Prof Susan Fairweather-Tait
Professor of Mineral Metabolism
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Professor
of Mineral Metabolism |
S dot Fairweather-Tait at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 1304 |
Bio-Medical Research Centre (BMRC) 0.04 |
Biography
Career
Professional Qualifications and professional memberships
- BSc (2:1) Food Sciences, University of London
- MSc (Distinction) Nutrition, University of London
- PhD, University of London
- DSc, University of London
- Registered Nutritionist
- Fellow of the Society of Biology
- Member of American Society for Nutrition
- Member of UK Nutrition Society
- Member of European Iron Club
Research interests
- Mineral metabolism in humans
- Micronutrient requirements and dietary reference values
- Nutrient bioavailability
- Health claims
- Diet and ageing
- Diet-gene interactions
Current activities
- Panel member of Academy of Finland Expert Group
- Member of Council of the International Society for Trace Element Research in Humans
- European Food Safety Authority NDA Panel, Health Claims Working Group, PRI Working Group
- Scientific Governor, British Nutrition Foundation
- Member of International Reference Group for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 5
- Member of the Iron Expert Panel for the Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) project
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Editorial Board
- Member of Curatorial Board of the International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research
Recent invited presentations
- What role does bioavailability play in setting dietary requirements? 11th European Nutrition Conference FENS, Madrid, Spain, 26-29 Oct 2011.
- Iron bioavailability and dietary reference values. Trace Elements in Health and Disease: Essentiality, Toxicity. ISTERH Conference, Belek, Turkey, 16-21 Oct 2011.
- Micronutrients – markers of status to understand function? International Symposium on Health Benefits of Foods - from Emerging Science to Innovative Products. Prague, Czech Republic, 5-7 Oct 2011.
- Public health versus personalised nutrition. EURRECA MGP Symposium on the future of micronutrient requirements research. Budapest, Hungary, 23 June 2011.
- Bioavailability of iron from whole diets in adults. TRACEL 2011 and COST FA0905 conference, Murcia, Spain, 24-27 May 2011.
- Estimating the bioavailability factors needed for setting dietary reference values. Bioavailability 2010, Monterey, USA, 27-30 Sept 2010.
- Risk-benefit analysis of mineral intakes: case studies on copper and iron. Nutrition Society Irish Section: Nutrition – getting the balance right in 2010. University of Ulster, Coleraine, N Ireland 16-18 June 2010.
- EURRECA: Bioavailability and Individuality. Micronutrient Genomics Project (MGP) Workshop, Satellite Meeting of the Human Variome Project Meeting, UNESCO, Paris, France 10 May 2010.
- European Micronutrient Recommendations Aligned (EURRECA) Process. Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND): Building a Consensus, Vienna, 8-10 Feb 2010.
- Setting micronutrient recommendations: stretching the limits. Modelling workshop, 30 Nov – 2 Dec, Venice, Italy.
- New evidence that can be used for setting selenium requirements. 19th International Congress of Nutrition, 4-9 Oct 2009, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Evaluation of Biomarkers of Status. 9th International Advanced Course ‘Nutritional and Lifestyle Epidemiology’, Wageningen, 21-25 Sept, 2009.
- The EURRECA Network of Excellence and genomics based micronutrient recommendations. Joint symposium with NuGO and EURRECA, NuGO week 2009, Montecatini, Italy, 31st Aug – 3rdSept, 2009.
- Selenium bioavailability: current knowledge and future research requirements. Joint workshop hosted by EURRECA and the ILSI Europe Addition of Nutrients to Food Task Force, Barcelona, 11-12 June 2009.
- Selenium biomarkers and immune function: results of a human intervention study. 3rd International IUPAC Symposium on Trace Elements in Food, Rome, 1-2 April 2009.
- Copper homeostasis: how stable isotope applications inform understanding. TEMA-13, Pucon, Chile, 9-13 Nov 2008.
