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Li, J, Thackray, A, King, J, Petherick, E, Jin, Z, Miyashita, M, Johnson, W, Stensel, D (2026) Association of reallocation of movement behaviours with ectopic fat accumulation: a cross-sectional analysis of the UK Biobank cohort, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000004117.

Alruwaili, A, Trotman, H, Haenebalcke, L, Chuen, A, Partington, M, Roberts, B, Engin, B, Malaikah, S, Hopkins, M, Finlayson, G, Sanders, J, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Willis, S, King, J (2026) Associations of body composition and resting metabolic rate with homeostatic and hedonic components of appetite, International Journal of Obesity, 50(9), pp.1945-1952, ISSN: 0307-0565. DOI: 10.1038/s41366-026-02115-1.

Afeef, S, Salvaggio, R, Barrett, L, Zakrzewski-Fruer, JK, Smith, LR, Newell, ML, Thackray, A, Kingsnorth, A, Tolfrey, K (2026) Associations between movement behaviours and glycaemic variability in healthy adolescents: a multi-day accelerometry and continuous glucose monitoring study, Pediatric Exercise Science, ISSN: 0899-8493. DOI: 10.1123/pes.2024-0173.

Jin, Z, Thackray, A, Willis, S, King, J, Li, J, Stensel, D (2026) The association between glucose dynamics and energy intake in young, healthy women, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 80(7), pp.725-733, ISSN: 0954-3007. DOI: 10.1038/s41430-026-01727-0.

Jin, Z, Li, J, Thackray, A, King, J, Mould, C, Stensel, D (2026) Effects of acute moderate-intensity continuous running on circulating oxyntomodulin concentrations in healthy men and women, Appetite, 222, 108541, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2026.108541.

Whelehan, G, Herring, LY, Tziannou, A, Henson, J, Thackray, A, Bowrey, D, Abraham, J, Menon, V, Idris, I, Waller, H, Stensel, D, Webb, DR, Yates, T, Davies, MJ, Papamargaritis, D (2026) The impact of a fat-dominant preload before a carbohydrate-rich meal on glucose homeostasis in patients without diabetes after sleeve gastrectomy: a proof-of-concept, randomised, open-label, crossover study, Nutrients, 18(3), 469, ISSN: 2072-6643. DOI: 10.3390/nu18030469.

Willis, S, Alruwaili, A, Hartescu, I, Deighton, K, Goodwin, C, Henson, J, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, King, J (2025) Associations of self-reported sleep quality and duration with dietary eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study of 27,263 UK adults, Appetite, 219, 108428, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.108428.

Katsarova, S, Whelehan, G, Henson, J, Herring, L, Bowrey, D, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Idris, I, Anyiam, O, Zalin, A, Askari, A, Webb, D, Yates, T, Davies, M, Papamargaritis, D (2025) The effect of increased sodium intake with a carbohydrate-rich meal on glucose homeostasis in people without diabetes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A proof-of-concept, randomized, open-label, crossover study, Obesity Surgery, 36(1), pp.215-225, ISSN: 0960-8923. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-025-08420-4.

Katsarova, S, Whelehan, G, Henson, J, Herring, L, Bowrey, D, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Idris, I, Anyiam, O, Zalin, A, Askari, A, Webb, D, Yates, T, Davies, M, Papamargaritis, D (2025) The effect of increased sodium intake with a carbohydrate-rich meal on glucose homeostasis in people without diabetes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a proof-of-concept, randomized, open-label, crossover study, Obesity Surgery, 36(1), pp.215-225, ISSN: 0960-8923. DOI: 10.1007/s11695-025-08420-4.

Malaikah, S, Alruwaili, A, Sanders, J, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Thivel, D, Henson, J, Rowlands, A, Willis, S, King, J (2025) Replacing sedentary time with physical activity and sleep: a 24-hour movement behaviour perspective on appetite control, Nutrients, 17(19), 3163, ISSN: 2072-6643. DOI: 10.3390/nu17193163.

Lolli, L, Gonzalez, J, Shannon, O, Spellanzon, B, Stensel, D, Thackray, A, Atkinson, G (2025) Understanding treatment response heterogeneity using randomised crossover trials: A primer for exercise and nutrition scientists, International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 35(6), ISSN: 1526-484X. DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2025-0041.

King, J, Thackray, A, Gibbons, C, Martins, C, Broom, D, Stensel, D, Papamargaritis, D, Arsenyadis, F, Finlayson, G, Whelehan, G, Gonzalez, J, Blundell, J, Beaulieu, K, James, L, Metz, L, Hopkins, M, Miyashita, M, Willis, S, Drapeau, V, Thivel, D (2025) The mixed-meal tolerance test as an appetite assay: methodological and practical considerations, International Journal of Obesity, 49(11), pp.2168-2183, ISSN: 0307-0565. DOI: 10.1038/s41366-025-01866-7.

