Ms Cristina Stewart

  • Research Associate (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

Biography

I joined the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU) at the University of Glasgow as a Research Associate in March 2024. I am working on a Wellcome-Trust funded project in collaboration with researchers at the universities of Aberdeen and Oxford exploring how to maximise the potential of plant-based convenience foods to overcome barriers to sustainable diets.

Before joining the University of Glasgow, I was a Research Fellow (Nutrition) at the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems at the University of Edinburgh (Aug 2022-Feb 2024). Before that, I was a researcher in the Health Behaviours team of the Livestock, Environment & People (LEAP) project at the University of Oxford (Oct 2018 - Jul 2022). I joined the LEAP team as a Research Assistant and was later regraded to a post-doctoral equivalent researcher.

I graduated from the University of Aberdeen with an MSc in Human Nutrition (Public Health) in 2016, and a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science (Anatomy) in 2010.

My research has been published in the Lancet Planetary Health, Journal of Medical Internet Research, and the European Journal of Nutrition, among others.

 

Research interests

I am interested in the implementation, and analysis, of behavioural strategies that promote healthy and environmentally sustainable dietary behaviours. 

Publications

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2024

Jaacks, L. M., Amoutzopoulos, B., Runions, R., Vonderschmidt, A., McNeill, G., Comrie, F., McDonald, A., Page, P. and Stewart, C. (2024) Disaggregation of dairy in composite foods in the UK. Current Developments in Nutrition, (doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103774) (In Press)

Stewart, C. , Runions, R., McNeill, G., Comrie, F., McDonald, A. and Jaacks, L. M. (2024) Red and red processed meat consumption behaviours in Scottish adults. Current Developments in Nutrition, (doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103777) (Early Online Publication)

Jaacks, L., Frank, S., Vonderschmidt, A., Stewart, C. , Runions, R., Kennedy, J., McNeill, G. and Alexander, P. (2024) Understanding the climate impact of food consumed in Scotland. Documentation. Prepared by The University of Edinburgh on behalf of ClimateXChange. (doi: 10.7488/ERA/4343).

Vonderschmidt, A., Bellows, A., Jaacks, L., Alexander, P., Green, R. and Stewart, C. (2024) Contribution of meat-free days, meat-free meals, and portion sizes to declines in meat consumption in the UK. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3749185/v1)

2023

Stewart, C. , McNeill, G., Runions, R., Comrie, F., McDonald, A. and Jaacks, L. (2023) Meat and milk product consumption in Scottish adults: insights from a national survey. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3585630/v1)

Potter, C., Pechey, R., Cook, B., Bateman, P., Stewart, C. , Frie, K., Clark, M., Piernas, C., Rayner, M. and Jebb, S. A. (2023) Effects of environmental impact and nutrition labelling on food purchasing: An experimental online supermarket study. Appetite, 180, 106312. (doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106312) (PMID:36150553)

Taylor, I., Bull, J. W., Ashton, B., Biggs, E., Clark, M., Gray, N., Grub, H. M. J., Stewart, C. and Milner-Gulland, E. J. (2023) Nature-positive goals for an organization’s food consumption. Nature Food, 4(1), pp. 96-108. (doi: 10.1038/s43016-022-00660-2) (PMID:37118582)

2022

Stewart, C. , Piernas, C., Frie, K., Cook, B. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Evaluation of OPTIMISE (Online Programme to Tackle Individual’s Meat Intake Through Self-regulation): Cohort study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(12), e37389. (doi: 10.2196/37389) (PMID:36508245) (PMCID:PMC9793298)

Pechey, R., Bateman, P. A., Cook, B., Potter, C., Clark, M., Stewart, C. , Piernas, C. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Testing the effectiveness of ecolabels to reduce the environmental impact of food purchases in worksite cafeterias: a randomised controlled trial. Appetite, 179, 106277. (doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106277) (PMID:35995306)

Naz  Çoker, E., Jebb, S. A., Stewart, C. , Clark, M. and Pechey, R. (2022) Perceptions of social norms around healthy and environmentally-friendly food choices: Linking the role of referent groups to behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 974830. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.974830) (PMID:36312106) (PMCID:PMC9611198)

Frie, K., Stewart, C. , Piernas, C., Cook, B. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Effectiveness of an Online Programme to Tackle Individual’s Meat Intake through SElf-regulation (OPTIMISE): a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Nutrition, 61, pp. 2615-2626. (doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02828-9) (PMID:35244757) (PMCID:PMC9279210)

Bianchi, F., Stewart, C. , Astbury, N. M., Cook, B., Aveyard, P. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Replacing meat with alternative plant-based products (RE-MAP): a randomized controlled trial of a multicomponent behavioral intervention to reduce meat consumption. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 115(5), pp. 1357-1366. (doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab414) (PMID:34958364) (PMCID:PMC9071457)

