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Dr Julie Young

Lecturer in Nutrition Enterprise and Outreach

Background

I am a Lecturer in Nutrition Enterprise and Outreach and Degree Programme Director for nutrition and dietetics. Besides teaching and research, my academic role includes supporting students in enterprise, employability and placement opportunities, and I am also an external examiner for other nutrition degree programmes.


Qualifications

PhD, Robert Gordon University

MSc Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Aberdeen University

BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, Aberdeen University


Professional qualifications/memberships

Registered Nutritionist (nutrition science)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy


Previous positions

Associate Professor and Head of Education, Northumbria University 2021-2023

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader, Northumbria University 2011-2021

Research

My research has focused on providing nutrition education in nursery and school settings and more recently in different groups of adolescents. My current PhD students research includes:


  • The effectiveness of nutrition education for healthy young men, and the development of recommendations for locally tailored nutrition education aiming to improve knowledge around health and nutrition, and to help reduce health and social disparities
  • How effective are Serious Games in stimulating dietary behaviour, physical activity and well-being in children and adolescents
  • Reducing free sugar consumption - an investigation into the effectiveness of current efforts and the implications of an inability to adhere


I am a member of the Prison and Offender Research in Social Care and Health (PORSCH) Network Management Group, as well as the Prison Food Network.


I am nutrition advisor for Nutritroops.com and I provide nutrition education/menu/recipe analyses for schools, local authorities and local business consultancy.


Publications

Graham PL, Haskell-Ramsay C, Fothergill M, Young J. 2022. Food insecurity, poor dietary intake and a lack of free meal uptake amongst 16-17-year-old college students in the northeast of England, UK. Children and Society, Epub ahead of print.

Graham PL, Fothergill M, Young J, Haskell-Ramsay C. 2022. Food Security and Adolescent Mental Health. Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference 2022.

Jones, HE, Haskell-Ramsay C, Briggs M, Young J. 2022. The Effectiveness of Nutrition Education Interventions on Dietary Intake in Young Black Males: A Near-Empty Systematic Review. Nutrients. 14 11,11 p 2264

Young J, Scott S, Clark L, Lodge JK. 2021. Associations between free sugar intake and markers of health in the UK population. An analysis of the NDNS rolling programme. British Journal of Nutrition. pp 1-12

Scott S, Young J, Lodge JK. 2021. A pilot feasibility study investigating the impact of increasing sucrose intakes on body composition and blood pressure. Journal of Nutritional Science. 10: e60.

Graham PL, Young J, Haskell-Ramsay C, Fothergill M. 2020. Food insecurity and poor food habits amongst college students in the North East of England. The 2nd UK Research Conference on Food and Poverty: Evidence for Change. ENUF conference proceedings.

Liang F, Young J, Lara J. 2018. Efficacy of nutritional interventions supplementing nuts on cardiovascular risk factors among adult individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 77 (OCE4).

Francis L, Young J, Lara J. 2018. Adherence to and acceptability of the Mediterranean diet amongst young adults in the North East of England. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 77 (OCE4).

Alhassan A, Young J, Lean M, Lara J. 2017. Consumption of Fish and Vascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Intervention Studies. Atherosclerosis 266:87-94.

Francis L, Young J, Lara J 2017. The scope, efficacy and effectiveness of Mediterranean diet interventions outside Mediterranean countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society Volume 76 Issue OCE2.

Francis L, Young J, Lara J. 2017. The impact of intermittent fasting on body composition and cardiovascular biomarkers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society Volume 76 Issue OCE2.

James DM, Davison G, Strathie S, Young J, Marshall CL. 2015. Parenting Nutrition Intervention: Can we deliver a person-centred intervention in a public place? Maternal and Child Nutrition: Proceedings of the MAINN conference.

J Coull, DM James, J Young. 2015. A systematic review of the literature focusing on preschool nutrition in low socioeconomic and ethnic minorities. Maternal and Child Nutrition: Proceedings of the MAINN conference.

J Woods, J Young, R McKie, CL Marshall. 2014. Investigating the macronutrient consumption of self-served meals by under fives in nursery. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society.

J Young, CL Marshall, HJ Haywood, VC Moffet, C Raper, H Matthews, SR Wilson, TL Kelly, TW George 2013. Investigating the nutritional quality of the dietary provision for the under fives. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Volume 72, Issue OCE4 E296.

Stewart AD, Klein S, Young J, Simpson S, Lee AJ, Harrild K, Crockett P, Benson PJ. 2012. Body image, shape, and volumetric assessments using 3D whole body laser scanning and 2D digital photography in females with a diagnosed eating disorder: preliminary novel findings. British Journal Psychology. 103(2):183-202.

Stewart AD, Nevill AM, Stephen R. Young J. 2010. Waist size and shape assessed by 3D photonic scanning. International Journal of Body Composition Research 8(4) pp 123-130.

Julie Young, Klaus WJ Wahle, Susanne P Boyle. 2008. Cytoprotective effects of phenolic antioxidants and essential fatty acids in human blood monocyte and neuroblastoma cell lines: surrogates for neurological damage in vivo. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 78 pp 45-59.

Young J, McKinney SB, Ross BM, Wahle KWJ and Boyle SP. 2007. Biomarkers of oxidative stress in schizophrenia and control subjects. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 78 pp 73-85.

Young J, McKinney S, Ross B, Wahle KWJ and Boyle SP. 2005. The effects of antioxidants on hydrogen peroxide-induced DNA damage in human lymphocytes and neuroblastoma. Schizophrenia Bulletin 31 (2) p 280.

Young J, McKinney S, Ross B, Wahle KWJ and Boyle SP. 2004. Investigation of endogenous and H2O2-induced DNA damage in lymphocytes from schizophrenic patients and control subjects using the comet assay. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 56 S-230.


Teaching

Lecturer in Nutrition Enterprise and Outreach and Degree Programme Director for the Nutrition and Dietetics programmes within the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences. I currently teach on the BSc Human Nutrition and BSc Nutrition with Food Marketing programmes.

Publications