Shen, T, Thackray, AE, Sargeant, JA, Yates, T, King, JA, Willis, SA, Stensel, DJ (2025) Correction: The acute effects of moderate-intensity continuous or high-intensity interval exercise on appetite and appetite-related hormones in South Asian and white European adults with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, ISSN: 0954-3007. DOI: 10.1038/s41430-025-01650-w.

Reynolds, K, Hansell, EJ, Thorley, J, Funnell, M, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Bailey, S, James, L, Prawitt, J, Virgilio, N, Clifford, T (2025) The effects of collagen peptide supplementation on appetite and post-exercise energy intake in females: a randomised controlled trial, British Journal of Nutrition, 134(4), pp.1-34, ISSN: 0007-1145. DOI: 10.1017/s0007114525103851.

Alruwaili, A, Nayeemullah, R, Engin, B, Malaikah, S, Sanders, J, James, L, Thivel, D, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, King, J, Willis, S (2025) The association of cigarette smoking with appetite, appetite-related hormones and food reward: a matched-pair cohort study, Appetite, 214, 108194, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.108194.

Shen, T, Thackray, A, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, King, J, Willis, S, Stensel, D (2025) The acute effects of moderate-intensity continuous or high-intensity interval exercise on appetite and appetite-related hormones in South Asian and white European adults with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 78(12), pp.1188-1196, ISSN: 0954-3007. DOI: 10.1038/s41430-025-01633-x.

Dera, A, Hinton, E, Batterham, R, Davies, M, King, J, Miyashita, M, Morgan, P, Papamargaritis, D, Thompson, J, Stensel, D, Thackray, A (2025) Associations of device-measured physical activity and sedentary time with neural responses to visual food cues in adults: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study, Human Brain Mapping, 46(4), e70192, ISSN: 1065-9471. DOI: 10.1002/hbm.70192.

Afeef, S, Zakrzewski-Fruer, JK, Thackray, A, Barrett, L, Tolfrey, K (2025) Impact of breakfast consumption timing versus breakfast omission on post-lunch glycaemia and insulinaemia in adolescent girls: a randomised crossover trial, British Journal of Nutrition, 133(14), pp.611-622, ISSN: 0007-1145. DOI: 10.1017/s0007114525000248.

Jin, Z, Li, J, Thackray, A, Shen, T, Deighton, K, King, J, Stensel, D (2025) Fasting appetite-related gut hormone responses after weight loss induced by calorie restriction, exercise, or both in people with overweight or obesity: a meta‐analysis, International Journal of Obesity, 49(5), pp.776-792, ISSN: 0307-0565. DOI: 10.1038/s41366-025-01726-4.

Yang, Y, Thackray, A, Shen, T, Alotaibi, TF, Alanazi, T, Clifford, T, Hartescu, I, King, J, Roberts, M, Willis, S, Lolli, L, Atkinson, G, Stensel, D (2024) A replicate crossover trial on the inter-individual variability of sleep indices in response to acute exercise undertaken by healthy men, Sleep, 48(3), zsae250, ISSN: 0161-8105. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae250.

Alruwaili, A, King, J, Deighton, K, Kelly, B, Liao, Z, Innes, A, Henson, J, Yates, T, Johnson, W, Thivel, D, Metz, L, Thackray, A, Tolfrey, K, Stensel, D, Willis, S (2024) The association of smoking with different eating and dietary behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of 80,296 UK adults, Addiction, 119(10), pp.1737-1750, ISSN: 0965-2140. DOI: 10.1111/add.16584.

Dera, A, Shen, T, Thackray, A, Hinton, E, King, J, James, L, Morgan, P, Rush, N, Miyashita, M, Batterham, R, Stensel, D (2023) THE INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON NEURAL RESPONSES TO VISUAL FOOD CUES IN HUMANS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING STUDIES, IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 15, s676, ISSN: 2451-8301. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2023.08.1358.

Shen, T, Thackray, A, King, J, Alotaibi, T, Alanazi, T, Willis, S, Roberts, M, Lolli, L, Atkinson, G, Stensel, D (2023) Are there interindividual responses of cardiovascular disease risk markers to acute exercise? A replicate crossover study, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 56(1), pp.63-72, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003283.