- Micronutrient deficiencies in Europe: issues and solutions. Keynote Lecture, European Regional Flour Fortification Consultation, Bucharest, 21-23 Oct 2008.
- Biomarkers of Nutrient Status. EURRECA course on evidence-based nutrition, From Requirements to Recommendations and Policies, Warsaw, 9-14 Sept 2008.
- Iron absorption. Rank Prize Mini-Symposium on Recent Advances in Nutrient Transport, Windermere, 18-21 Aug 2008.
- In vitro and animal models to screen for iron bioavailability. Joint Technical Meeting on Biofortification to improve micronutrient nutrition. IAEA/HarvestPlus, Vienna,12-14 Aug 2008.
Key Research Interests
My research expertise is in micronutrients, currently focusing on iron bioavailability and selenium requirements for optimal health, using a combination of cell/in vitro models and human studies and working in collaboration with colleagues both nationally and internationally.
On-going projects include research on:
- Development of iron delivery system (BBSRC DRINC)
- Iron bioavailability (BBSRC DRINC studentship)
- Selenium and prostate cancer (UEA/IFR studentship)
- Biofortification of wheat (BBSRC studentship)
- Dietary requirements for micronutrients http://www.eurreca.org (EU FP6)
- Diet and prevention of functional decline in the elderly (EU FP7)
- Literature search and review related to specific preparatory work in the establishment of Dietary Reference Values (EFSA)
- Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) (NIH, Gates Foundation)
- Mineral-improved crop production for healthy food and feed (COST)
Selected publications
- Goldson AJ, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Armah CA, Bao Y, Broadley MR, Dainty JR, Furniss C, Hart DJ, Teucher B, Hurst R. Effects of selenium supplementation on selenoprotein gene expression and response to influenza challenge: a randomized controlled trial. PloS ONE 6(3): e14771 doi:1371/journal.pone.0014771.
- Biagi E, Candela M, Fairweather-Tait S, Franceschi C, Brigidi P. Aging of the human metaorganism: the microbial counterpart. Age (Dordr). 2011 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print].
- Collings R, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Dainty JR, Roe MA. Low pH cola beverages do not affect women’s iron absorption from a vegetarian meal. J Nutr 2011 Mar 9 [Epub ahead of print].
- van Ommen B, El-Sohemy A, Hesketh J, Kaput J, Fenech M, Evelo C, McArdle HJ, Bouwman J, Lietz G, Mathers JC, Fairweather-Tait S, van Kranen H, Elliott R, Wopereis S, Ferguson LR, Méplan C, Perozzi G, Allen L, Rivero F, and The Micronutrient Genomics Project Working Group. The Micronutrient Genomics Project: a community driven knowledge base for micronutrient research. Genes Nutr. 2010 Dec;5(4):285-296.
- Fairweather-Tait S, Bao Y, Broadley M, Collings R, Ford D, Hesketh J, Hurst R. Selenium in human health and disease. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011;14:1337-83.
- Fairweather-Tait SJ, Harvey LJ, Collings R. Risk-benefit analysis of mineral intakes: case studies on copper and iron. Proc Nutr Soc 2011 Feb;70(1):1-9.
- Thompson BAV, Sharp PA, Elliott R, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Inhibitory effect of calcium on non-heme iron absorption may be related to translocation of DMT-1 at the apical membrane of enterocytes. J Agric Food Chem 2010;58:8414-7.
- Cavelaars AEJM, Doets EL, Dhonukshe-Rutten RAM, Hermoso M, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Koletzko B, Gurinović M, Moreno LA, Cetin I, Matthys C, van ‘t Veer P, Ashwell M, de Groot CPGM. Prioritising micronutrients for the purpose of reviewing their requirements: a protocol developed by EURRECA. Eur J Clin Nutr 2010;64:S19-S30.
- Thompson BAV, Sharp P, Elliott R, Al Mutairi S, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Development of a modified Caco-2 cell model system for studying iron availability in eggs. J Agric Food Chem. 2010;58:3833-3839.
- Fairweather-Tait SJ, Collings R, Hurst R. Selenium bioavailability: current knowledge and future research requirements. Am J Clin Nutr 2010;91:923-931.
- Hurst R, Armah CN, Hart DJ, Dainty JR, Teucher B, Goldson AJ, Broadley MR, Motley AK, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Establishing optimal selenium status: results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 91(4):923-31.
- Stroud JL, Broadley MR, Foot I, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Hart DJ, Hurst R, Knott P, Mowat H, Norman K, Scott P, Tucker M, White PJ, McGrath SP, Zhao FJ. Soil factors affecting selenium concentration in wheat grain and the fate and speciation of Se fertilisers applied to soil. Plant and Soil 2010;332:19-30.
- Falkingham M , Abdelhamid A, Curtis P, Fairweather-Tait S, Dye L, Hooper L. The effects of oral iron supplementation on cognition in older children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Journal 2010;9:4.
- Stroud JL, Li HF, Lopez-Bellido FJ, Broadley MR, Foot I, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Hart DJ, Hurst R, Knott P, Mowat H, Norman K, Scott P, Tucker M, White PJ, McGrath SP, Zhao FJ. Impact of sulphur fertilisation on crop response to selenium fertilisation. Plant and Soil 2010;332:31-40.
- Broadley MR, Alcock J, Alford J, Cartwright P, Foot I, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Hart DJ, Hurst R, Knott P, McGrath SP, Meacham MC, Norman K, Mowat H, Scott P, Stroud JL, Tovey M, Tucker M, White PJ, Young SD, Zhao F. Selenium biofortification of high-yielding winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by liquid or granular Se fertilisation. Plant and Soil 2010;332:5-18.
- Roe MA, Collings R, Hoogewerff J, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Relative bioavailability of micronized, dispersible ferric pyrophosphate added to an apple juice drink. Eur J Nutr 2009 48:115–119.
- Hurst R, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Selenium and vitamin E supplementation for cancer prevention. JAMA 2009;301:1876-7.
- Hooper L, Ashton K, Harvey LJ, Decsi T, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Assessing potential biomarkers of micronutrient status using systematic review methodology: methods. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89(suppl): 1953S-9S.
- Harvey LJ, Hooper L, Casgrain A, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Methods of assessment of copper status in humans: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr 2009:89(suppl):2009S-24S.
- Ashton K, Hooper L, Harvey LJ, Hurst R, Casgrain A, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Methods of assessment of selenium status in humans: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89(suppl):2025S-39S.
- Roe MA, Collings R, Dainty JR, Swinkels DW, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Plasma ferritin associated serum hepcidin levels significantly predict inter-individual variation in iron absorption in healthy men. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89:1088-91.
- Van der Hee RM, Miret S, Sletternaar M, Duchateau GS, Rietveld AG, Wilkinson JE, Quail PJ, Berry MJ, Dainty JR, Teucher B, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Calcium absorption from fortified ice cream formulations compared with calcium absorption from milk. J Am Diet Assoc 2009;109:830-5.
- Fairweather-Tait S, Hurst R. Plasma selenium concentration and prostate cancer risk: effects are dependent on the level of exposure. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89:927-8.
- Cassidy A, Skidmore P, Rimm EB, Welch A, Fairweather-Tait S, Skinner J, Burling K, Richards JB, Spector TD, MacGregor AJ. Plasma adiponectin concentrations are associated with body composition and plant-based dietary factors in female twins. J Nutr 2009;139:353-8.
- Heaton SJ, Eady JJ, Parker ML, Gotts KL, Dainty JR, Fairweather-Tait SJ, McArdle HJ, Srai KS, Elliott RM. The use of BeWo cells as an in vitro model for placental iron transport. AJP: Cell Physiology 2008;295:C1445-C1453.
- Fan M-S, Zhao F-J, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Poulton PR, McGrath SP. Evidence of decreasing mineral density in wheat grain over the last 160 years. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 2008;22:315-324.
- Hurst R, Elliott RM, Goldson AJ, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Se-methylselenocysteine alters collagen gene and protein expression in human prostate cells. Cancer Letters 2008;269:117–126.
- Fairweather-Tait SJ. Biomarkers of micronutrient status. Br J Nutr 2008;99:S1.
- van Ommen B, Fairweather-Tait S, Freidig A, Kardinaal A, Scalbert A, Wopereis S. A network biology model of micronutrient related health. Br J Nutr 2008;99:S72-S80.
- Navas-Carretero S, Perez-Granados AM, Sarria B, Carbajal A, Pedrosa MM, Roe MA, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Vaquero MP. Oily fish increases iron bioavailability of a phytate rich meal in young iron deficient women. J Am Coll Nutr 2008;27:96-101.
- Armah CN, Sharp P, Mellon FA, Pariagh S, Lund EK, Dainty JR, Teucher B, Fairweather-Tait SJ. L-α-glycerophosphocholine contributes to meat’s enhancement of nonheme iron absorption. J Nutr 2008;138:873-7.
- Heath ALM, Roe MA, Oyston SL, Gray AR, Williams SM, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Blood loss is a stronger predictor of iron status in men than C282Y heterozygosity or diet. J Am Coll Nutr 2008;27:158-167.
- Teucher B, Dainty JR, Spinks CA, Majsak-Newman G, Berry DJ, Hoogewerff JA, Foxall RJ, Jakobsen J, Cashman KD, Flynn A, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Sodium and bone health: the impact of moderately high and low salt intakes on calcium metabolism in postmenopausal women. J Bone Miner Res 2008;23:1477-1485.
Research Group Members
Rachel Collings
Linda Harvey
Rachel Hurst
Amy Mullee
Wouter Hendrickx
Anna Wawer
Teaching Interests
Current teaching activity is focused on undergraduate medical degree students (nutrition, diet and health and preventive medicine) and post-graduate students. Lectures include diet and bone health, nutritional anaemias, and micronutrient requirements.
Contributions to national and international reports/position papers
- Report of the Food Standards Agency Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition Working Party on Iron and Health, 2010, London: TSO
- EU Network of Excellence (EURRECA) Workshop on Micronutrient Bioavailability: Priorities and Challenges for setting Dietary Reference Values. Am J Clin Nutr 2010, 91, Supplement 5 (eds. Fairweather-Tait SJ, Harvey LJ, Hurrell R, Boza J).
- van Ommen B, El-Sohemy A, Hesketh J, Kaput J, Fenech M, Evelo C, McArdle HJ, Bouwman J, Lietz G, Mathers JC, Fairweather-Tait S, van Kranen H, Elliott R, Wopereis S, Ferguson LR, Méplan C, Perozzi G, Allen L, Rivero F, and The Micronutrient Genomics Project Working Group. The Micronutrient Genomics Project: a community driven knowledge base for micronutrient research. Genes Nutr. 2010 Dec;5(4):285-296.
- Sanderson P, Elsom RL, Kirkpatrick V, Calder PC, Woodside JV, Williams EA, Rink L, Fairweather-Tait S, Ivory K, Cantorna M, Watzl B, Stone EM UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report: Diet and Immune Function. Br J Nutr. 2010;103:1684-7.
- EU Network of Excellence (EURRECA) Workshop on Micronutrient Status. Br J Nutr 2008, 99, Supplement S3 (eds. Fairweather-Tait SJ and Harvey LJ).
- Singh M, Ashwell M, Sanderson P, Cade J, Moreton J, Fairweather-Tait s, Roe M, Marx JJ, Worwood M, Cook JD. Risk of iron overload in carriers of genetic mutations associated with hereditary haemochromatosis: UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report. Br J Nutr 2006;96:770-3.
- Singh M, Sanderson P, Hurrell RF, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Geissler C, Prentice A, Beard JL. Iron bioavailability: UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report. Br J Nutr 2006;96:985-90.
- Elsom R, Sanderson P, