Research interests

How can we transition towards healthy and sustainable dietary patterns while accounting for diverse sociocultural perspectives so that no-one in society is left behind? 

The interaction between individual and contextual factors in driving behaviour and health. 

Dietary patterns and determinants of diet of ethnic minority and migrant-origin groups and their role in obesity, cardiovascular disease risk and mental health.

 

specialisation

Measurement of diet and operationalisation of dietary patterns in muti-ethnic populations. 

Application of complex systems approaches to understand emergent health behaviour and health inequalities. The use of a variety of systems methodologies: Group Model Building, Causal Loop Diagrams, Systems Dynamic Models. 

Research output

  1. The contribution of smoking to differences in cardiovascular disease incidence between men and women across six ethnic groups in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: The HELIUS study

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  2. Correction to: To what extent do dietary costs explain socio-economic differences in dietary behavior? (Nutrition Journal, (2020), 19, 1, (88), 10.1186/s12937-020-00608-x)

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic

  3. Assessing community readiness for overweight and obesity prevention among Ghanaian immigrants living in Greater Manchester, England

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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Projects

  1. Understanding the effects of chronic stress on the dynamics of the progression of diabates

    Project: Research

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