M. E.S. , Fradera, A. , Niedzwiedz, C. L. , Lyall, D. , Lyall, L. M. and Strawbridge, R. J. (2024) Genetic variation in circadian regulator gene BMAL1 in psychiatric, psychological and cardiometabolic traits: a trans-ancestry UK Biobank study. BMJ Mental Health, 27(1), e301267. (doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301267) (PMID:39667926) (PMCID:PMC11647332)

Anderson, J. J. , Deo, S. V. , Welsh, P. , Mackay, D. F. , Ho, F. K. , Ferguson, L. D. , Celis-Morales, C. , Gill, J.R. , Pell, J. P. and Sattar, N. (2024) In which common chronic conditions can (or cannot) obesity and lifestyle factors explain higher concentrations of C-reactive protein? Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 26(12), pp. 5786-5794. (doi: 10.1111/dom.15949) (PMID:39300958)

Friel, C., Leyland, A. H. , Anderson, J. J. , Havdahl, A., Brantsæter, A. L. and Dundas, R. (2024) Healthy prenatal dietary pattern and offspring autism. JAMA Network Open, 7(7), e2422815. (doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.22815) (PMID:39023891) (PMCID:PMC11258593)

2023

Ward, J. et al. (2023) Consistent effects of the genetics of happiness across the lifespan and ancestries in multiple cohorts. Scientific Reports, 13, 17262. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43193-9) (PMID:37828061) (PMCID:PMC10570373)

Ward, J. et al. (2023) Polygenic risk of major depressive disorder as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism. Blood Advances, (doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010562) (PMID:37399490) (In Press)

2022

Stanciu, I., Anderson, J. , Siebert, S. , Mackay, D. and Lyall, D. M. (2022) Associations of mental health, sleep and cognition characteristics with rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid factor in the UK Biobank. Scientific Reports, 12, 19844. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-22021-6) (PMID:36400784) (PMCID:PMC9674828)

Foster, H. M.E. et al. (2022) The association between a lifestyle score, socioeconomic status, and COVID-19 outcomes within the UK Biobank cohort. BMC Infectious Diseases, 22, 273. (doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07132-9) (PMID:35351028) (PMCID:PMC8964028)

Parra-Soto, S. et al. (2022) Association of meat, vegetarian, pescatarian, and fish-poultry diets with risk of 19 cancer sites and all cancer: Findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine, 20, 79. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02257-9) (PMID:35655214) (PMCID:PMC9281076)

Lyall, D. M. , Quinn, T. , Lyall, L. M., Ward, J. , Anderson, J. J. , Smith, D. J. , Stewart, W. , Strawbridge, R. J. , Bailey, M. E.S. and Cullen, B. (2022) Quantifying bias in psychological and physical health in the UK Biobank imaging sub-sample. Brain Communications, 4(3), fcac119. (doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac119) (PMID:35651593) (PMCID:PMC9150072)

2021

Anderson, J. J. et al. (2021) Remote history of VTE is associated with severe COVID-19 in middle and older age: UK Biobank cohort study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 19(10), pp. 2533-2538. (doi: 10.1111/jth.15452) (PMID:34242477) (PMCID:PMC8420476)

Jani, B. D. et al. (2021) Family history of diabetes and risk of SARS-COV-2 in UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 4(4), e00283. (doi: 10.1002/edm2.283) (PMID:34505416) (PMCID:PMC8420405)

Friel, C. , Leyland, A. H. , Anderson, J. J. , Havdahl, A., Borge, T., Shimonovich, M. and Dundas, R. (2021) Prenatal vitamins and the risk of offspring autism spectrum disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrients, 13(8), 2558. (doi: 10.3390/nu13082558) (PMID:34444717) (PMCID:PMC8398897)

Mutambudzi, M. et al. (2021) Occupation and risk of severe COVID-19: prospective cohort study of 120 075 UK Biobank participants. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 78(5), pp. 307-314. (doi: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106731) (PMID:33298533)

Petermann-Rocha, F., Parra-Soto, S., Gray, S. , Anderson, J. , Welsh, P. , Gill, J. , Sattar, N. , Ho, F. K. , Celis-Morales, C. and Pell, J. P. (2021) Vegetarians, fish, poultry and meat-eaters: who has higher risk of CVD incidence and mortality? A prospective study from UK Biobank. European Heart Journal, 42(12), pp. 1136-1143. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa939) (PMID:33313747)

