Senior Lecturer in Nutrition @leedsbeckett
Joined February 2012
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
7 Aug 2025
Our correspondence piece in @TheLancet now published.
Compassionate child obesity care within a stigmatising society.
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
25 Feb 2025
🚨New paper alert 🚨
Our latest study explores inter-individual differences in the effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure and nitric oxide biomarkers using a novel replicate crossover design
Free open access 🔗: link.springer.com/article/10…
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
13 Dec 2024
New #EarlyCareer Member (ECM) Section had their 1st meeting to develop a strategic plan. If you are an #earlycareernutritionist (graduated <10 years) @NS_Publications for updates shared by ECM section! Membership info👉 bit.ly/429nCqJ #nutrition #nutritioncareer
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1 Nov 2024
Our latest paper out now in Public Health Nutrition explored knowledge and beliefs about dietary nitrate in the UK population tinyurl.com/29zdbtu8
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
14 Jun 2024
⭐️Come and join our team⭐️
We’re looking for a Research Associate to join our collegiate and ambitious team for a 1 year, full time position leading a human nutrition intervention study
🔗: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle…
More details ⬇️
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
22 May 2024
⭐️Congratulations to @HNERC_NclUni PhD student @shatha123777 for publishing your first, first author study⭐️
Effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on oral health and associated markers of systemic health: a systematic review
🔗: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
17 May 2024
⭐️Congratulations to our @NCLDietetics students Loucas, Libby, Emily & Toby on publishing your dissertation project ⭐️
🥬 SR: Small ⬆️ in consumption of nitrate-rich vegetables (e.g., 1 portion/d) is associated with lower CVD incidence & mortality
🔗: mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/10/151…
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
10 May 2024
Great to see this new paper, led by Dr. Richard Elsworthy from @unibirmingham out
⭐️Highlights⭐️
⌚️Objectively measured physical activity data
🗣️Focus groups
🧩Mixed methods perspective on how UK COVID-19 lockdown influenced activity levels
🔗: frontiersin.org/journals/pub…
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
10 Apr 2024
Delighted to share our new paper exploring associations between adherence to the Eatwell Guide and cardiometabolic, cognitive and neuroimaging parameters
Led by Sarah Gregory & funded by @4NuBrain
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10…
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
11 Mar 2024
The latest from our team is now available #OpenAccess in Pediatric Obesity.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
14 Feb 2024
fab few days Eatwell Guide hackathoning with this dream team in Leeds @Oli_Shannon @JamieMatu @AlexGriffiths14 @NicolaAnnWard @afairley14 (missing @rebeccatownsnd !)
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
1 Feb 2024
Last year we held an event at @HNERC_NclUni discussing current state of the knowledge around the Eatwell Guide. We’ve now published a summary of the event here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Thank you @rankprize for funding this event through a Forum grant.
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
1 Feb 2024
Funded PhD studentship now advertised with @jordan_rea, @JNHealth, and myself.
🏢 @leedsbeckett, @ObesityInst
💰 £18,622
📅 1st October 2024
✉️ J.Matu@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
🔗 leedsbeckett.ac.uk/the-gradu…
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
16 Jan 2024
Come and join our team!
👩🏫Research Fellow (32 months)
🏢@leedsbeckett (Remote working is permitted)
💰 £42,978 - £48,350
✉️ @Louisa_Ells (L.Ells@leedsbeckett.ac.uk)
🔗 tinyurl.com/2xmas8w5
@pubhealthjobsuk
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
11 Dec 2023
Our latest @ObesityInst study is now published in Obesity Reviews.
Funded by @OHID, we explored associations between anxiety, depression, and weight status during and after pregnancy with a systematic review and meta-analysis
doi.org/10.1111/obr.13668
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
27 Jul 2023
Our latest @4NuBrain Mediterranean diet study, led by @GregorySarah, is out now
We explored whether Mediterranean diet adherence is differentially associated with Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in Mediterranean vs. non-Mediterranean countries
🔗: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
18 Jul 2023
Study on the benefits of whole nitrate-rich vegetables: reducing blood pressure, improving brain function, boosting exercise performance, and more. Optimising your nitrate intake will enhance your overall well-being #nutritionresearch @LBUHealth 🔗eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/i…
12 Jul 2023
Pleasure to be involved in writing this invited review, first authored by @AlexGriffiths14.
We explore some of the pros and cons of using whole vegetables to increase dietary nitrate intake in research and ‘real-world’ settings.
🔗: doi.org/10.3390/app13127319
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
12 Jul 2023
Pleasure to be involved in writing this invited review, first authored by @AlexGriffiths14.
We explore some of the pros and cons of using whole vegetables to increase dietary nitrate intake in research and ‘real-world’ settings.
🔗: doi.org/10.3390/app13127319
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
22 Jun 2023
Thoroughly enjoyed the last couple of days in Newcastle, doing a hackathon funded by @4NuBrain Great progress made with @Oli_Shannon @AlexGriffiths14 @FionaMalcomson @rebeccatownsnd @NicolaAnnWard
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Alex Griffiths retweeted
20 Jun 2023
Excellent talk from @NDLeedsBeckett student @ShepherdKaydee at the @rankprize funded Forum in Newcastle. Huge thanks to @NutritionSoc for funding her studentship! #Eatwell23
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