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Professor Alison Avenell

Professor Alison Avenell
Professor Alison Avenell
Professor Alison Avenell

Clinical Chair in Health Services Research

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Email Address
a.avenell@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 438164
Office Address

Health Services Research Unit
3rd Floor Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Alison Avenell joined the Unit in 1998, as a Clinical Research Fellow. She was subsequently funded by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government Health Directorates as a Clinical Research Fellow to undertake research in the MRC funded RECORD trial, which examined the effect of calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation in the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. She also led the MAVIS trial which examined the effectiveness of vitamin and mineral supplementation in preventing infections in older people, and helped lead the SIGNET trial of glutamine and selenium supplementation in critical illness. She was a CSO funded Career Scientist and currently has a clinical chair in health services research and is an Honorary Consultant in Clinical Biochemistry, undertaking systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials of treatments for adult obesity, and under-nutrition in clinical practice.

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  • The Long-Term Effectiveness of Lifestyle and Behavioural Weight Loss Interventions in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis

    Norris, S. L., Zhang, X., Avenell, A., Gregg, E., Bowman, B., Serdula, M., Brown, T. J., Schmidt, C., Lau, J.
    American Journal of Medicine, vol. 117, pp. 762-774
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The effects of an open design on trial participant recruitment, compliance and retention - a randomised controlled trial comparison with a blinded, placebo-controlled design

    Avenell, A., Grant, A. M., McGee, M., McPherson, G. C., Campbell, M. K., McGee, M.
    Clinical Trials, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 490-498
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The role of the laboratory in the assessment of the hypertensive patient

    Panarelli, M., Avenell, A.
    CPD Bulletin Clinical Biochemistry, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 89-92
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • The short-term benefits of weight reduction on blood pressure are not sustained: Evidence from studies with long-term follow-up.

    Poobalan, A., Aucott, L., Smith, W. C., Avenell, A., Jung, R., Broom, J., Grant, A.
    13th European Congress on Obesity
    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Weight loss in obese diabetic and non-diabetic individuals and long-term diabetes outcomes: a systematic review

    Aucott, L., Poobalan, A., Smith, W. C. S., Avenell, A., Jung, R., Broom, J., Grant, A. M.
    Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 85-94
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • What are the long-term benefits of weight reducing diets in adults? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    Avenell, A., Brown, T. J., McGee, M., Campbell, M. K., Grant, A. M., Jung, R. T., Smith, W. C. S., Broom, J.
    Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 317-335
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • What interventions should we add to weight reducing diets in adults with obesity? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of adding drug therapy, exercise, behaviour therapy or combinations of these interventions

    Avenell, A., Brown, T. J., McGee, M., Campbell, M. K., Grant, A. M., Jung, R. T., Smith, W. C. S., Broom, J.
    Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 293-316
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Antithyroid drug regimen for treating Graves' hyperthyroidism.

    Abraham, P., Avenell, A., Watson, W. A., Park, C. M., Bevan, J. S.
    Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), no. 4
    Contributions to Journals: Review articles

  • Genetic variation and the lipid response to dietary intervention: a systematic review

    Masson, L. F., McNeill, G., Avenell, A.
    The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 77, no. 5, pp. 1098-1111
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A systematic review of protein and energy supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people

    Avenell, A., Handoll, H. H.
    European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 895-903
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Assessment of nutritional status in hospital in-patients

    Campbell, S. E., Avenell, A., Walker, A. E., TEMPEST Trial Group
    QJM, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 83-87
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Glutamine supplementation in serious illness: a systematic review of the evidence

    Novak, F., Heyland, D. K., Avenell, A., Drover, J. W., Su, X.
    Critical Care Medicine, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 2022-2029
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition

    Milne, A. C., Potter, J., Avenell, A.
    Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. Issue 3
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Searching the electronic literature - improving the quality of results

    Avenell, A., Wallace, S. A.
    CPD Clinical Biochemistry, vol. 4, pp. 74-77
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Lessons for search strategies from a systematic review, in The Cochrane Library, of nutritional supplementation trials in patients after hip fracture

    Avenell, A., Handoll, H. H., Grant, A. M.
    The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 505-510
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Measurement of abdominal fat by magnetic resonance imaging, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and anthropometry in non-obese men and women

    Kamel, E. G., McNeill, G., Han, T. S., Smith, F. W., Avenell, A., Davidson, L., Tothill, P.
    International Journal of Obesity, vol. 23, pp. 686-692
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Comparisons between fat measurements by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, magnetic resonance imaging and underwater weighing

    Tothill, P., Han, T. S., Avenell, A., McNeill, G., Reid, D. M.
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes, vol. 49, no. 5-6, pp. 457-459
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Weight loss with high and low carbohydrate 1200 heal diets in free living women

    Lean, M. E., Han, T. S., Prvan, T., Richmond, P. R., Avenell, A.
    European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 243-248
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A one-year trial to assess the value of orlistat in the management of obesity

    James, W. P., Avenell, A., Broom, J., Whitehead, J.
    International Journal of Obesity, vol. 21, no. SUPPL. 3, pp. S24-S30
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Waist circumference reduction and cardiovascular benefits during weight loss in women

    Han, T. S., Richmond, P., Avenell, A., Lean, M. E.
    International Journal of Obesity, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 127-134
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Comparisons between fat measurements by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, underwater weighing and magnetic resonance imaging in healthy women

    Tothill, P., Han, T. S., Avenell, A., McNeill, G., Reid, D. M.
    European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 747-752
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Patients’ nutritional status is not recorded

    Avenell, A.
    BMJ, vol. 311, no. 7004, pp. 572
    Contributions to Journals: Letters

  • Factors associated with onset of menopause in women aged 45-49

    Torgerson, D. J., Avenell, A., Russell, I. T., Reid, D. M.
    Maturitas, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 83-92
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Bone loss associated with a high fibre weight reduction diet in postmenopausal women

    Avenell, A., Richmond, P. R., Lean, M. E., Reid, D. M.
    European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 561-566
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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