Dr Fotini Tsofliou

I am a solid Nutrition Scientist, registered nutritionist (Nutrition Science) with AfN and an elected trustee to the AfN Council. I have a 1st class degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. After 12 months in weight management dietetics i gained a full-time postgraduate scholarship from the Greek State Scholarship Foundation to complete my MSc (MedSci) in Human Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition Specialisation at the University of Glasgow. In 2004, I was awarded my PhD working on the effects of dietary and exercise interventions on leptin and appetite control in obese, normal weight and trained individuals. Following this, I was appointed as Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen for 3 years in the Division of Obesity and Metabolic Health and worked on the effects of dietary supplementation with CLA and n-3 PUFA on obesity and ageing. In 2006 I joined Nutrition and Dietetics department in Higher Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki in Greece to contribute to the curriculum of the Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Clinical Specialisation and to expand my research and practice. In 2011 I was appointed as the programme lead for the postgraduate programme in Clinical Nutrition at Roehampton University. In 2012, I started my academic work in Nutrition at 成人直播 and got the Programme Leadership for BSc (Hons) Nutrition and MSc Nutrition and Behaviour later. Therefore, I have extensive experience in delivering and leading innovative Nutrition curricula in HE in the UK (BSc (Hons) Nutrition and MSc Nutrition and Behaviour) and internationally with successful programme leadership at undergraduate and postgraduate level in AfN accredited, university courses for 10 years in UK. My research passion lies in prevention of maternal and childhood obesity. My current research explores comprehensive measurement of dietary patterns and psychosocial health indices in childbearing age with a focus on promotion of healthy eating towards Med Style diet. I have expertise in the development of novel and pragmatic dietary interventions for promotion of metabolic health and prevention of obesity and related complications. I am also researching in the field of healthy food groups in relation to healthy ageing and longevity for prevention of physical and cognitive frailty.

Publications

Journal articles

Khaled, K., Hundley, V., Almilaji, O., Koeppen, M. and Tsofliou, F., 2020. A priori and a posteriori dietary patterns in women of childbearing age in the uk. Nutrients, 12 (10), 1-17.

Fairbairn, P., Dyall, S.C. and Tsofliou, F., 2022. The Effects of Multi-Nutrient Formulas containing a Combination of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and B vitamins on Cognition in the older adult: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. British Journal of Nutrition.

Khaled, K., Hundley, V., Bassil, M., Bazzi, M. and Tsofliou, F., 2021. Validation of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC) Food Frequency Questionnaire for use among Adults in Lebanon. Public Health Nutrition, 24 (13), 4007-4016.

Fairbairn, P., Tsofliou, F., Johnson, A. and Dyall, S.C., 2020. Effects of a high DHA multi-nutrient supplement and exercise on mobility and cognition in older women (MOBILE): A randomised semi-blinded placebo controlled study. British Journal of Nutrition, 124 (2), 146-155.

Ekong, A., Adesina, N., Regmi, P., Tsofliou, F., Wood, J. and Hewitt-Taylor, J., 2022. Barriers and Facilitators to the recruitment of Black African women for research in the UK: Hard to engage and not hard to reach. Midirs Midwifery Digest.

Conferences

Adesina, N., Dogan, H., Green, S. and Tsofliou, F., 2021. Dietary digital tools to support self-management of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic literature review. In:.

Tsofliou, F., Vlachos, D. and Appleton, K.M., 2021. Barriers and facilitators to adoption of and adherence to a Mediterranean style diet in adults: a systematic review of observational and qualitative studies. In:.

Khaled, K., Hundley, V. and Tsofliou, F., 2021. Association between Diet Quality and Perceived Stress in Women of Reproductive Age from a University Population in UK. In:.

Fairbairn, P. and Tsofliou, F., 2021. The combined effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and B vitamins on cognition in the older adult: a systematic review. In:.

Arvanitidou, E.I., Almilaji, O., Wood, J. and Tsofliou, F., 2020. The effectiveness of couples' lifestyle interventions (Randomised Controlled Trials) on weight change: A systematic review and meta-analysis. In: European and International Congress on Obesity (ecoico2020) 1-4 September 2020 online.

Grants

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