Alae-Carew, C., Green, R., Stewart, C. , Cook, B., Dangour, A. D. and Scheelbeek, P. F.D. (2022) The role of plant-based alternative foods in sustainable and healthy food systems: consumption trends in the UK. Science of the Total Environment, 807(3), 151041. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151041) (PMID:34673070) (PMCID:PMC8724617)

Naz, E., Pechey, R., Frie, K., Jebb, S. A., Stewart, C. , Higgs, S. and Cook, B. (2022) A dynamic social norm messaging intervention to reduce meat consumption: a randomized cross-over trial in retail store restaurants. Appetite, 169, 105824. (doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105824) (PMID:34826525) (PMCID:PMC8784821)

Stewart, C. , Bianchi, F., Frie, K. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Comparison of three dietary assessment methods to estimate meat intake as part of a meat reduction intervention among adults in the UK. Nutrients, 14(3), 411. (doi: 10.3390/nu14030411) (PMID:35276771) (PMCID:PMC8839883)

Lee, C., Piernas, C., Stewart, C. , Michalopoulou, M., Hajzadeh, A., Edwards, R., Aveyard, P. and Waite, F. (2022) Identifying effective characteristics of behavioral weight management interventions for people with serious mental illness: A systematic review with a qualitative comparative analysis. Obesity Reviews, 23(1), e13355. (doi: 10.1111/obr.13355) (PMID:34672069) (PMCID:PMC8952200)

2021

Stewart, C. , Piernas, C., Cook, B. and Jebb, S. A. (2021) Trends in UK meat consumption: analysis of data from years 1–11 (2008–09 to 2018–19) of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme. Lancet Planetary Health, 5(10), e699-e708. (doi: 10.1016/s2542-5196(21)00228-x) (PMID:34627474) (PMCID:PMC8515514)

Potter, C. P. et al. (2021) The effects of environmental sustainability labels on selection, purchase, and consumption of food and drink products: a systematic review. Environment and Behavior, 53(8), pp. 891-925. (doi: 10.1177/0013916521995473) (PMID:34456340) (PMCID:PMC8384304)

Piernas, C., Cook, B., Stevens, R., Stewart, C. , Hollowell, J., Scarborough, P. and Jebb, S. A. (2021) Estimating the effect of moving meat-free products to the meat aisle on sales of meat and meat-free products: a non-randomised controlled intervention study in a large UK supermarket chain. PLoS Medicine, 18(7), e1003715. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003715) (PMID:34264943) (PMCID:PMC8321099)

Stewart, C. , Frie, K., Piernas, C. and Jebb, S. A. (2021) Development and reliability of the Oxford meat frequency questionnaire. Nutrients, 13(3), 922. (doi: 10.3390/nu13030922) (PMID:33809192) (PMCID:PMC7999625)

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Articles

Jaacks, L. M., Amoutzopoulos, B., Runions, R., Vonderschmidt, A., McNeill, G., Comrie, F., McDonald, A., Page, P. and Stewart, C. (2024) Disaggregation of dairy in composite foods in the UK. Current Developments in Nutrition, (doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103774) (In Press)

Stewart, C. , Runions, R., McNeill, G., Comrie, F., McDonald, A. and Jaacks, L. M. (2024) Red and red processed meat consumption behaviours in Scottish adults. Current Developments in Nutrition, (doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103777) (Early Online Publication)

Vonderschmidt, A., Bellows, A., Jaacks, L., Alexander, P., Green, R. and Stewart, C. (2024) Contribution of meat-free days, meat-free meals, and portion sizes to declines in meat consumption in the UK. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3749185/v1)

Stewart, C. , McNeill, G., Runions, R., Comrie, F., McDonald, A. and Jaacks, L. (2023) Meat and milk product consumption in Scottish adults: insights from a national survey. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3585630/v1)

Potter, C., Pechey, R., Cook, B., Bateman, P., Stewart, C. , Frie, K., Clark, M., Piernas, C., Rayner, M. and Jebb, S. A. (2023) Effects of environmental impact and nutrition labelling on food purchasing: An experimental online supermarket study. Appetite, 180, 106312. (doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106312) (PMID:36150553)

Taylor, I., Bull, J. W., Ashton, B., Biggs, E., Clark, M., Gray, N., Grub, H. M. J., Stewart, C. and Milner-Gulland, E. J. (2023) Nature-positive goals for an organization’s food consumption. Nature Food, 4(1), pp. 96-108. (doi: 10.1038/s43016-022-00660-2) (PMID:37118582)

