Staff Profile
Dr Oliver Shannon
Research Associate
- Email: oliver.shannon@ncl.ac.uk
- Address: Human Nutrition Research Centre
Population Health Sciences Institute
M2.050, William Leech Building,
The Medical School
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4HH
Background
Oliver Shannon is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate working in the Human Nutrition Research Centre at Newcastle University.
Research
Oliver's research interests include exploring the physiological and cognitive effects of nutritional interventions in healthy and clinical populations. As part of his post-doctoral position, Oliver is working on the MedEx-UK project - an Alzheimers Research UK funded project investigating the individual and combined effects of a Mediterranean diet and physical activity on vascular and cognitive health in older individuals. Oliver also conducts investigations exploring the effects of inorganic nitrate (typically via beetroot juice) on nitric oxide bioavailability, alongside physiological and cognitive function.
Publications
- Shannon OM, Mendes I, Köchl C, Mazidi M, Ashor AW, Rubele S, Minihane AM, Mathers JC, Siervo M. Mediterranean diet increases endothelial function in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The Journal of Nutrition 2020, 150(5), 1151–1159.
- Griffiths A, Deighton K, Shannon OM, Boos C, Rowe J, Matu J, King R, O'Hara JP. Appetite and energy intake responses to breakfast consumption and carbohydrate supplementation in hypoxia. Appetite 2020, 147, 104564.
- Shannon O, Stephan BCM, Granic A, Lentjes M, Hayat S, Mulligan A, Brayne C, Khaw KT, Bundy R, Aldred S, Hornberger M, Paddick S-M, Muniz-Tererra G, Minihane A-M, Mathers JCM, Siervo M. Mediterranean diet adherence and cognitive function in older UK adults: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition–Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) Study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2019, Epub ahead print.
- Ashor AW, Shannon OM, Werner A-D, Scialo F, Gilliard CN, Cassel KS, Seal CJ, Zheng D, Mathers JC, Siervo M. Effects of inorganic nitrate and vitamin C co-supplementation on blood pressure and vascular function in younger and older healthy adults: a randomised double-blind crossover trial. Clinical Nutrition 2020, 39(3), 708-717.
- Deighton K, King AJ, Matu J, Shannon OM, Whiteman O, Long A, Huby MD, Sekula M, Holliday A. A single day of mixed-macronutrient overfeeding does not elicit compensatory appetite or energy intake responses but exaggerates postprandial lipemia during the next day in healthy young men. British Journal of Nutrition 2019, 121(8), 945-954.
- Shannon OM, Grisotto G, Babateen A, McGrattan A, Brandt K, Mathers JC, Siervo M. Knowledge and beliefs about dietary inorganic nitrate among UK-based nutrition professionals: development and application of the KINDS online questionnaire. BMJ Open 2019, 9(10), e030719.
- Clifford T, Babateen A, Shannon OM, Capper T, Ashor A, Stephan B, Robinson L, O'Hara JP, Mathers JC, Stevenson E, Siervo M. Effects of inorganic nitrate and nitrite consumption on cognitive function and cerebral blood flow: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 2019, 59(15), 2400-2410.
- Johnson KO, Shannon OM, Matu J, Holliday A, Ispoglou T, Deighton K. Differences in circulating appetite-related hormone concentrations between younger and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 2019, epub ahead of print.
- Griffiths A, Shannon OM, Matu J, King R, Deighton K, O'Hara JP. The effects of environmental hypoxia on substrate utilisation during exercise: A meta-analysis. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2019, 16(1), 10.
- Carr A, McGawley K, Govus A, Andersson EP, Shannon OM, Mattsson S, Melin A. Nutritional Intake in Elite Cross-Country Skiers During Two Days of Training and Competition. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 2019, 29(3), 273-281.
- Andersson EP, Govus AD, Shannon OM, McGawley K. Sex differences in performance and pacing strategies during sprint skiing. Frontiers in Physiology 2019, 10, 295.
- Griffiths A, Deighton K, Shannon OM, Matu J, King R, O'Hara JP. Substrate oxidation and the influence of breakfast in normobaric hypoxia and normoxia. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2019, 119, 1909–1920.
- Babateen AM, Shannon OM, Mathers JC, Siervo M. Validity and reliability of test strips for the measurement of salivary nitrite concentration with and without the use of mouthwash in healthy adults. Nitric Oxide 2019, 91, 15-22.
- Shannon OM, Babateen A, Grisotto G, Mathers JC, Siervo M. No effect of 4 wk of nitrate-rich vegetable consumption on blood pressure: reflections for future research. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2018, 108(6), 1352-1353.
- Shannon OM, Stephan BCM, Minihane A-M, Mathers JCM, Siervo M. Nitric oxide boosting effects of the Mediterranean diet: A potential mechanism of action. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A 2018, 73(7), 902-904.
- Siervo M, Scialo F, Shannon OM, Stephan BCM, Ashor AW. Does dietary nitrate say NO to cardiovascular ageing? Current evidence and implications for research. In: The Nutrition Society Irish Section Meeting. 2018, Queen's University, Belfast: Cambridge University Press.
- Govus AD, Andersson EP, Shannon OM, Provis H, Karlsson M, McGawley K. Commercially available compression garments or electrical stimulation do not enhance recovery following a sprint competition in elite cross-country skiers. European Journal of Sport Science 2018, 18(10), 1299-1308.
- Shannon OM, McGawley K, Nyback L, Duckworth L, Barlow MJ, Woods D, Siervo M, O'Hara JP. “Beet-ing” the Mountain: A Review of the Physiological and Performance Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation at Simulated and Terrestrial Altitude. Sports Medicine 2017, 47(11), 2155-2169.
- Shannon OM, Duckworth L, Barlow MJ, Deighton K, Matu J, Williams EL, Woods D, Xie L, Stephan BCM, Siervo M, O'Hara JP. Effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on physiological responses, cognitive function, and exercise performance at moderate and very-high simulated altitude. Frontiers in Physiology 2017, 8, 401.
- Shannon OM, Barlow MJ, Duckworth L, Williams E, Wort G, Woods D, Siervo M, O'Hara JP. Dietary nitrate supplementation enhances short but not longer duration running time-trial performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2017, 117(4), 775-785.
- Matu J, Deighton K, Ispoglou T, Shannon OM, Duckworth L. A high fat breakfast attenuates the suppression of appetite and acylated ghrelin during exercise at simulated altitude. Physiology & Behaviour 2017, 179, 353-360.
- Lowings S, Shannon OM, Deighton K, Matu J, Barlow MJ. Effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on swimming performance in trained swimmers. International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism 2017, 27(4), 377-384.
- Nybäck L, Glannerud C, Larsson G, Weitzberg E, Shannon OM, McGawley K. Physiological and performance effects of nitrate supplementation during roller-skiing in normoxia and normobaric hypoxia. Nitric Oxide 2017, 70, 1-8.
- Shannon OM, Duckworth L, Barlow MJ, Woods D, Lara J, Siervo M, O'Hara JP. Dietary nitrate supplementation enhances high-intensity running performance in moderate normobaric hypoxia, independent of aerobic fitness. Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry 2016, 59, 63-70.
- Shannon OM, Barlow MJ, Duckworth L, Woods D, Barker T, Grindrod A, Griffiths A, OHara JP. The Reliability of a Pre-Loaded Treadmill Time-Trial in Moderate Normobaric Hypoxia. International Journal of Sports Medicine 2016, 37(10), 825-830.
- McGawley K, Shannon O, Betts J. Ingesting a high-dose carbohydrate solution during the cycle section of a simulated Olympic-distance triathlon improves subsequent run performance. Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism 2012, 37(4), 664-671.