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Research interests
I am interested in human fuel use. How we get fuel from our diet, burn fuels during exercise; and store fuels when they exceed our requirements. I am motivated by curiosity, and understanding ways to improve human health and performance.
My research group employs a variety of methods to understand human fuel use, including indirect calorimetry, tissue biopsies and stable isotope infusion and ingestion. We use these methods across laboratory-based and free-living studies to answer basic science and practically-relevant questions.
I joined the Department for Health at the University of Bath in 2014 as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Human Physiology before being promoted to Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in 2017 and Reader (Associate Professor) in 2020. I am also a consultant to sports teams and industry.
In recognition of my research, I received the Julie Wallace Award 2018 from the Nutrition Society. I also serve on the editorial board of The Journal of Physiology and am an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism.
Research interests
- Human Nutrition
- Exercise Metabolism
- Energy Balance
- Glucose Control
- Metabolic Health
Research funding
- British Heart Foundation
- Medical Research Council
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- The Physiological Society
- The Rank Prize Funds
- The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
- Arla Foods Ingredients
- Cosun Nutrition Center
- Clasado Biosciences
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- QP Physiology
- Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Glucose
- Fat Metabolism
- Obesity
- Energy Balance
- Diabetes
- Appetite
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Mobilising Vitamin D Sequestered In Adipose Tissue In Humans
Thompson, D., Betts, J. & Gonzalez, J.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
11/10/18 → 10/10/22
Project: Research council
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Blood Lipid Response to Dietary Fat
Lucozade Ribena Suntory Limited
10/10/17 → 1/08/19
Project: UK industry
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Role of Rab3 in Peripheral Tissue Insulin Resistance
Koumanov, F., Betts, J., Gonzalez, J., Thompson, D. & Whitley, P.
1/12/16 → 31/07/20
Project: Research council
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Can Exercise in the Fasted State Unlock Metabolic Health Benefits for Overweight and Obese Individuals
1/09/16 → 1/04/19
Project: UK charity
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Lipid metabolism links nutrient-exercise timing to insulin sensitivity in men classified as overweight or obese. Breakfast, exercise and metabolic health
Edinburgh, R., Bradley, H., Abdullah, N-F., Robinson, S., Chrzanowski-Smith, O., Walhin, J-P., Joanisse, S., Manolopoulos, K., Philp, A., Hengist, A., Chabowski, A., Brodsky, F., Koumanov, F., Betts, J., Thompson, D., Wallis, G. & Gonzalez, J., 31 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105, 3, p. 660-676 17 p., dgz104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (SciVal) -
Pre-Exercise Breakfast Ingestion versus Extended Overnight Fasting Increases Postprandial Glucose Flux after Exercise in Healthy Men: Pre-exercise feeding and postprandial glucose flux
Edinburgh, R. M., Hengist, A., Smith, H. A., Travers, R. L., Koumanov, F., Betts, J. A., Thompson, D., Walhin, J-P., Wallis, G. A., Hamilton, D. L., Stevenson, E. J., Tipton, K. D. & Gonzalez, J. T., 1 Nov 2018, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 315, 5, p. E1062-E1074 13 p., 00163.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access26 Citations (SciVal)12 Downloads (Pure) -
Liver glycogen metabolism during and after prolonged endurance-type exercise: hepatic glycogen and endurance exercise
Gonzalez, J. T., Fuchs, C. J., Betts, J. A. & van Loon, L. J. C., 1 Sep 2016, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 311, 3, p. E543-E553Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ingestion of glucose or sucrose prevents liver but not muscle glycogen depletion during prolonged endurance-type exercise in trained cyclists
Gonzalez, J. T., Fuchs, C. J., Smith, F. E., Thelwall, P. E., Taylor, R., Stevenson, E. J., Trenell, M. I., Cermak, N. M. & van Loon, L. J. C., 15 Dec 2015, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 309, 12, p. E1032-E1039 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Molecular Adaptations of Adipose Tissue to 6 weeks of Morning Fasting vs Daily Breakfast Consumption in Lean and Obese Adults: Extended morning fasting and adipose tissue physiology
Gonzalez, J., Richardson, J., Chowdhury, E., Koumanov, F., Holman, G., Cooper, S., Thompson, D., Tsintzas, K. & Betts, J., 15 Feb 2018, In: Journal of Physiology. 596, 4, p. 609-622 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (SciVal)
Datasets
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Dataset for "Six weeks of daily morning fasting causes no adaptation of metabolic or appetite responses to feeding in adults with obesity"
Chowdhury, E. (Creator), Betts, J. (Creator), Thompson, D. (Project Member), Gonzalez, J. (Project Member), Richardson, J. (Project Member) & Tsintzas, K. (Project Member), University of Bath, 29 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00541
Dataset
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FEEDING INFLUENCES ADIPOSE TISSUE RESPONSES TO EXERCISE IN OVERWEIGHT MEN
Chen, Y. (Creator), Travers, R. (Researcher), Walhin, J. (Researcher), Gonzalez, J. (Researcher), Koumanov, F. (Researcher), Betts, J. (Researcher) & Thompson, D. (Project Leader), University of Bath, 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00361
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Evaluation of a graded exercise test to determine peak fat oxidation in individuals with low cardiorespiratory fitness
Chrzanowski-Smith, O. (Creator), Edinburgh, R. (Creator), Gonzalez, J. (Creator), Betts, J. (Contributor) & Stokes, K. (Contributor), University of Bath, 5 Nov 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00706
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Dataset for 'Prior exercise alters the difference between arterialised and venous glycaemia - implications for blood sampling procedures'
Edinburgh, R. (Creator), Hengist, A. (Creator), Smith, H. (Creator), Walhin, J. (Creator), Betts, J. (Creator), Gonzalez, J. (Creator) & Thompson, D. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 15 Jun 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00352
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Dataset for "Biological sex and aerobic capacity are key determinants of peak fat oxidation rates during exercise"
Chrzanowski-Smith, O. (Creator), Edinburgh, R. (Creator), Gonzalez, J. (Creator), Thomas, M. (Data Collector), Hengist, A. (Data Collector), Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Betts, J. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 11 Dec 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00611
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