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BSc in Nutrition BPhEd (Hons) in Sports Science MSc PhD (Otago)
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Email meredith.peddie@otago.ac.nz

Meredith Peddie has a BPhEd (Hons) in Sports Science, a BSc and MSc in Nutrition, and graduated with her PhD from the University of Otago in 2012. Between 2012 and 2020 Meredith worked in the Department in research positions funded by the National Heart Foundation of New Zealand. She joined the Department permanently as a Senior Lecture in February 2020. Meredith's main area of research focuses on the postprandial metabolic effects of interrupting sitting time with short bouts of physical activity, but she is also interested in how moving more and sitting less impacts health in a broader sense. Meredith's other research interests include the impact of nutrition, sedentary behaviour and physical activity on cardiometabolic risk.

Meredith welcomes post-graduate students with an interested in sedentary behaviour, physical activity and nutrition.

Publications

Gale, J., Peddie, M., & Hargreaves, E. (2024). Perceived barriers and facilitators to performing evening regular activity breaks at home: A COM-B analysis. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 23rd Annual Meeting. Retrieved from https://annualmeeting.isbnpa.org/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Campbell, K., Peddie, M., Mann, J., Camp, J., Ashton, N., Ma'ia'i, K., & Reynolds, A. N. (2024). The DiRECT approach in Aotearoa New Zealand: A randomised controlled trial of total meal replacement for adults with diabetes and a desire to lose weight. Proceedings of the 47th New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting. O2. Retrieved from https://www.nzssd.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gale, J. T., Haszard, J. J., & Peddie, M. C. (2024). Improved glycaemic control induced by evening activity breaks does not persist overnight amongst healthy adults: A randomized crossover trial. Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dom.15589 Journal - Research Article

Reynolds, A., Campbell, K., Mann, J., Camp, J., Ashton, N., Maiai, K., & Peddie, M. (2023). A primary care-led weight management intervention for adults with diabetes and obesity: Quantitative results from a randomised controlled trial of total meal replacement (DiRECT). Proceedings of the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand and Australian Nutrition Societies: Nutrition and Wellbeing in Oceania. (pp. 166). Retrieved from https://nsnzconference.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Peddie, M., Gale, J., Taylor, R., Brown, R., & Haszard, J. (2023). Do regular activity breaks performed in the laboratory impact subsequent free living activity patterns? A randomized crossover study. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 7(4), (pp. 148). doi: 10.36905/jses.2023.04.01 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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