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Dr. Oonagh Markey is a Senior Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at Loughborough University's School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. She holds a PhD in Nutrition and Physiology from the University of Limerick (2012) and has been a Registered Nutritionist since 2014. Previously, she served as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Reading (2012–2016) and as a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow at Loughborough (2016–2021). Her work focuses on dietary strategies for cardiometabolic health, emphasizing vascular function, lipid metabolism, and inflammation.
Education: BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Sciences (University of Limerick, 2007); PhD in Nutrition and Physiology (University of Limerick, 2012).
Research Interests: Her studies investigate dietary interventions to improve cardiovascular health, particularly in relation to dairy fat composition, urbanization impacts on child development, and global trends in obesity/underweight. She leads the Nutrition Society’s ‘Nutrition in the Treatment, Management and Prevention of Disease’ theme and serves on the editorial board of Journal of Nutrition.
Publications: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles, including analyses of global BMI trends, dairy fat metabolism, and childhood nutrition policies. Recent work highlights the role of unhealthy diets in pediatric dental caries and cardiometabolic risks, alongside interventions to address malnutrition in low-income regions.
Awards: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Advising/Grants: Contributions to evidence-based nutrition policies and global health initiatives, though specific grant details are not explicitly stated in the text.
Labs/Teams: Member of Loughborough’s ‘Lifestyle for Health and Wellbeing’ research group and affiliated with the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine.
