2024

Garcia, A. L. , Chee, N., Vargas-García, E. J. and Parrett, A. (2024) Survey of emotional themes used in marketing of commercial baby foods in the UK—implications for nutrition promotion in early childhood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(3), 258. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph21030258) (PMID:38541260) (PMCID:PMC10969795)

2022

Garcia, A. L. , Menon, R. and Parrett, A. (2022) Extensive use of on-pack promotional claims on commercial baby foods in the UK. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(6), pp. 606-611. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322851) (PMID:35228205)

2021

Naaman, R., Parrett, A. , Bashawri, D., Campo, I., Fleming, K., Nichols, B., Burleigh, E., Murtagh, J., Reid, J. and Gerasimidis, K. (2021) Assessment of dietary intake using food photography and video recording in free-living young adults: a comparative study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121(4), 749-761.e1. (doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.09.040) (PMID:33187931)

2020

Garcia, A.L. , Curtin, L., Ronquillo, D., Parrett, A. and Wright, C.M. (2020) Changes in the UK baby food market surveyed in 2013 and 2019: the rise of baby snacks and sweet/savoury foods. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(12), pp. 1162-1166. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-318845) (PMID:32675379)

Sabbagh, C., Boyland, E., Hankey, C. and Parrett, A. (2020) Analysing credibility of UK social media influencers’ weight-management blogs: a pilot study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(23), 9022. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph17239022) (PMID:33287374) (PMCID:PMC7731114)

Gerasimidis, K. , Bryden, K., Chen, X., Papachristou, E., Verney, A., Roig, M., Hansen, R., Nichols, B., Papadopoulou, R. and Parrett, A. (2020) The impact of food additives, artificial sweeteners and domestic hygiene products on the human gut microbiome and its fibre fermentation capacity. European Journal of Nutrition, 59(7), pp. 3213-3230. (doi: 10.1007/s00394-019-02161-8) (PMID:31853641) (PMCID:PMC7501109)

Garcia, A. L. , Brown, E., Goodale, T., McLachlan, M. and Parrett, A. (2020) A nursery-based cooking skills programme with parents and children reduced food fussiness and increased willingness to try vegetables: a quasi-experimental study. Nutrients, 12(9), 2623. (doi: 10.3390/nu12092623) (PMID:32872123)

Garcia, A. L. , Ronquillo, J. D., Morillo Santander, G., Mazariegos, C. V., Donado-Lopez, L., Vargas-Garcia, E. J., Curtin, L., Parrett, A. and Mutoro, A. N. (2020) Sugar content and nutritional quality of child orientated ready to eat cereals and yoghurts in the UK and Latin America; does food policy matter? Nutrients, 12(3), 856. (doi: 10.3390/nu12030856) (PMID:32210128)

Garcia, A. L. , Athifa, N. S., Hammond, E., Parrett, A. and Gebbie-Diben, A. (2020) A community-based cooking programme "Eat Better Feel Better" can improve child and family eating behaviours in low socioeconomic groups. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74, pp. 190-196. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-211773) (PMID:31727789)

2019

Garcia, A. , Looby, S., McLean-Guthrie, K. and Parrett, A. (2019) An exploration of complementary feeding practices, information needs and sources. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(22), 4311. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224311) (PMID:31698714) (PMCID:PMC6888072)

García, A. L. , Morillo-Santander, G., Parrett, A. and Mutoro, A. N. (2019) Confused health and nutrition claims in food marketing to children could adversely affect food choice and increase risk of obesity. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(6), pp. 541-546. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315870) (PMID:30530844)

2017

Garcia, A. and Parrett, A. (2017) Nutritional Quality, Nutrient Claims and '1 of your 5 a day' Logos in Pre-packaged Foods Marketed to Young Children in the UK. IUNS 21st International Congress of Nutrition, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15-20 Oct 2017. p. 651. ISBN 9783318061925

Garcia, A. L. , Reardon, R., Hammond, E., Parrett, A. and Gebbie-Diben, A. (2017) Evaluation of the “Eat Better Feel Better” cooking programme to tackle barriers to healthy eating. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(4), 380. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph14040380) (PMID:28375186) (PMCID:PMC5409581)

2016

Garcia, A. L. , Reardon, R. L., Hammond, E., Parrett, A. and Gebbie‐Diben, A. (2016) How Effective is the “Eat Better Feel Better” Community‐based Cooking Intervention at Tackling Barriers of Time, Cost, Waste and Knowledge of Healthy Eating in Glasgow, Scotland? Experimental Biology 2016, San Diego, CA, 2-6 Apr 2016. 674.20-674.20.

