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Anne de Looy

 

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Prof Anne de Looy

  • Job title: Professor of Dietetics, School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health, Education and Society)
  • Address: SF20, Peninsula Allied Health Centre Building, College of St Mark & St John, Derriford Road,
    Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BH
  • Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 238873
  • Email: adelooy@plymouth.ac.uk


Role

 

Qualifications & background

 

Professional membership

1996 - Association for the Professors of Human Nutrition

1970- Nutrition Society Member

1974- British Dietetic Association

 

Roles on external bodies

 


Teaching interests

 

Staff serving as external examiners

 


Research interests

 

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Health and Social Care Innovation (CHeSCI) 
Dietetics and Health 

Other research

 

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

 

Grants & contracts

2003 Surrey University and BBC (multi-centred) Diet Trials £74,000

2001 QMUC Funding (£55,000) for pilot trial of a School for Continuing Postgraduate Development for Allied Health Professionals

1999 Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust, Educational Needs Analysis, £20,000

 

Creative practice & artistic projects

 


Publications

2006 Truby H, Baic S, deLooy AE, Fox DR, Livingstone MBE, Logan CM, Macdonald IA, Morgan LM, Millward DJ, Taylor MA. Randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss programmes in the UK: initial findings from the BBC "diet trials". BMJ 2006;332:1309-1314

2005 Drummond S, Dixon K, Griffin J, de Looy AE. Weight loss on an energy restricted, low fat, sugar-containing diet in overweight sedentary men. International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition 55, 279 – 290

2004 Millward DJ, Tothill P, de Looy AE, Fox K, Davis M, Livingstone MBE, MacDonald I, Morgan L and Truby H. Diet trials: composition of weight loss in relation to exercise and fitness in a randomised controlled trial of commercially available slimming diets. Proc Nutr Soc 63:111A

2004 Morgan L, Davies I, Griffin B, de Looy AE, Fox K, Livingstone MBE, MacDonald I, Truby H and Millward DJ. Diet trials: influences of weight loss on lipid-based cardiovascular risk factors in a randomised controlled trial of commercially available slimming diets. Proc Nutr Soc 63:111A

2004 Brynes AE, Frost GS, Ghatei M, Bloom SR, de Looy AE, Fox K, Livingstone MBE, Mac Donald, Millward DJ, Truby H and Morgan L, Fasting ghrelin concentration in a large cohort of overweight and obese volunteers following four commercial weight loss programmes. Proc Nutr Soc 63:117A

2004 Aylen RK, Clifford MN, de Looy AE, Fox K, Livingstone MBE, MacDonald I, Millward DJ, Truby H and Morgan LM. Mean intakes of fifteen classes of dietary (poly)phenols in subjects following two commercial weight loss programmes. Proc Nutr Soc 63:110A

2004 Millward DJ, Tothill P, de Looy AE, Fox K, Logan CM, MacDonald I, Morgan L and Truby H. Diet trials: weight and fat loss in a randomised controlled trial of commercially available slimming diets. Proc Nutr Soc 63:110A

2004 Boley R, Herriot A, de Looy A, Fox K, Bonham MP, MacDonald I, Milward DJ, Morgan L and Truby H Dietary changes induced by the Atkins diet. Proc Nutr Soc 63:82A

2004 White C, de Looy AE and Drummond S. A comparison of the effect of advice to simultaneously reduce both dietary fat and sucrose or dietary fat and perceived quality of life. Proc Nutr Soc 63:64A

2004 White C, de Looy AE and Drummond S. Perceived dietary change following advice to simultaneously reduce both dietary fat and sucrose or dietary fat: results from a twelve month intervention study. Proc Nutr Soc 63:44A

2004 White C, de Looy AE and Drummond S. Perceived dietary change following advice to simultaneously reduce both dietary fat and sucrose or dietary fat.. Proc Nutr Soc 63:63A

2004 White C, de Looy AE & Drummond S Weight loss following advice to limit

simultaneously reduce both dietary fat and sugar or dietary fat: results from three month intervention study Proc Nutr Soc (in press)

2004 Pender FT & de Looy AE The testing of clinical skills in dietetic students prior to entering clinical placement J Hum Nutr and Diet 17, 17 - 24

2004 Pender FT & de Looy AE Monitoring the development of clinical skills during training in a clinical placement J Hum Nutr and Diet 17, 25 - 34

2004 Drummond S, Dixon K, Griffin J, de Looy AE. Weight loss on an energy restricted, low fat, sugar-containing diet in overweight sedentary men. International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition 55, 279-90

2001 West, J.A. & de Looy, A.E. 'Weight loss in overweight subjects following low sucrose or sucrose containing diets.' Int J Obes 25, 1122-28

Other publications

Book and Chapters; in addition to those below I have undertaken numerous magazine, radio and newspaper interviews

1999 Frier BM, Truswell AS, Shepherd J, de Looy AE Diabetes Mellitus and nutritional and metabolic disorders; in Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine 18th Ed Pub Churchill Livingstone

1998 Voak, S.A. and de Looy A.E. 'System S' Pub O'Mara; London

 

Reports & invited lectures

 

Conferences organised

 



Additional information

APPOINTMENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH and other significant appointments

2004 Professor of Dietetics and Head of Programmes

2004 Vice Chairman British Nutrition Foundation

2004 Member of Advisory Board, NHS Genetics Education and Development Centre

 

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