Jin, Z, Thackray, A, King, J, Deighton, K, Davies, M, Stensel, D (2023) Analytical performance of the factory-calibrated flash glucose monitoring system FreeStyle Libre2TM in healthy women, Sensors, 23(17), 7417, DOI: 10.3390/s23177417.

Malaikah, S, Willis, S, Henson, J, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Thackray, A, Goltz, F, Roberts, M, Bodicoat, D, Aithal, G, Stensel, D, King, J (2023) Associations of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and cardiorespiratory fitness with adipose tissue insulin resistance and ectopic fat, International Journal of Obesity, 47(10), ISSN: 0307-0565. DOI: 10.1038/s41366-023-01350-0.

Dera, A, Shen, T, Thackray, A, Hinton, EC, King, J, James, L, Morgan, PS, Rush, N, Miyashita, M, Batterham, R, Stensel, D (2023) The influence of physical activity on neural responses to visual food cues in humans: A systematic review of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 152, 105247, ISSN: 0149-7634. DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105247.

Thackray, A, Hinton, E, Alanazi, T, Dera, A, Fujihara, K, Hamilton-Shield, J, King, J, Lithander, F, Miyashita, M, Thompson, J, Morgan, P, Davies, M, Stensel, D (2023) Exploring the acute effects of running on cerebral blood flow and food cue reactivity in healthy young men using functional magnetic resonance imaging, Human Brain Mapping, 44(9), pp.3815-3832, ISSN: 1065-9471. DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26314.

Thackray, A and Stensel, D (2023) The impact of acute exercise on appetite control: current insights and future perspectives, Appetite, 186, 106557, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.106557.

Malaikah, S, Willis, S, Henson, J, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Thackray, A, Goltz, F, Roberts, M, Bernard-Deshong, D, Aithal, G, Stensel, D, King, J (2023) Circulating leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 and fibroblast growth factor 21 are negatively associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy volunteers, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 48(6), pp.436-444, ISSN: 1715-5312. DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2022-0445.

Roberts, M, Thackray, A, Wadley, A, Alotaibi, T, Hunter, D, Thompson, J, Fujihara, K, Miyashita, M, Mastana, S, Bishop, N, ODonnell, E, Davies, M, King, J, Yates, T, Webb, D, Stensel, D (2022) Effect of acute walking on endothelial function and postprandial lipemia in South Asians and White Europeans, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 55(5), pp.794-802, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003098.

Grigg, M, Thake, D, Allgrove, J, King, J, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Owen, A, Broom, D (2022) Influence of water-based exercise on energy intake, appetite, and appetite-related hormones in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Appetite, 180, 106375, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106375.

Zakrzewski-Fruer, J and Thackray, A (2022) Enhancing cardiometabolic health through physical activity and breakfast manipulations in children and adolescents: good for humans, good for the planet, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82(3), pp.272-285, ISSN: 0029-6651. DOI: 10.1017/S0029665122002804.

Chow, LS, Gerszten, RE, Taylor, JM, Pedersen, BK, van Praag, H, Trappe, S, Febbraio, MA, Galis, ZS, Gao, Y, Haus, JM, Lanza, IR, Lavie, CJ, Lee, C-H, Lucia, A, Moro, C, Pandey, A, Robbins, JM, Stanford, KI, Thackray, AE, Villeda, S, Watt, MJ, Xia, A, Zierath, JR, Goodpaster, BH, Snyder, M (2022) Reply to ‘Lactate as a major myokine and exerkine’, Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 18(11), pp.713-713, ISSN: 1759-5029. DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00726-y.

Smallcombe, J, Biddle, G, Slater, T, Thackray, A, Dunstan, DW, Barrett, L, Tolfrey, K (2022) Breaking sitting time with physical activity increases energy expenditure but does not alter postprandial metabolism in girls, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 54(11), pp.1850-1860, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002979.

Chow, LS, Gerszten, RE, Taylor, JM, Pedersen, BK, van Praag, H, Trappe, S, Febbraio, MA, Galis, ZS, Gao, Y, Haus, JM, Lanza, IR, Lavie, CJ, Lee, C-H, Lucia, A, Moro, C, Pandey, A, Robbins, JM, Stanford, KI, Thackray, A, Villeda, S, Watt, MJ, Xia, A, Zierath, JR, Goodpaster, BH, Snyder, MP (2022) Exerkines in health, resilience and disease, Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 18(5), pp.273-289, ISSN: 1759-5029. DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00641-2.

Hamrouni, M, Roberts, M, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Bishop, N (2021) Associations of obesity, physical activity level, inflammation and cardiometabolic health with COVID-19 mortality: a prospective analysis of the UK Biobank cohort, BMJ Open, 11(11), e055003, ISSN: 2044-6055. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055003.

