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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.
My research group employs a variety of methods to understand human fuel use, including indirect calorimetry, tissue biopsies and stable isotope (IV) 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) before being promoted to Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in 2017, Reader (Associate Professor) in 2020 and Professor of Nutrition and Metabolism in 2022. 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 and in 2025 became one of the Inaugural Excellence in Nutrition Fellows of the American Society for Nutrition. I am an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism.
Declaration of interests:
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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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Can synbiotic supplementation mitigate the hypercholesterolaemic effects of a ketogenic diet?
Thompson, D. (PI), Gonzalez, J. (CoI), Koumanov, F. (CoI) & Walhin, J.-P. (CoI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/10/25 → 30/09/28
Project: Research council
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Carpe DIEM: Impact of Diet-induced Change in Energy Balance in Endurance Athletes: the Carpe DIEM Study
Bakker-Dyos, J. (CoI), Gonzalez, J. (PI) & Thompson, D. (CoI)
1/04/25 → 1/04/26
Project: Other
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Establishing a collaborative network with Thai collabrators
Koumanov, F. (PI) & Gonzalez, J. (CoI)
The Academy of Medical Sciences
24/03/25 → 23/03/26
Project: UK charity
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MRC Ketone bodies and disease RCT & MR approaches
Gonzalez, J. (PI), Koumanov, F. (CoI) & Russell, S. (Researcher)
2/12/24 → 1/12/27
Project: Research council
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CHARACTERISING RHYTHMICITY IN HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLE METABOLISM
Betts, J. (PI), Gonzalez, J. (CoI), Koumanov, F. (CoI), Thompson, D. (CoI) & Walhin, J.-P. (CoI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/12/24 → 31/05/27
Project: Research council
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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 Access45 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 Access47 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 Sept 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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Ketogenic diet but not free-sugar restriction alters glucose tolerance, lipid metabolism, peripheral tissue phenotype and gut microbiome: RCT
Hengist, A., Davies, R., Walhin, J.-P., Buniam, J., Merrell, L., Rogers, L., Bradshaw, L., Moreno-Cabañas, A., Rogers, P. J., Brunstrom, J. M., Hodson, L., van Loon, L. J. C., Barton, W., O'Donovan, C., Crispie, F., O'Sullivan, O., Cotter, P., Proctor, K., Betts, J. & Koumanov, F. & 2 others, , 20 Aug 2024, In: Cell Reports Medicine. 5, 8, 101667.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access19 Citations (SciVal)
Datasets
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Dataset for "The Effect of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Circulating Vitamin D Metabolite Concentrations: A Randomised Crossover Study in Healthy Adults"
Davies, S. (Creator), Perkin, O. (Creator), Thompson, D. (Creator), Betts, J. (Creator) & Gonzalez, J. (Creator), University of Bath, 30 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01406
Dataset
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Dataset for "Effects of a combined energy restriction and vigorous-intensity exercise intervention on the human gut microbiome: A randomised controlled trial"
Koumanov, F. (Creator), Thompson, D. (Creator), Davies, R. (Creator), Gonzalez, J. (Creator), Walhin, J.-P. (Creator), Betts, J. (Creator), Wood, L. (Data Collector) & Hengist, A. (Data Collector), University of Bath, 19 Aug 2025
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01463
Dataset
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Dataset for the day-to-day reliability of peak fat oxidation and FATMAX
Chrzanowski-Smith, O. (Creator), Edinburgh, R. (Creator), Gonzalez, J. (Creator), Thomas, M. (Data Collector), Haralabidis, N. (Data Collector), Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Betts, J. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 13 May 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00723
Dataset
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Datset for "Resting skeletal muscle ATGL and CPT1B are associated with peak fat oxidation rates in men and women but do not explain observed sex differences"
Chrzanowski-Smith, O. (Creator), Edinburgh, R. (Creator), Gonzalez, J. (Creator), Thomas, M. (Data Collector), Smith, E. (Data Collector), Walhin, J.-P. (Data Collector), Koumanov, F. (Data Collector), Williams, S. (Supervisor) & Betts, J. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 12 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00729
Dataset
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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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Prizes
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Inaugural Excellence in Nutrition Fellow of the American Society of Nutrition
Gonzalez, J. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care (Journal)
Gonzalez, J. (Peer reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial roles › Editorial activity
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Providing expert opinion on the health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption
Gonzalez, J. (No value)
6 Nov 2024Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Giving evidence or preparing policy briefs
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Steering Committee Member
Gonzalez, J. (No value)
2025Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Advisory board membership
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Physoc representative for response to House of Lords Select Committee on Food, Diet and Obesity inquiry on Ultraprocessed foods
Gonzalez, J. (No value)
2024Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Giving evidence or preparing policy briefs
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University of Graz (External organisation)
Gonzalez, J. (No value)
2024Activity: Other contribution to the discipline › Role on a committee, board or panel