Anderson, J. J. et al. (2021) Ethnic differences in prevalence of actionable HbA1c levels in UK Biobank: implications for screening. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 9(1), e002176. (doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002176) (PMID:34353880) (PMCID:PMC8344314)

2020

McQueenie, R. et al. (2020) Multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and COVID-19 infection within the UK Biobank cohort. PLoS ONE, 15(8), e0238091. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238091) (PMID:32817712) (PMCID:PMC7440632)

Ferguson, A. C. et al. (2020) Alzheimer’s disease susceptibility gene apolipoprotein e (APOE) and blood biomarkers in UK Biobank (N=395,769). Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 76(4), pp. 1541-1551. (doi: 10.3233/JAD-200338) (PMID:32651323)

Welsh, C. E. et al. (2020) Grip strength and walking pace and cardiovascular disease risk prediction in 406,834 UK Biobank participants. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 95(5), pp. 879-888. (doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.12.032) (PMID:32299669)

Hayes, S. et al. (2020) Association between walking pace and stroke incidence: findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study. Stroke, 51(5), pp. 1388-1395. (doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.028064) (PMID:32299326)

Anderson, J. J. , Gray, S. R. , Welsh, P. , Mackay, D. F. , Celis-Morales, C. A. , Lyall, D. M. , Forbes, J., Sattar, N. , Gill, J. M.R. and Pell, J. P. (2020) The associations of sugar-sweetened, artificially sweetened and naturally sweet juices with all-cause mortality in 198,285 UK Biobank participants: a prospective cohort study. BMC Medicine, 18(1), 97. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01554-5) (PMID:32326961)

Ho, F. K. et al. (2020) Associations of fat and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality: prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants. British Medical Journal, 368(8238), m688. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.m688) (PMID:32188587)

Welsh, C. et al. (2020) Glycated hemoglobin, prediabetes and the links to cardiovascular disease: data from UK Biobank. Diabetes Care, 43(2), pp. 440-445. (doi: 10.2337/dc19-1683) (PMID:31852727)

2019

Sillars, A. et al. (2019) Association of fitness and grip-strength with heart failure: findings from the UK Biobank population-based study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 94(11), pp. 2230-2240. (doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.04.041) (PMID:31685151)

Steell, L. et al. (2019) Dose-response associations of cardiorespiratory fitness with all-cause mortality and incidence and mortality of cancer and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases: the UK Biobank cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(21), pp. 1371-1378. (doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099093) (PMID:30796106)

Ho, F. K.W. et al. (2019) The association between handgrip strength and future health outcomes does not differ if grip strength is used in absolute or relative terms: a prospective cohort study. Age and Ageing, 48(5), pp. 683-691. (doi: 10.1093/ageing/afz068) (PMID:31204772)

Mackay, A., Mackay, D.F. , Celis-Morales, C.A. , Lyall, D.M. , Gray, S.R. , Sattar, N. , Gill, J.M.R. , Pell, J.P. and Anderson, J.J. (2019) The association between driving time and unhealthy lifestyles: a cross-sectional, general population study of 386 493 UK Biobank participants. Journal of Public Health, 41(3), pp. 527-534. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy155) (PMID:30239914)

Welsh, C. et al. (2019) Comparison of conventional lipoprotein tests and apolipoproteins in the prediction of cardiovascular disease: data from UK Biobank. Circulation, 140(7), pp. 542-552. (doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.041149) (PMID:31216866) (PMCID:PMC6693929)

Gray, S. et al. (2019) Do physical activity, commuting mode, cardiorespiratory fitness and sedentary behaviours modify the genetic predisposition to higher BMI? Findings from a UK Biobank study. International Journal of Obesity, 43, pp. 1526-1538. (doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0381-5) (PMID:31168053)

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2019) The combination of physical activity and sedentary behaviors modifies the genetic predisposition to obesity. Obesity, 27(4), pp. 653-661. (doi: 10.1002/oby.22417) (PMID:30900409)

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2019) Walking pace is associated with lower risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 51(3), pp. 472-480. (doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001795) (PMID:30303933)

2018

Celis-Morales, C.A. et al. (2018) Associations of dietary protein intake with fat free mass and grip strength: cross-sectional study in 146,816 UK Biobank participants. American Journal of Epidemiology, 187(11), pp. 2405-2414. (doi: 10.1093/aje/kwy134) (PMID:29961893)

Celis-Morales, C. et al. (2018) Associations of discretionary screen time with mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer are attenuated by strength, fitness and physical activity: findings from the UK Biobank study. BMC Medicine, 16, 77. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1063-1) (PMID:29792209) (PMCID:PMC5966877)