Stewart, C. , Piernas, C., Frie, K., Cook, B. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Evaluation of OPTIMISE (Online Programme to Tackle Individual’s Meat Intake Through Self-regulation): Cohort study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(12), e37389. (doi: 10.2196/37389) (PMID:36508245) (PMCID:PMC9793298)

Pechey, R., Bateman, P. A., Cook, B., Potter, C., Clark, M., Stewart, C. , Piernas, C. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Testing the effectiveness of ecolabels to reduce the environmental impact of food purchases in worksite cafeterias: a randomised controlled trial. Appetite, 179, 106277. (doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106277) (PMID:35995306)

Naz  Çoker, E., Jebb, S. A., Stewart, C. , Clark, M. and Pechey, R. (2022) Perceptions of social norms around healthy and environmentally-friendly food choices: Linking the role of referent groups to behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 974830. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.974830) (PMID:36312106) (PMCID:PMC9611198)

Frie, K., Stewart, C. , Piernas, C., Cook, B. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Effectiveness of an Online Programme to Tackle Individual’s Meat Intake through SElf-regulation (OPTIMISE): a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Nutrition, 61, pp. 2615-2626. (doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02828-9) (PMID:35244757) (PMCID:PMC9279210)

Bianchi, F., Stewart, C. , Astbury, N. M., Cook, B., Aveyard, P. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Replacing meat with alternative plant-based products (RE-MAP): a randomized controlled trial of a multicomponent behavioral intervention to reduce meat consumption. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 115(5), pp. 1357-1366. (doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab414) (PMID:34958364) (PMCID:PMC9071457)

Alae-Carew, C., Green, R., Stewart, C. , Cook, B., Dangour, A. D. and Scheelbeek, P. F.D. (2022) The role of plant-based alternative foods in sustainable and healthy food systems: consumption trends in the UK. Science of the Total Environment, 807(3), 151041. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151041) (PMID:34673070) (PMCID:PMC8724617)

Naz, E., Pechey, R., Frie, K., Jebb, S. A., Stewart, C. , Higgs, S. and Cook, B. (2022) A dynamic social norm messaging intervention to reduce meat consumption: a randomized cross-over trial in retail store restaurants. Appetite, 169, 105824. (doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105824) (PMID:34826525) (PMCID:PMC8784821)

Stewart, C. , Bianchi, F., Frie, K. and Jebb, S. A. (2022) Comparison of three dietary assessment methods to estimate meat intake as part of a meat reduction intervention among adults in the UK. Nutrients, 14(3), 411. (doi: 10.3390/nu14030411) (PMID:35276771) (PMCID:PMC8839883)

Lee, C., Piernas, C., Stewart, C. , Michalopoulou, M., Hajzadeh, A., Edwards, R., Aveyard, P. and Waite, F. (2022) Identifying effective characteristics of behavioral weight management interventions for people with serious mental illness: A systematic review with a qualitative comparative analysis. Obesity Reviews, 23(1), e13355. (doi: 10.1111/obr.13355) (PMID:34672069) (PMCID:PMC8952200)

Stewart, C. , Piernas, C., Cook, B. and Jebb, S. A. (2021) Trends in UK meat consumption: analysis of data from years 1–11 (2008–09 to 2018–19) of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme. Lancet Planetary Health, 5(10), e699-e708. (doi: 10.1016/s2542-5196(21)00228-x) (PMID:34627474) (PMCID:PMC8515514)

Potter, C. P. et al. (2021) The effects of environmental sustainability labels on selection, purchase, and consumption of food and drink products: a systematic review. Environment and Behavior, 53(8), pp. 891-925. (doi: 10.1177/0013916521995473) (PMID:34456340) (PMCID:PMC8384304)

Piernas, C., Cook, B., Stevens, R., Stewart, C. , Hollowell, J., Scarborough, P. and Jebb, S. A. (2021) Estimating the effect of moving meat-free products to the meat aisle on sales of meat and meat-free products: a non-randomised controlled intervention study in a large UK supermarket chain. PLoS Medicine, 18(7), e1003715. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003715) (PMID:34264943) (PMCID:PMC8321099)

Stewart, C. , Frie, K., Piernas, C. and Jebb, S. A. (2021) Development and reliability of the Oxford meat frequency questionnaire. Nutrients, 13(3), 922. (doi: 10.3390/nu13030922) (PMID:33809192) (PMCID:PMC7999625)

Research Reports or Papers

Jaacks, L., Frank, S., Vonderschmidt, A., Stewart, C. , Runions, R., Kennedy, J., McNeill, G. and Alexander, P. (2024) Understanding the climate impact of food consumed in Scotland. Documentation. Prepared by The University of Edinburgh on behalf of ClimateXChange. (doi: 10.7488/ERA/4343).

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