
Andrea Smith
@andread_smith
Senior Research Associate @mrc_epid. Interested in health, behavioural epi & the prevention of childhood obesity. Also @GeminiResearch & CPDA @JesusCollegeCam
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KiDzkQIAAAAJ 10-06-2013 16:48:39
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Really fantastic opportunity to work in a great team, with very strong links with my/Clare Llewellyn's group Behavioural Science & Health UCL Please share!

📣 2 jobs in our team Cambridge University for people who want to improve the lives of people living with obesity & have the skills and experience to help lead our National Institute for Health and Care Research funded research programme to further develop and evaluate our SWiM intervention. doi.org/10.2196/31801


🚨 NEW PAPER OUT IN Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 🚨 Using Gemini Study UCL data, we found that fussy eating is stable across childhood and has a significant genetic influence overtime🧬 UCL News Behavioural Science & Health UCL Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @UniLeedsNews MQ Read the paper here 👇 🔗doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.1…

Pleased to see so much coverage of our Gemini Study UCL study showing strong genetic influence on fussy eating from toddlerhood into adolescence. Hopefully struggling parents will find this message reassuring! theguardian.com/food/2024/sep/…

New paper alert! UK toddlers consume 47% of their calories from UPFs and the more UPF toddlers eat the higher their intake of sodium and free sugar. Full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.100… Gemini Study UCL Clare Llewellyn Lisa Heggie Gaby Heuchan Behavioural Science & Health UCL UCL


🚨Gemini study in the media!📰 New research on fussy eating in Gemini has attracted enormous media attention! 🎊Congratulations to the Gemini team: Zeynep Nas (also on Bluesky) Moritz @alicekini Andrea Smith Alison Fildes Clare Llewellyn See below thread for a snapshot of press coverage🧵




❗NEW PODCAST❗ #FoodFussiness describes the tendency to eat a small range of foods, due to pickiness &/or reluctance to try new foods. Alison Fildes Moritz Zeynep Nas (also on Bluesky) & Clare Llewellyn explore their research into the trajectory of #FussyEating from toddlerhood to early


Join the Innovations in Obesity Prevention and Management: From Evidence to Action 30/01/2025, organised by the Association for the Study of Obesity UK Register for an afternoon Jesus College filled with networking opportunities & insightful discussions about the field of obesity. buff.ly/4i5wxkF


Parents attending an adult weight management programme, who were worried about their child’s weight, would accept support and signposting to services for their child if it was offered: our new study published today in BMJ Paediatrics Open #Obesity #ChildhoodObesity bit.ly/4hlScDV


Another great Association for the Study of Obesity UK East of England Network Event hosted by the brilliant Andrea Smith Cara Ruggiero, PhD, RD, LDN & juliamueller at Jesus College 🌟


Living my best harry potter life! Formal dinner Jesus College with the lovely Andrea Smith and Julia Mueller.