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2018) Associations of grip strength with cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancer outcomes and all cause mortality: prospective cohort study of half a million UK Biobank participants. British Medical Journal, 361, k1651. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.k1651) (PMID:29739772) (PMCID:PMC5939721)

Iliodromiti, S. et al. (2018) The impact of confounding on the associations of different adiposity measures with the incidence of cardiovascular disease: a cohort study of 296 535 adults of white European descent. European Heart Journal, 39(17), pp. 1514-1520. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy057) (PMID:29718151) (PMCID:PMC5930252)

Anderson, J. J. , Darwis, N. D.M., Mackay, D. F. , Celis-Morales, C. , Lyall, D. M. , Sattar, N. , Gill, J. M.R. and Pell, J. P. (2018) Red and processed meat consumption and breast cancer: UK Biobank cohort study and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cancer, 90, pp. 73-82. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.11.022)

2017

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2017) Associations between diabetes and both cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality are modified by grip strength: evidence from UK Biobank, a prospective population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care, 40(12), pp. 1710-1718. (doi: 10.2337/dc17-0921) (PMID:28986505)

Lyall, D. M. et al. (2017) Association of body mass index with cardiometabolic disease in the UK Biobank: a Mendelian randomization study. JAMA Cardiology, 2(8), pp. 882-889. (doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5804) (PMID:28678979) (PMCID:PMC5710596)

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2017) Association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality: prospective cohort study. British Medical Journal, 357, j1456. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.j1456) (PMID:28424154)

Anderson, J.J. , Celis, C.A. , Mackay, D.F. , Iliodromiti, S., Lyall, D.M. , Sattar, N. , Gill, J.M.R. and Pell, J.P. (2017) Adiposity among 132 479 UK Biobank participants; contribution of sugar intake vs other macronutrients. International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(2), pp. 492-501. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw173) (PMID:27407038) (PMCID:PMC5837311)

Lyall, D. M. , Celis-Morales, C. A. , Anderson, J. , Gill, J. M.R. , Mackay, D. F. , McIntosh, A. M., Smith, D. J. , Deary, I. J., Sattar, N. and Pell, J. P. (2017) Associations between single and multiple cardiometabolic diseases and cognitive abilities in 474 129 UK Biobank participants. European Heart Journal, 38(8), pp. 577-583. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw528) (PMID:28363219)

Celis-Morales, C. A. , Lyall, D. M. , Anderson, J. , Iliodromiti, S., Fan, Y., Ntuk, U. E., Mackay, D. F. , Pell, J. P. , Sattar, N. and Gill, J. M.R. (2017) The association between physical activity and risk of mortality is modulated by grip strength and cardiorespiratory fitness: evidence from 498 135 UK-Biobank participants. European Heart Journal, 38(2), pp. 116-122. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw249) (PMID:28158566) (PMCID:PMC5837781)

Hayes, J.F., Khandaker, G.M., Anderson, J. , Mackay, D. , Zammit, S., Lewis, G., Smith, D.J. and Osborn, D.P.J. (2017) Childhood interleukin-6, C-reactive protein and atopic disorders as risk factors for hypomanic symptoms in young adulthood: a longitudinal birth cohort study. Psychological Medicine, 47(1), pp. 23-33. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291716001574) (PMID:27476619) (PMCID:PMC5197925)

Mackay, D.F. , Anderson, J.J. , Pell, J.P. , Zammit, S. and Smith, D.J. (2017) Exposure to tobacco smoke in utero or during early childhood and risk of hypomania: prospective birth cohort study. European Psychiatry, 39, pp. 33-39. (doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.06.001) (PMID:27810616)

Celis-Morales, C. et al. (2017) Dietary fat and total energy intake modifies the association of genetic profile risk score on obesity: evidence from 48 170 UK Biobank participants. International Journal of Obesity, 41, pp. 1761-1768. (doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.169) (PMID:28736445)

2016

Lyall, D. M. et al. (2016) Body-mass index and cardiometabolic disease: a Mendelian randomisation study of UK Biobank Participants. Lancet, 388(S2), S9-S9. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32245-0)

Anderson, J. J. , Hoath, S., Zammit, S., Meyer, T. D., Pell, J. P. , Mackay, D. and Smith, D. J. (2016) Gestational influenza and risk of hypomania in young adulthood: prospective birth cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 200, pp. 182-188. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.048) (PMID:27136417) (PMCID:PMC4906149)

Lyall, D. M. et al. (2016) Alzheimer disease genetic risk factor APOE e4, and cognitive abilities in 111,739 UK Biobank participants. Age and Ageing, 45(4), pp. 511-517. (doi: 10.1093/ageing/afw068) (PMID:27103599)

Lyall, D. M. et al. (2016) Cognitive test scores in UK Biobank: data reduction in 480,416 participants and longitudinal stability in 20,346 participants. PLoS ONE, 11(4), e0154222. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154222) (PMID:27110937) (PMCID:PMC4844168)

2015

Smith, D. J. , Anderson, J. , Zammit, S., Meyer, T. D., Pell, J. P. and Mackay, D. (2015) Childhood IQ and risk of bipolar disorder in adulthood: prospective birth cohort study. BJPsych Open, 1(1), pp. 74-80. (doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.000455) (PMID:27703726) (PMCID:PMC4995557)

Creek, D. J. et al. (2015) Probing the metabolic network in bloodstream-form Trypanosoma brucei using untargeted metabolomics with stable isotope labelled glucose. PLoS Pathogens, 11(3), e1004689. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004689) (PMID:25775470) (PMCID:PMC4361558)

Varshney, D., Vavrova-Anderson, J. , Oler, A. J., Cowling, V. H., Cairns, B. R. and White, R. J. (2015) SINE transcription by RNA polymerase III is suppressed by histone methylation but not DNA methylation. Nature Communications, 6, 6569. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms7569) (PMID:25798578) (PMCID:PMC4382998)

Nicholl, B. et al. (2015) Ethnic differences in the association between depression and chronic pain: cross sectional results from UK Biobank. BMC Family Practice, 16, 128. (doi: 10.1186/s12875-015-0343-5) (PMID:26445480) (PMCID:PMC4596418)

2012

Jackson, A. P. et al. (2012) Antigenic diversity is generated by distinct evolutionary mechanisms in African trypanosome species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(9), pp. 3416-3421. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1117313109) (PMID:22331916) (PMCID:PMC3295286)

Creek, D., Anderson, J. , McConville, M.J. and Barrett, M.P. (2012) Metabolomic analysis of trypanosomatid protozoa. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 181(2), pp. 73-84. (doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2011.10.003)

2011

Roman, A. C. et al. (2011) Dioxin receptor and SLUG transcription factors regulate the insulator activity of B1 SINE retrotransposons via an RNA polymerase switch. Genome Research, 21(3), pp. 422-432. (doi: 10.1101/gr.111203.110)

2006

Crozier, J., McKee, R., McArdle, C., Angerson, W., Anderson, J. , Horgan, P. and McMillan, D. (2006) The presence of a systemic inflammatory response predicts poorer survival in patients receiving adjuvant 5-FU chemotherapy following potentially curative resection for colorectal cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 94, pp. 1833-1836. (doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603185)

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Hayman, M. M.E., Jones, W., Aman, A. , Ward, J. , Anderson, J. , Lyall, D. M. , Pell, J. P. , Sattar, N. , Welsh, P. and Strawbridge, R. J. (2025) Association of GLP1R locus with mental ill-health endophenotypes and cardiometabolic traits: a trans-ancestry study in UK Biobank. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 27(4), pp. 1845-1858. (doi: 10.1111/dom.16178) (PMID:39838854) (PMCID:PMC11885074)

Daudali, H., Anderson, J. , Bailey, M. E.S. , Fradera, A. , Niedzwiedz, C. L. , Lyall, D. , Lyall, L. M. and Strawbridge, R. J. (2024) Genetic variation in circadian regulator gene BMAL1 in psychiatric, psychological and cardiometabolic traits: a trans-ancestry UK Biobank study. BMJ Mental Health, 27(1), e301267. (doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301267) (PMID:39667926) (PMCID:PMC11647332)

Anderson, J. J. , Deo, S. V. , Welsh, P. , Mackay, D. F. , Ho, F. K. , Ferguson, L. D. , Celis-Morales, C. , Gill, J.R. , Pell, J. P. and Sattar, N. (2024) In which common chronic conditions can (or cannot) obesity and lifestyle factors explain higher concentrations of C-reactive protein? Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 26(12), pp. 5786-5794. (doi: 10.1111/dom.15949) (PMID:39300958)

Friel, C., Leyland, A. H. , Anderson, J. J. , Havdahl, A., Brantsæter, A. L. and Dundas, R. (2024) Healthy prenatal dietary pattern and offspring autism. JAMA Network Open, 7(7), e2422815. (doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.22815) (PMID:39023891) (PMCID:PMC11258593)

Ward, J. et al. (2023) Consistent effects of the genetics of happiness across the lifespan and ancestries in multiple cohorts. Scientific Reports, 13, 17262. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43193-9) (PMID:37828061) (PMCID:PMC10570373)

Ward, J. et al. (2023) Polygenic risk of major depressive disorder as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism. Blood Advances, (doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010562) (PMID:37399490) (In Press)

Stanciu, I., Anderson, J. , Siebert, S. , Mackay, D. and Lyall, D. M. (2022) Associations of mental health, sleep and cognition characteristics with rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid factor in the UK Biobank. Scientific Reports, 12, 19844. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-22021-6) (PMID:36400784) (PMCID:PMC9674828)

Foster, H. M.E. et al. (2022) The association between a lifestyle score, socioeconomic status, and COVID-19 outcomes within the UK Biobank cohort. BMC Infectious Diseases, 22, 273. (doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07132-9) (PMID:35351028) (PMCID:PMC8964028)

Parra-Soto, S. et al. (2022) Association of meat, vegetarian, pescatarian, and fish-poultry diets with risk of 19 cancer sites and all cancer: Findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine, 20, 79. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02257-9) (PMID:35655214) (PMCID:PMC9281076)

Lyall, D. M. , Quinn, T. , Lyall, L. M., Ward, J. , Anderson, J. J. , Smith, D. J. , Stewart, W. , Strawbridge, R. J. , Bailey, M. E.S. and Cullen, B. (2022) Quantifying bias in psychological and physical health in the UK Biobank imaging sub-sample. Brain Communications, 4(3), fcac119. (doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac119) (PMID:35651593) (PMCID:PMC9150072)

Anderson, J. J. et al. (2021) Remote history of VTE is associated with severe COVID-19 in middle and older age: UK Biobank cohort study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 19(10), pp. 2533-2538. (doi: 10.1111/jth.15452) (PMID:34242477) (PMCID:PMC8420476)

Jani, B. D. et al. (2021) Family history of diabetes and risk of SARS-COV-2 in UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 4(4), e00283. (doi: 10.1002/edm2.283) (PMID:34505416) (PMCID:PMC8420405)

Friel, C. , Leyland, A. H. , Anderson, J. J. , Havdahl, A., Borge, T., Shimonovich, M. and Dundas, R. (2021) Prenatal vitamins and the risk of offspring autism spectrum disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrients, 13(8), 2558. (doi: 10.3390/nu13082558) (PMID:34444717) (PMCID:PMC8398897)

Mutambudzi, M. et al. (2021) Occupation and risk of severe COVID-19: prospective cohort study of 120 075 UK Biobank participants. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 78(5), pp. 307-314. (doi: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106731) (PMID:33298533)

Petermann-Rocha, F., Parra-Soto, S., Gray, S. , Anderson, J. , Welsh, P. , Gill, J. , Sattar, N. , Ho, F. K. , Celis-Morales, C. and Pell, J. P. (2021) Vegetarians, fish, poultry and meat-eaters: who has higher risk of CVD incidence and mortality? A prospective study from UK Biobank. European Heart Journal, 42(12), pp. 1136-1143. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa939) (PMID:33313747)

Anderson, J. J. et al. (2021) Ethnic differences in prevalence of actionable HbA1c levels in UK Biobank: implications for screening. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 9(1), e002176. (doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002176) (PMID:34353880) (PMCID:PMC8344314)

McQueenie, R. et al. (2020) Multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and COVID-19 infection within the UK Biobank cohort. PLoS ONE, 15(8), e0238091. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238091) (PMID:32817712) (PMCID:PMC7440632)

Ferguson, A. C. et al. (2020) Alzheimer’s disease susceptibility gene apolipoprotein e (APOE) and blood biomarkers in UK Biobank (N=395,769). Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 76(4), pp. 1541-1551. (doi: 10.3233/JAD-200338) (PMID:32651323)

Welsh, C. E. et al. (2020) Grip strength and walking pace and cardiovascular disease risk prediction in 406,834 UK Biobank participants. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 95(5), pp. 879-888. (doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.12.032) (PMID:32299669)

Hayes, S. et al. (2020) Association between walking pace and stroke incidence: findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study. Stroke, 51(5), pp. 1388-1395. (doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.028064) (PMID:32299326)