Hartescu, I, Stensel, D, Thackray, A, King, J, Dorling, J, Rogers, E, Hall, AP, Brady, EM, Davies, MJ, Yates, T, Morgan, K (2021) Sleep extension and metabolic health in male overweight/obese short sleepers: A randomised controlled trial, Journal of Sleep Research, 31(2), e13469, ISSN: 0962-1105. DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13469.

Nagayama, C, Burns, S, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Miyashita, M (2021) Postprandial metabolism and physical activity in Asians: a narrative review, International Journal of Sports Medicine, 42(11), pp.953-966, ISSN: 0172-4622. DOI: 10.1055/a-1493-2948.

Benedetti, S, Moir, H, Stensel, D, Thackray, A, Naughton, D, Allgrove, J (2021) Effects of moderate to vigorous intensity cycling on appetite, ad libitum energy intake and appetite-related hormones in healthy South Asian and white European men, Appetite, 165, 105282, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105282.

Wadley, A, Roberts, M, Creighton, J, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Bishop, N (2021) Higher levels of physical activity are associated with reduced tethering and migration of pro-inflammatory monocytes in males with central obesity, Exercise Immunology Review, 27, pp.54-66, ISSN: 1077-5552.

Kinnear, F, Lithander, F, Searle, A, Bayly, G, Wei, C, Stensel, D, Thackray, A, Hunt, L, Hamilton-Shield, J (2020) Reducing cardiovascular disease risk among families with familial hypercholesterolaemia by improving diet and physical activity: a randomised controlled feasibility trial, BMJ Open, 10(12), e044200, ISSN: 2044-6055. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044200.

Dorling, J, Thackray, A, King, J, Pucci, A, Goltz, F, Batterham, R, Stensel, D (2020) No influence of the fat mass and obesity-associated gene rs9939609 single nucleotide polymorphism on blood lipids in young males, Nutrients, 12(12), 3857, ISSN: 2072-6643. DOI: 10.3390/nu12123857.

Nagayama, C, Burns, S, Stensel, D, Thackray, A, Takahashi, M, Miyashita, M (2020) Effects of a single bout of walking on postprandial triglycerides in men of Chinese, European and Japanese descent: a multisite randomised crossover trial, BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 6, e000928, ISSN: 2055-7647. DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000928.

Leonard, A, Shill, A, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Bishop, N (2020) Fasted plasma asprosin concentrations are associated with menstrual cycle phase, oral contraceptive use and training status in healthy women, European Journal of Applied Physiology, ISSN: 1439-6319. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04570-8.

Alotaibi, T, Thackray, A, Roberts, M, Alanazi, T, Bishop, N, Wadley, A, King, J, O’Donnell, E, Steiner, M, Singh, S, Stensel, D (2020) Acute running and coronary heart disease risk markers in male cigarette smokers and nonsmokers: a randomized crossover trial, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 53(5), pp.1021-1032, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002560.

Thackray, A, Willis, S, Clayton, D, Broom, D, Finlayson, G, Goltz, F, Sargeant, J, Woods, R, Stensel, D, King, J (2020) Influence of short-term hyperenergetic, high-fat feeding on appetite, appetite-related hormones, and food reward in healthy men, Nutrients, 12(9), 2635, DOI: 10.3390/nu12092635.

Thackray, A, Willis, S, Sherry, A, Clayton, D, Broom, D, Demashkieh, M, Sargeant, J, James, L, Finlayson, G, Stensel, D, King, J (2020) An acute bout of swimming increases post-exercise energy intake in young healthy men and women, Appetite, 154, 104785, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2020.104785.

Hartescu, I, Morgan, K, Stensel, DJ, Thackray, AE, King, JA (2020) 0539 Are Short Sleepers Uncoupled Sleepers?, Sleep, 43(Supplement_1), pp.a206-a206, ISSN: 0161-8105. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.536.

Miyashita, M, Hamada, Y, Fujihira, K, Nagayama, C, Takahashi, M, Burns, SF, Thackray, AE, Stensel, DJ (2020) Correction to: Energy replacement diminishes the postprandial triglyceride‑lowering effect from accumulated walking in older women, European Journal of Nutrition, 59(5), pp.2271-2272, ISSN: 1436-6207. DOI: 10.1007/s00394-020-02263-8.

Miyashita, M, Hamada, Y, Fujihira, K, Nagayama, C, Takahashi, M, Burns, S, Thackray, A, Stensel, D (2020) Energy replacement diminishes the postprandial triglyceride-lowering effect from accumulated walking in older women, European Journal of Nutrition, 59, pp.2261-2270, ISSN: 0044-264X. DOI: 10.1007/s00394-020-02234-z.