2014

Garcia, A. L. , Vargas, E., Lam, P. S., Shennan, D. B., Smith, F. and Parrett, A. (2014) Evaluation of a cooking skills programme in parents of young children: a longitudinal study. Public Health Nutrition, 17(5), pp. 1013-1021. (doi: 10.1017/S1368980013000165)

Garcia, A. , McLean, K., Parrett, A. and Wright, C. (2014) Are Fruits and Vegetables Used to Sweeten Commercial Baby Foods in the U.K.? (393.2). FASEB Journal 28(S1). Experimental Biology 2014 Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 26-30 Apr 2014. 393.2. (doi: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.393.2)

Sauveplane-Stirling, V., Crichton, D., Tessier, S., Parrett, A. and Garcia, A.L. (2014) The food retail environment and its use in a deprived, urban area of Scotland. Public Health, 128(4), pp. 360-366. (doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.11.005)

2013

Garcia, A. L. , Raza, S., Parrett, A. and Wright, C. M. (2013) Nutritional content of infant commercial weaning foods in the UK. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 98(10), pp. 793-797. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303386)

Garcia, A. , Parrett, A. and Wright, C. (2013) Assessment of Nutritional Content of Commercial Baby Foods in the UK. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 63(suppl 1). 20th International Congress of Nutrition, Granada, Spain, 15-20 Sep 2013. pp. 584-585. ISBN 9783318025163 (doi: 10.1159/000354245)

2012

Raza, S., Parrett, A. and Garcia, A.L. (2012) Are infant/toddler commercial ready to eat foods in the UK market meeting the European commission directives for relevant nutrients? Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 71(OCE1), (doi: 10.1017/S0029665112000444)

Vargas, E., Casey, J., Parrett, A. and Garcia, A. L. (2012) Development and formative evaluation of a community cookery book for use in deprived areas of Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 71(OCE1), E25. (doi: 10.1017/S0029665112000535)

2011

Crichton, D., Parrett, A. and Garcia, A. L. (2011) A Mapping Study of Food Availability in an Area of Deprivation: Viewpark, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 70(OCE1). Scottish Section Meeting. 70th Anniversary: Nutrition and Health: From Conception to Adolescence, Glasgow, UK, 05-06 Apr 2011. E25. (doi: 10.1017/S0029665111000413)

Articles

Garcia, A. L. , Chee, N., Vargas-García, E. J. and Parrett, A. (2024) Survey of emotional themes used in marketing of commercial baby foods in the UK—implications for nutrition promotion in early childhood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(3), 258. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph21030258) (PMID:38541260) (PMCID:PMC10969795)

Garcia, A. L. , Menon, R. and Parrett, A. (2022) Extensive use of on-pack promotional claims on commercial baby foods in the UK. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(6), pp. 606-611. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322851) (PMID:35228205)

Naaman, R., Parrett, A. , Bashawri, D., Campo, I., Fleming, K., Nichols, B., Burleigh, E., Murtagh, J., Reid, J. and Gerasimidis, K. (2021) Assessment of dietary intake using food photography and video recording in free-living young adults: a comparative study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121(4), 749-761.e1. (doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.09.040) (PMID:33187931)

Garcia, A.L. , Curtin, L., Ronquillo, D., Parrett, A. and Wright, C.M. (2020) Changes in the UK baby food market surveyed in 2013 and 2019: the rise of baby snacks and sweet/savoury foods. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(12), pp. 1162-1166. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-318845) (PMID:32675379)

Sabbagh, C., Boyland, E., Hankey, C. and Parrett, A. (2020) Analysing credibility of UK social media influencers’ weight-management blogs: a pilot study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(23), 9022. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph17239022) (PMID:33287374) (PMCID:PMC7731114)

Gerasimidis, K. , Bryden, K., Chen, X., Papachristou, E., Verney, A., Roig, M., Hansen, R., Nichols, B., Papadopoulou, R. and Parrett, A. (2020) The impact of food additives, artificial sweeteners and domestic hygiene products on the human gut microbiome and its fibre fermentation capacity. European Journal of Nutrition, 59(7), pp. 3213-3230. (doi: 10.1007/s00394-019-02161-8) (PMID:31853641) (PMCID:PMC7501109)

Garcia, A. L. , Brown, E., Goodale, T., McLachlan, M. and Parrett, A. (2020) A nursery-based cooking skills programme with parents and children reduced food fussiness and increased willingness to try vegetables: a quasi-experimental study. Nutrients, 12(9), 2623. (doi: 10.3390/nu12092623) (PMID:32872123)