Anderson, J. J. , Gray, S. R. , Welsh, P. , Mackay, D. F. , Celis-Morales, C. A. , Lyall, D. M. , Forbes, J., Sattar, N. , Gill, J. M.R. and Pell, J. P. (2020) The associations of sugar-sweetened, artificially sweetened and naturally sweet juices with all-cause mortality in 198,285 UK Biobank participants: a prospective cohort study. BMC Medicine, 18(1), 97. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01554-5) (PMID:32326961)

Ho, F. K. et al. (2020) Associations of fat and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality: prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants. British Medical Journal, 368(8238), m688. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.m688) (PMID:32188587)

Welsh, C. et al. (2020) Glycated hemoglobin, prediabetes and the links to cardiovascular disease: data from UK Biobank. Diabetes Care, 43(2), pp. 440-445. (doi: 10.2337/dc19-1683) (PMID:31852727)

Sillars, A. et al. (2019) Association of fitness and grip-strength with heart failure: findings from the UK Biobank population-based study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 94(11), pp. 2230-2240. (doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.04.041) (PMID:31685151)

Steell, L. et al. (2019) Dose-response associations of cardiorespiratory fitness with all-cause mortality and incidence and mortality of cancer and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases: the UK Biobank cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(21), pp. 1371-1378. (doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099093) (PMID:30796106)

Ho, F. K.W. et al. (2019) The association between handgrip strength and future health outcomes does not differ if grip strength is used in absolute or relative terms: a prospective cohort study. Age and Ageing, 48(5), pp. 683-691. (doi: 10.1093/ageing/afz068) (PMID:31204772)

Mackay, A., Mackay, D.F. , Celis-Morales, C.A. , Lyall, D.M. , Gray, S.R. , Sattar, N. , Gill, J.M.R. , Pell, J.P. and Anderson, J.J. (2019) The association between driving time and unhealthy lifestyles: a cross-sectional, general population study of 386 493 UK Biobank participants. Journal of Public Health, 41(3), pp. 527-534. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy155) (PMID:30239914)

Welsh, C. et al. (2019) Comparison of conventional lipoprotein tests and apolipoproteins in the prediction of cardiovascular disease: data from UK Biobank. Circulation, 140(7), pp. 542-552. (doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.041149) (PMID:31216866) (PMCID:PMC6693929)

Gray, S. et al. (2019) Do physical activity, commuting mode, cardiorespiratory fitness and sedentary behaviours modify the genetic predisposition to higher BMI? Findings from a UK Biobank study. International Journal of Obesity, 43, pp. 1526-1538. (doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0381-5) (PMID:31168053)

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2019) The combination of physical activity and sedentary behaviors modifies the genetic predisposition to obesity. Obesity, 27(4), pp. 653-661. (doi: 10.1002/oby.22417) (PMID:30900409)

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2019) Walking pace is associated with lower risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 51(3), pp. 472-480. (doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001795) (PMID:30303933)

Celis-Morales, C.A. et al. (2018) Associations of dietary protein intake with fat free mass and grip strength: cross-sectional study in 146,816 UK Biobank participants. American Journal of Epidemiology, 187(11), pp. 2405-2414. (doi: 10.1093/aje/kwy134) (PMID:29961893)

Celis-Morales, C. et al. (2018) Associations of discretionary screen time with mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer are attenuated by strength, fitness and physical activity: findings from the UK Biobank study. BMC Medicine, 16, 77. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1063-1) (PMID:29792209) (PMCID:PMC5966877)

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2018) Associations of grip strength with cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancer outcomes and all cause mortality: prospective cohort study of half a million UK Biobank participants. British Medical Journal, 361, k1651. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.k1651) (PMID:29739772) (PMCID:PMC5939721)

Iliodromiti, S. et al. (2018) The impact of confounding on the associations of different adiposity measures with the incidence of cardiovascular disease: a cohort study of 296 535 adults of white European descent. European Heart Journal, 39(17), pp. 1514-1520. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy057) (PMID:29718151) (PMCID:PMC5930252)

Anderson, J. J. , Darwis, N. D.M., Mackay, D. F. , Celis-Morales, C. , Lyall, D. M. , Sattar, N. , Gill, J. M.R. and Pell, J. P. (2018) Red and processed meat consumption and breast cancer: UK Biobank cohort study and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cancer, 90, pp. 73-82. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.11.022)