Kinnear, F, Hamilton-Shield, J, Stensel, D, Bayly, G, Searle, A, Thackray, A, Lithander, F (2020) Nutrition and physical activity intervention for families with familial hypercholesterolaemia: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled feasibility study, Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6, 42, ISSN: 2055-5784. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-020-00584-3.

Willis, S, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Takamura, T, Takayama, H, Gupta, V, Brittain, E, Crawford, J, Parry, S, Thackray, A, Varela-Mato, V, Stensel, D, Woods, R, Hulston, C, Aithal, G, King, J (2020) Acute hyper-energetic, high-fat feeding increases circulating FGF21, LECT2 and fetuin-A in healthy men, The Journal of Nutrition, 150(5), pp.1076-1085, ISSN: 0022-3166. DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz333.

Thivel, D, Roche, J, Miguet, M, Fillon, A, Khammassi, M, Beaulieu, K, Finlayson, G, Pereira, B, Miyashita, M, Thackray, A, Masurier, J, Duclos, M, Boirie, Y (2019) Post- moderate intensity exercise energy replacement does not reduce subsequent appetite and energy intake in adolescents with obesity, British Journal of Nutrition, 123(5), pp.592-600, ISSN: 0007-1145. DOI: 10.1017/S0007114519003106.

Highton, PJ, Goltz, FR, Martin, N, Stensel, D, Thackray, A, Bishop, N (2019) Microparticle responses to aerobic exercise and meal consumption in healthy men, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 51(9), pp.1935-1943, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001985.

Willis, S, Sargeant, JA, Thackray, A, Yates, TE, Stensel, D, Aithal, GP, King, J (2019) Effect of exercise intensity on circulating hepatokine concentrations in healthy men, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 44(10), pp.1065-1072, ISSN: 1715-5312. DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2018-0818.

Dorling, JL, Clayton, DJ, Jones, J, Carter, W, Thackray, A, King, J, Pucci, A, Batterham, RL, Stensel, D (2019) A randomized crossover trial assessing the effects of acute exercise on appetite, circulating ghrelin concentrations, and butyrylcholinesterase activity in normal-weight males with variants of the obesity-linked FTO rs9939609 polymorphism, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 110(5), pp.1055-1066, ISSN: 0002-9165. DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz188.

Goltz, FR, Thackray, A, Varela-Mato, V, King, J, Dorling, JL, Dowejko, M, Mastana, S, Thompson, J, Atkinson, G, Stensel, D (2019) Exploration of associations between the FTO rs9939609 genotype, fasting and postprandial appetite-related hormones and perceived appetite in healthy men and women, Appetite, 142, 104368, ISSN: 1095-8304. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104368.

Goltz, FR, Thackray, A, Atkinson, G, Lolli, L, King, J, Dorling, JL, Dowejko, M, Mastana, S, Stensel, D (2019) True interindividual variability exists in postprandial appetite responses in healthy men but is not moderated by the FTO genotype, The Journal of Nutrition, 149(7), pp.1159-1169, ISSN: 0022-3166. DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz062.

Benedetti, S, Al-Tannak, NF, Alzharani, M, Moir, HJ, Stensel, D, Thackray, A, Naughton, D, Dorak, MT, Spendiff, O, Hill, N, Watson, DG, Allgrove, JE (2019) Plasma free fatty acids metabolic profile with LC-MS and appetite-related hormones in South Asian and white European men in relation to adiposity, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness: a cross sectional study, Metabolites, 9(4), ISSN: 2218-1989. DOI: 10.3390/metabo9040071.

Dorling, JL, Broom, DR, Burns, SF, Clayton, DJ, Deighton, K, James, L, King, J, Miyashita, M, Thackray, A, Batterham, RL, Stensel, D (2018) Acute and chronic effects of exercise on appetite, energy intake, and appetite-related hormones: the modulating effect of adiposity, sex, and habitual physical activity, Nutrients, ISSN: 2072-6643.

Dorling, J, Broom, D, Burns, S, Clayton, D, Deighton, K, James, L, King, J, Miyashita, M, Thackray, A, Batterham, R, Stensel, D (2018) Acute and Chronic Effects of Exercise on Appetite, Energy Intake and Appetite-Related Hormones: the Modulating Effect of Adiposity, Sex and Habitual Physical Activity, Nutrients, ISSN: 2072-6643. DOI: 10.20944/preprints201807.0495.v1.

