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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

Campbell, K., Ashton, N., Peddie, M. C., Ma'ia'i, K., Camp, J., Mann, J., & Reynolds, A. N. (2025). A DiRECT approach to weight loss in a culturally diverse, low-income population: Pilot randomised controlled trial and meta-analysis of similar interventions. Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dom.16240 Journal - Research Article

Hao, Z., Peddie, M., & Reynolds, A. N. (2024). The effect of the provision of foods high in healthy fats or dietary fibre on sodium and potassium intakes in a post-coronary event population. Nutrition Society of New Zealand (NSNZ) 58th Annual Conference: Kotahitanga. (pp. 72). Retrieved from https://www.nsnzconference.co.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Peddie, M., Gale, J. T., Harland, M., Grenfell, S., Walker, X. J., Gerrard, D., Russell-Camp, T., Waters, D. L., & Vlietstra, L. (2024). Micronutrient intakes of former New Zealand representative athletes over the age of 60 years. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand (NSNZ) 58th Annual Conference: Kotahitanga. (pp. 47). Retrieved from https://www.nsnzconference.co.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Skeaff, S., Alsayed, E., Venn, B., Scott, T., Peddie, M., & Haszard, J. J. (2024). Alignment of dietary patterns with EAT-Lancet recommendations: A cross-sectional study of plant-based energy and nutrient intakes in New Zealand adolescents. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2024.2435384 Journal - Research Article

Gale, J. T., Peddie, M. C., & Hargreaves, E. A. (2024). Perceived barriers and facilitators to performing evening regular activity breaks at home: A COM-B analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12529-024-10334-x Journal - Research Article

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