Rachel Brown (scientist)

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Rachel Brown
Born1970 (age 54–55)
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma mater University of Otago
Known forNut and health, obesity and weight loss, sports nutrition
Scientific career
FieldsHuman nutrition
Institutions University of Otago
Doctoral students Lisa Te Morenga [1]

Rachel C. Brown (born 1970) is a New Zealand scientist, professor and deputy head of the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Otago.

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Academic career

Born in 1970, [2] Brown completed a BSc, MSc and PhD (1999) at the University of Otago and joined the university's staff. [3] In December 2019 she, along with two of her colleagues Lisa Houghton and Caroline Horwath, was promoted to full professor with effect from 1 February 2020. [4]

Her research has focused on the dietary benefits of consuming nuts and nutrition for sports people. [5] Her recent studies have compared popular diets—intermittent fasting, Paleolithic and Mediterranean—in a weight-loss trial; [6] looked at the science behind nut activation; [7] and risk of eating disorders among rugby union players as a result of poor body image. [8] Her teaching is in obesity and its effect on heart disease. [3]

Notable students of Brown's include Professor Lisa Te Morenga. [1]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 Te Morenga, Lisa Anne (2010). The effects of altering macronutrient composition on diabetes risk (PhD). OUR Research, University of Otago. hdl:10523/439.
  2. ↑ Brown, Rachel (March 2010). "GI Jane / Rachel Brown". FitnessLife: 62–64. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Professor Rachel Brown". University of Otago. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "30 new Professors for the University of Otago". University of Otago. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Katherine Black; Chloe Hindle; Rebecca McLay-Cooke; Rachel C Brown; Claire Gibson; Dane F Baker; Brett Smith (1 November 2019). "Dietary Intakes Differ by Body Composition Goals: An Observational Study of Professional Rugby Union Players in New Zealand". American Journal of Men's Health . 13 (6): 1557988319891350. doi:10.1177/1557988319891350. ISSN   1557-9883. PMC   6883361 . PMID   31775566. Wikidata   Q91492574.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  6. ↑ Michelle Jospe; Melyssa Roy; Rachel C Brown; et al. (1 March 2020). "Intermittent fasting, Paleolithic, or Mediterranean diets in the real world: exploratory secondary analyses of a weight-loss trial that included choice of diet and exercise". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . 111 (3): 503–514. doi:10.1093/AJCN/NQZ330. ISSN   0002-9165. PMID   31879752. Wikidata   Q92268487.
  7. ↑ Shivani Kumari; Andrew R Gray; Kirsten Webster; et al. (29 February 2020). "Does 'activating' nuts affect nutrient bioavailability?". Food Chemistry . 319: 126529. doi:10.1016/J.FOODCHEM.2020.126529. ISSN   0308-8146. PMID   32199146. Wikidata   Q90559725.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  8. ↑ Claire Gibson; Chloe Hindle; Rebecca McLay-Cooke; et al. (1 August 2019). "Body Image Among Elite Rugby Union Players". The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research . 33 (8): 2217–2222. doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000002312. ISSN   1064-8011. PMID   31343602. Wikidata   Q95815251.
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