Goltz, FR, Thackray, A, King, J, Dorling, JL, Atkinson, G, Stensel, D (2018) Interindividual responses of appetite to acute exercise: a replicated crossover study, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50(4), pp.758-768, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001504.

Tolfrey, K, Zakrzewski, JK, Thackray, A (2018) Metabolism and exercise during youth — The year that was 2017, Pediatric Exercise Science, ISSN: 0899-8493. DOI: 10.1123/pes.2017-0294.

Thackray, A, Barrett, L, Tolfrey, K (2017) Sex differences in postprandial lipaemia after acute high-intensity interval running in young people, Journal of Sports Sciences, ISSN: 0264-0414. DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2017.1409610.

Douglas, JA, King, J, Clayton, D, Jackson, A, Sargeant, J, Thackray, A, Davies, MJ, Stensel, D (2017) Acute effects of exercise on appetite, ad libitum energy intake and appetite-regulatory hormones in lean and overweight/obese men and women, International Journal of Obesity, 41(12), ISSN: 0307-0565. DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.181.

King, J, Deighton, K, Broom, DR, Wasse, LK, Douglas, J, Burns, SF, Cordery, P, Petherick, E, Batterham, RL, Goltz, FR, Thackray, A, Yates, TE, Stensel, D (2017) Individual variation in hunger, energy intake and ghrelin responses to acute exercise, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49(6), pp.1219-1228, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001220.

West, NR, Dorling, JL, Thackray, A, Hanson, NC, Decombel, SE, Stensel, D, Grice, SJ (2017) Effect of obesity-linked FTO rs9939609 variant on physical activity and dietary patterns in physically active men and women, Journal of Obesity, ISSN: 2090-0708. DOI: 10.1155/2018/7560707.

Broom, DR, Miyashita, M, Wasse, LK, Pulsford, R, King, J, Thackray, A, Stensel, D (2016) Acute effect of exercise intensity and duration on acylated ghrelin and hunger in men, Journal of Endocrinology, 232, pp.411-422, ISSN: 0022-0795. DOI: 10.1530/JOE-16-0561.

Stensel, D, King, J, Thackray, A (2016) Role of physical activity in regulating appetite and body fat, Nutrition Bulletin, 41(4), pp.314-322, ISSN: 1471-9827. DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12234.

Thackray, A, Deighton, K, King, J, Stensel, D (2016) Exercise, appetite and weight control: are there differences between men and women?, Nutrients, DOI: 10.3390/nu8090583.

Stensel, DJ, Sedgwick, MJ, Thompson, M, Garnham, J, Thackray, A, Barrett, LA, Powis, M (2016) Acute high-intensity interval rowing increases thrombin generation in healthy men, European Journal of Applied Physiology, ISSN: 1439-6327.

Thackray, AE, Barrett, LA, Tolfrey, K (2016) Energy replacement diminishes the effect of exercise on postprandial lipemia in boys, Metabolism: clinical and experimental, ISSN: 1532-8600.

Thackray, A, Barrett, L, Tolfrey, K (2016) High-intensity running and energy restriction reduces postprandial lipemia in girls, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(3), pp.402-411, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000788.

Thackray, A, Barrett, L, Tolfrey, K (2015) Acute effects of energy deficit induced by moderate-intensity exercise or energy-intake restriction on postprandial lipemia in healthy girls, PEDIATRIC EXERCISE SCIENCE, 27(2), pp.192-202, ISSN: 0899-8493. DOI: 10.1123/pes.2014-0096.

Arjunan, SP, Deighton, K, Bishop, N, King, J, Reischak-Oliveira, A, Rogan, A, Sedgewick, MJ, Thackray, A, Webb, D, Stensel, D (2015) The effect of prior walking on coronary heart disease risk markers in South Asian and European men, European Journal of Applied Physiology, ISSN: 1439-6327. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3269-7.

Tolfrey, K, Thackray, A, Barrett, L (2014) Acute exercise and postprandial lipemia in young people, PEDIATRIC EXERCISE SCIENCE, 26(2), pp.127-137, ISSN: 0899-8493. DOI: 10.1123/pes.2013-0126.

Tolfrey, K, Engstrom, A, Murphy, C, Thackray, A, Weaver, R, Barrett, L (2014) Exercise energy expenditure and postprandial lipemia in girls, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46(2), pp.239-246, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a59ab1.

Thackray, A, Barrett, L, Tolfrey, K (2013) Acute high-intensity interval running reduces postprandial lipemia in boys, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31828452c1.



Conferences

Markey, O, Borkar, A, Thackray, A, ODonnell, E, Minihane, AM (2025) Impact of whey protein-enriched milk fat globule membrane supplementation on fasting circulating lipid and glucose parameters in middle-to-older aged adults at moderate cardiovascular disease risk: preliminary insights from a randomised controlled trial. In Nutrition Society Conference; Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Burleigh Court, Loughborough University. DOI: 10.1017/S0029665125101584.

Alruwaili, A, King, J, Deighton, K, M. Kelly, B, Liao, Z, Innes, A, Henson, J, Yates, T, Johnson, W, Metz, L, Thackray, A, Tolfrey, K, Stensel, D, Willis, S (2024) The association of smoking with different eating and dietary behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of 83,781 UK adults. In Association for the study of obesity - UK Congress on Obesity (UKCO) 2023; Addiction, Belfast, Northern Ireland, pp.1737-1750, DOI: 10.1111/add.16584.

Malaikah, S, Willis, S, Henson, J, Sargeant, JA, Yates, T, Thackray, AE, Goltz, FR, Roberts, MJ, Bodicoat, DH, Aithal, GP, Stensel, DJ, King, JA (2021) Associations of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and cardiorespiratory fitness with adipose tissue insulin resistance and ectopic fat in community volunteers. In European Congress on Obesity, Virtual.

Hartescu, I, Morgan, K, Stensel, DJ, Thackray, AE, King, JA (2020) ARE SHORT SLEEPERS UNCOUPLED SLEEPERS?. In , SLEEP, pp.A206-A206.

Roberts, MJ, Thackray, A, King, J, Webb, D, Stensel, D (2019) Influence of prior walking on postprandial lipaemia in South Asian and White European women. In British Nutrition Society, London. DOI: 10.1017/S0029665119000089.

Hartescu, I, Morgan, K, Stensel, D, King, JA, Thackray, A (2018) Glucose tolerance following a 6-week sleep extension protocol in overweight short sleepers. In JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH, pp.247-248, DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12751.

Tolfrey, K, Thackray, AE, Barrett, LA (2014) Moderate exercise, energy intake restriction and postprandial triacylglycerol in healthy girls. In Paediatric Work Physiology, Children and Exercise XXVIII: The Proceedings of the 28th Paediatric Work Physiology Meeting, Coimbra, Portugal, pp.89-92, ISBN: 978-0-415--82972-4.

Tolfrey, K, Barrett, LA, Thackray, AE (2013) Acute energy intake restriction, moderate intensity exercise and postprandial plasma triacylglycerol concentration in girls. In British Feeding and Drinking Meeting, Appetite, Loughborough, UK, pp.487-487, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.06.068.



Chapters

Thackray, AE (2021) Child and adolescent health. In Physical Activity and Health the Evidence Explained Third Edition, pp.361-399, DOI: 10.4324/9780203095270-11.



Posters

Sedgwick, MJ, Barrett, LA, Thackray, AE, Stensel, DJ (2016) The Acute Effect Of Prolonged High-intensity Rowing On Postprandial Lipemia And Markers Of Insulin Resistance: 1892 Board #44 June 2, 3: 30 PM - 5: 00 PM.



Datasets

Alruwaili, A, Trotman, H, Haenebalcke, L, Chuen, A, Partington, M, Roberts, B, Engin, B, Malaikah, S, Hopkins, M, Finlayson, G, Sanders, J, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Willis, S, King, J (2026) Supplementary information files for "Associations of body composition and resting metabolic rate with homeostatic and hedonic components of appetite", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.32568111.

Jin, Z, Thackray, A, Willis, S, King, J, Li, J, Mould, C, Stensel, D (2026) Supplementary information files for "The association between glucose dynamics and energy intake in young, healthy women", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.31150822.

Jin, Z, Thackray, A, Willis, S, King, J, Li, J, Stensel, D (2026) Supplementary information files for "The association between glucose dynamics and energy intake in young, healthy women" [Publisher article supplementary files], DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.33102890.

Jin, Z, Li, J, Thackray, A, King, J, Mould, C, Stensel, D (2026) Supplementary information files for "Effects of acute moderate-intensity continuous running on circulating, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.32085060.

Whelehan, G, Herring, LY, Tziannou, A, Henson, J, Thackray, A, Bowrey, D, Abraham, J, Menon, V, Idris, I, Waller, H, Stensel, D, R Webb, D, Yates, T, J Davies, M, Papamargaritis, D (2026) Supplementary information files for "The impact of a fat-dominant preload before a carbohydrate-rich meal on glucose homeostasis in patients without diabetes after sleeve gastrectomy: a proof-of-concept, randomised, open-label, crossover study", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.31926309.

