Rachel Brown (scientist)

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.

Rachel Brown
Born1970 (age 50–51)
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Known forNut and health, obesity and weight loss, sports nutrition
Scientific career
FieldsHuman nutrition
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago

Academic career

Born in 1970,[1] Brown completed a BSc, MSc and PhD (1999) at the University of Otago and joined the university's staff.[2] 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.[3]

Her research has focused on the dietary benefits of consuming nuts and nutrition for sports people.[4] Her recent studies have compared popular diets—intermittent fasting, Paleolithic and Mediterranean—in a weight-loss trial;[5] looked at the science behind nut activation;[6] and risk of eating disorders among rugby union players as a result of poor body image.[7] Her teaching is in obesity and its effect on heart disease.[2]

Selected works
  • Katherine Black; Joanne Slater; Rachel C Brown; Rebecca Cooke (5 April 2018). "Low Energy Availability, Plasma Lipids, and Hormonal Profiles of Recreational Athletes". Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000002540. ISSN 1064-8011. PMID 29624522. Wikidata Q52602727.
  • Melyssa Roy; Sheila M Williams; Rachel C Brown; Kim A Meredith-Jones; Hamish Osborne; Michelle R Jospe; Rachael W Taylor (1 September 2018). "High-Intensity Interval Training in the Real World: Outcomes from a 12-Month Intervention in Overweight Adults". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 50 (9): 1818–1826. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000001642. ISSN 0195-9131. PMID 29683919. Wikidata Q52570138.
  • Sze-Yen Tan; Siew Ling Tey; Rachel C. Brown (6 October 2018). "Can Nuts Mitigate Malnutrition in Older Adults? A Conceptual Framework". Nutrients. 10 (10). doi:10.3390/NU10101448. ISSN 2072-6643. PMC 6213172. PMID 30301198. Wikidata Q57297133.
  • Elizabeth P Neale; Georgie Tran; Rachel C. Brown (7 December 2020). "Barriers and Facilitators to Nut Consumption: A Narrative Review". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (23). doi:10.3390/IJERPH17239127. ISSN 1660-4601. PMID 33297407. Wikidata Q104140585.

References
  1. Brown, Rachel (March 2010). "GI Jane / Rachel Brown". FitnessLife: 62–64.
  2. "Professor Rachel Brown". University of Otago. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. "30 new Professors for the University of Otago". University of Otago. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. Katherine E 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.
  5. Michelle R 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Claire Gibson; Chloe Hindle; Rebecca McLay-Cooke; et al. (1 August 2019). "Body Image Among Elite Rugby Union Players". 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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