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2017) Associations between diabetes and both cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality are modified by grip strength: evidence from UK Biobank, a prospective population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care, 40(12), pp. 1710-1718. (doi: 10.2337/dc17-0921) (PMID:28986505)

Lyall, D. M. et al. (2017) Association of body mass index with cardiometabolic disease in the UK Biobank: a Mendelian randomization study. JAMA Cardiology, 2(8), pp. 882-889. (doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5804) (PMID:28678979) (PMCID:PMC5710596)

Celis-Morales, C. A. et al. (2017) Association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality: prospective cohort study. British Medical Journal, 357, j1456. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.j1456) (PMID:28424154)

Anderson, J.J. , Celis, C.A. , Mackay, D.F. , Iliodromiti, S., Lyall, D.M. , Sattar, N. , Gill, J.M.R. and Pell, J.P. (2017) Adiposity among 132 479 UK Biobank participants; contribution of sugar intake vs other macronutrients. International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(2), pp. 492-501. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw173) (PMID:27407038) (PMCID:PMC5837311)

Lyall, D. M. , Celis-Morales, C. A. , Anderson, J. , Gill, J. M.R. , Mackay, D. F. , McIntosh, A. M., Smith, D. J. , Deary, I. J., Sattar, N. and Pell, J. P. (2017) Associations between single and multiple cardiometabolic diseases and cognitive abilities in 474 129 UK Biobank participants. European Heart Journal, 38(8), pp. 577-583. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw528) (PMID:28363219)

Celis-Morales, C. A. , Lyall, D. M. , Anderson, J. , Iliodromiti, S., Fan, Y., Ntuk, U. E., Mackay, D. F. , Pell, J. P. , Sattar, N. and Gill, J. M.R. (2017) The association between physical activity and risk of mortality is modulated by grip strength and cardiorespiratory fitness: evidence from 498 135 UK-Biobank participants. European Heart Journal, 38(2), pp. 116-122. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw249) (PMID:28158566) (PMCID:PMC5837781)

Hayes, J.F., Khandaker, G.M., Anderson, J. , Mackay, D. , Zammit, S., Lewis, G., Smith, D.J. and Osborn, D.P.J. (2017) Childhood interleukin-6, C-reactive protein and atopic disorders as risk factors for hypomanic symptoms in young adulthood: a longitudinal birth cohort study. Psychological Medicine, 47(1), pp. 23-33. (doi: 10.1017/S0033291716001574) (PMID:27476619) (PMCID:PMC5197925)

Mackay, D.F. , Anderson, J.J. , Pell, J.P. , Zammit, S. and Smith, D.J. (2017) Exposure to tobacco smoke in utero or during early childhood and risk of hypomania: prospective birth cohort study. European Psychiatry, 39, pp. 33-39. (doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.06.001) (PMID:27810616)

Celis-Morales, C. et al. (2017) Dietary fat and total energy intake modifies the association of genetic profile risk score on obesity: evidence from 48 170 UK Biobank participants. International Journal of Obesity, 41, pp. 1761-1768. (doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.169) (PMID:28736445)

Lyall, D. M. et al. (2016) Body-mass index and cardiometabolic disease: a Mendelian randomisation study of UK Biobank Participants. Lancet, 388(S2), S9-S9. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32245-0)

Anderson, J. J. , Hoath, S., Zammit, S., Meyer, T. D., Pell, J. P. , Mackay, D. and Smith, D. J. (2016) Gestational influenza and risk of hypomania in young adulthood: prospective birth cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 200, pp. 182-188. (doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.048) (PMID:27136417) (PMCID:PMC4906149)

Lyall, D. M. et al. (2016) Alzheimer disease genetic risk factor APOE e4, and cognitive abilities in 111,739 UK Biobank participants. Age and Ageing, 45(4), pp. 511-517. (doi: 10.1093/ageing/afw068) (PMID:27103599)

Lyall, D. M. et al. (2016) Cognitive test scores in UK Biobank: data reduction in 480,416 participants and longitudinal stability in 20,346 participants. PLoS ONE, 11(4), e0154222. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154222) (PMID:27110937) (PMCID:PMC4844168)

Smith, D. J. , Anderson, J. , Zammit, S., Meyer, T. D., Pell, J. P. and Mackay, D. (2015) Childhood IQ and risk of bipolar disorder in adulthood: prospective birth cohort study. BJPsych Open, 1(1), pp. 74-80. (doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.000455) (PMID:27703726) (PMCID:PMC4995557)