Garcia, A. L. , Ronquillo, J. D., Morillo Santander, G., Mazariegos, C. V., Donado-Lopez, L., Vargas-Garcia, E. J., Curtin, L., Parrett, A. and Mutoro, A. N. (2020) Sugar content and nutritional quality of child orientated ready to eat cereals and yoghurts in the UK and Latin America; does food policy matter? Nutrients, 12(3), 856. (doi: 10.3390/nu12030856) (PMID:32210128)

Garcia, A. L. , Athifa, N. S., Hammond, E., Parrett, A. and Gebbie-Diben, A. (2020) A community-based cooking programme "Eat Better Feel Better" can improve child and family eating behaviours in low socioeconomic groups. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74, pp. 190-196. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-211773) (PMID:31727789)

Garcia, A. , Looby, S., McLean-Guthrie, K. and Parrett, A. (2019) An exploration of complementary feeding practices, information needs and sources. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(22), 4311. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224311) (PMID:31698714) (PMCID:PMC6888072)

García, A. L. , Morillo-Santander, G., Parrett, A. and Mutoro, A. N. (2019) Confused health and nutrition claims in food marketing to children could adversely affect food choice and increase risk of obesity. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(6), pp. 541-546. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315870) (PMID:30530844)

Garcia, A. L. , Reardon, R., Hammond, E., Parrett, A. and Gebbie-Diben, A. (2017) Evaluation of the “Eat Better Feel Better” cooking programme to tackle barriers to healthy eating. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(4), 380. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph14040380) (PMID:28375186) (PMCID:PMC5409581)

Garcia, A. L. , Vargas, E., Lam, P. S., Shennan, D. B., Smith, F. and Parrett, A. (2014) Evaluation of a cooking skills programme in parents of young children: a longitudinal study. Public Health Nutrition, 17(5), pp. 1013-1021. (doi: 10.1017/S1368980013000165)

Sauveplane-Stirling, V., Crichton, D., Tessier, S., Parrett, A. and Garcia, A.L. (2014) The food retail environment and its use in a deprived, urban area of Scotland. Public Health, 128(4), pp. 360-366. (doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.11.005)

Garcia, A. L. , Raza, S., Parrett, A. and Wright, C. M. (2013) Nutritional content of infant commercial weaning foods in the UK. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 98(10), pp. 793-797. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303386)

Raza, S., Parrett, A. and Garcia, A.L. (2012) Are infant/toddler commercial ready to eat foods in the UK market meeting the European commission directives for relevant nutrients? Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 71(OCE1), (doi: 10.1017/S0029665112000444)

Vargas, E., Casey, J., Parrett, A. and Garcia, A. L. (2012) Development and formative evaluation of a community cookery book for use in deprived areas of Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 71(OCE1), E25. (doi: 10.1017/S0029665112000535)

Conference or Workshop Item

Garcia, A. and Parrett, A. (2017) Nutritional Quality, Nutrient Claims and '1 of your 5 a day' Logos in Pre-packaged Foods Marketed to Young Children in the UK. IUNS 21st International Congress of Nutrition, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15-20 Oct 2017. p. 651. ISBN 9783318061925

Garcia, A. L. , Reardon, R. L., Hammond, E., Parrett, A. and Gebbie‐Diben, A. (2016) How Effective is the “Eat Better Feel Better” Community‐based Cooking Intervention at Tackling Barriers of Time, Cost, Waste and Knowledge of Healthy Eating in Glasgow, Scotland? Experimental Biology 2016, San Diego, CA, 2-6 Apr 2016. 674.20-674.20.

Garcia, A. , McLean, K., Parrett, A. and Wright, C. (2014) Are Fruits and Vegetables Used to Sweeten Commercial Baby Foods in the U.K.? (393.2). FASEB Journal 28(S1). Experimental Biology 2014 Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 26-30 Apr 2014. 393.2. (doi: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.393.2)

Garcia, A. , Parrett, A. and Wright, C. (2013) Assessment of Nutritional Content of Commercial Baby Foods in the UK. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 63(suppl 1). 20th International Congress of Nutrition, Granada, Spain, 15-20 Sep 2013. pp. 584-585. ISBN 9783318025163 (doi: 10.1159/000354245)

Crichton, D., Parrett, A. and Garcia, A. L. (2011) A Mapping Study of Food Availability in an Area of Deprivation: Viewpark, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 70(OCE1). Scottish Section Meeting. 70th Anniversary: Nutrition and Health: From Conception to Adolescence, Glasgow, UK, 05-06 Apr 2011. E25. (doi: 10.1017/S0029665111000413)