Willis, S, Alruwaili, A, Hartescu, I, Deighton, K, Goodwin, C, Henson, J, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, King, J (2025) Supplementary information files for "Associations of self-reported sleep quality and duration with dietary eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study of 27,263 UK adults", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.31890499.

Katsarova, S, Whelehan, G, Henson, J, Bowrey, D, Herring, L, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Idris, I, Anyiam, O, Zalin, A, Webb, D, Yates, T, Davies, M, Papamargaritis, D (2025) Supplementary information files for "The effect of increased sodium intake with a carbohydrate-rich meal on glucose homeostasis in people without diabetes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A proof-of-concept, randomized, open-label, crossover study", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.31926039.

King, J, Thackray, A, Gibbons, C, Martins, C, Broom, D, Stensel, D, Papamargaritis, D, Arsenyadis, F, Finlayson, G, Whelehan, G, Gonzalez, J, Blundell, J, Beaulieu, K, James, L, Metz, L, Hopkins, M, Miyashita, M, Willis, S, Drapeau, V, Thivel, D (2025) Supplementary information files for "The mixed-meal tolerance test as an appetite assay: methodological and practical considerations", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.30695246.

Reynolds, K, Hansell, EJ, Thorley, J, Funnell, M, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Bailey, S, James, L, Prawitt, J, Virgilio, N, Clifford, T (2025) Supplementary information files for "The effects of collagen peptide supplementation on appetite and post-exercise energy intake in females: a randomised controlled trial", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.30318433.

Alruwaili, A, Nayeemullah, R, Engin, B, Malaikah, S, Sanders, J, James, L, Thivel, D, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, King, J, Willis, S (2025) Supplementary information files for "The association of cigarette smoking with appetite, appetite-related hormones and food reward: a matched-pair cohort study", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.29414705.

Jin, Z, Li, J, Thackray, A, Shen, T, Deighton, K, King, J, Stensel, D (2025) Supplementary information files for "Fasting appetite-related gut hormone responses after weight loss induced by calorie restriction, exercise, or both in people with overweight or obesity: a meta‐analysis", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.28142897.

Dera, A, Hinton, E, Batterham, R, Davies, M, King, J, Miyashita, M, Morgan, P, Papamargaritis, D, Thompson, J, Stensel, D, Thackray, A (2025) Supplementary information files for "Associations of device-measured physical activity and sedentary time with neural responses to visual food cues in adults: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.31066798.

Jin, Z, Li, J, Thackray, A, Shen, T, Deighton, K, King, J, Stensel, D (2025) Supplementary information files for "Fasting appetite-related gut hormone responses after weight loss induced by calorie restriction, exercise, or both in people with overweight or obesity: a meta‐analysis", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.28589318.

Yang, Y, Thackray, A, Shen, T, F Alotaibi, T, Alanazi, T, Clifford, T, Hartescu, I, King, J, Willis, S, Roberts, M, Lolli, L, Atkinson, G, Stensel, D (2024) Supplementary information files for "A replicate crossover trial on the inter-individual variability of sleep indices in response to acute exercise undertaken by healthy men", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.28286933.

Alruwaili, A, King, J, Deighton, K, Kelly, B, Liao, Z, Innes, A, Henson, J, Yates, T, Johnson, W, Thivel, D, Metz, L, Thackray, A, Tolfrey, K, Stensel, D, Willis, S (2024) Supplementary information files for "The association of smoking with different eating and dietary behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of 80,296 UK adults", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.28310390.

Dera, A, Shen, T, Thackray, A, C Hinton, E, King, J, James, L, S Morgan, P, Rush, N, Miyashita, M, Batterham, R, Stensel, D (2024) Supplemental information files for The influence of physical activity on neural responses to visual food cues in humans: A systematic review of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.25225853.

Jin, Z, Thackray, A, King, J, Deighton, K, Stensel, D, Davies, M (2023) Continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and venous plasma glucose (VPG) data for: Exploration of the correlation between glucose dynamics and energy intake in women, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.23814873.

King, J, Malaikah, S, Willis, S, Henson, J, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Thackray, A, Goltz, F, Roberts, M, Bodicoat, D, Aithal, G, Stensel, D (2023) Supplementary information files for "Associations of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and cardiorespiratory fitness with adipose tissue insulin resistance and ectopic fat", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.28239830.

Leonard, A, Shill, AL, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, Bishop, N (2020) Supplementary Information Files for Fasted plasma asprosin concentrations are associated with menstrual cycle phase, oral contraceptive use and training status in healthy women, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.15276396.



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