Creek, D. J. et al. (2015) Probing the metabolic network in bloodstream-form Trypanosoma brucei using untargeted metabolomics with stable isotope labelled glucose. PLoS Pathogens, 11(3), e1004689. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004689) (PMID:25775470) (PMCID:PMC4361558)

Varshney, D., Vavrova-Anderson, J. , Oler, A. J., Cowling, V. H., Cairns, B. R. and White, R. J. (2015) SINE transcription by RNA polymerase III is suppressed by histone methylation but not DNA methylation. Nature Communications, 6, 6569. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms7569) (PMID:25798578) (PMCID:PMC4382998)

Nicholl, B. et al. (2015) Ethnic differences in the association between depression and chronic pain: cross sectional results from UK Biobank. BMC Family Practice, 16, 128. (doi: 10.1186/s12875-015-0343-5) (PMID:26445480) (PMCID:PMC4596418)

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Creek, D., Anderson, J. , McConville, M.J. and Barrett, M.P. (2012) Metabolomic analysis of trypanosomatid protozoa. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 181(2), pp. 73-84. (doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2011.10.003)

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Crozier, J., McKee, R., McArdle, C., Angerson, W., Anderson, J. , Horgan, P. and McMillan, D. (2006) The presence of a systemic inflammatory response predicts poorer survival in patients receiving adjuvant 5-FU chemotherapy following potentially curative resection for colorectal cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 94, pp. 1833-1836. (doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603185)

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Healthy and sustainable protein sources -linking healthy diets to sustainable diets using expert guidance on existing studies, access new data sources and methodology
    Natural Environment Research Council
    2022 - 2022
     
  • Nutrition Related Foetal Programming and Mental Health Outcomes in Offspring: a Social Perspective
    British Dietetic Association
    2019 - 2021
     

Supervision

I am happy to supervise research projects, masters or PhD students in any area of nutrition, nutritional epidemiology, nutrition linked risk factors and chronic disease as well as any aspect of sustainable food production, food waste and environment. Please contact me and I can redirect you to the correct place for application. Co-supervision welcomed. Funded students preferred.

 

PhD supervision

Friel, C - Maternal nutritional status in pregnancy and offspring Autism Spectrum Disorder: a social perspective

Araya-Bastias, C - The environmental impact of diet in Latin American populations

 

Masters in Public Health

 

Low carbohydrate dietary intake and the incidence of cardiovascular disease in UK Biobank

Dietary protein intake and risk of follow-up cardiovascular events among adults aged 37-70 years with pre-existing cardiovascular disease risk in British cohort

Carbohydrate, Total Sugar Intake and Risk of Breast Cancer in Relation to Obesity and Menopausal Status: A Large Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank

Sex and Ethnic differences in the association between Mental health conditions and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Cross sectional study from UK Biobank

Relationship between insomnia and atrial fibrillation, a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank

Impact of birth weight on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD): An observational cross-sectional study

Association of dietary patterns with oral cancer. A cross-sectional study of UK Biobank

Combined Association of Birth Weight and Vitamin D Status with the Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study of the UK Biobank

A pandemic cuisine: A content analysis of British and European media portrayals of animal-based diets in relation to the threat of zoonotic diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

The role of C reactive protein in the association between red meat intake and metabolic outcomes. A population based cross-sectional study.

Examining the role of C-reactive protein in the association between red, processed and total red meat intake and prevalent and incident colorectal cancer: analysis of the UK Biobank cohort

The Association Between Participation in Two Governmental Nutritional Assistance Programs with Healthy Food Choice and Food Security, Adjusted for Confounding Factors. A cross-sectional study of USDA’s National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey.

Is Meat Consumption Associated With Cardiometabolic Disease? A Cross-Sectional Study

Comparison of three methods to analysis dietary patterns in a cross sectional study of the association between diet and depression

The role of antioxidant supplements in moderating the association between air pollution and hypertension

Is daily driving time associated with harmful lifestyle behaviours? A population based cross-sectional study

Association between Red Meat and Processed Meat in Colorectal and Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analyses and Prospective General Population Cohort Study

 

MSc Food Security

Transforming to a healthy and sustainable food system: A comparative analysis of Scotland and Denmark.

Comparison of consumer’s acceptance of in vitro meat and insect-based food as alternatives to traditional meat and plant-based meat replacement in western countries.

A systematic review of the environmental impact of products of animal origin

A systematic review of the suitability of earthworms as fish and poultry feed, and their comparison to black soldier fly and traditional feed

Teaching

MPH Public Health 

Co-lead of Planetary Health module

 


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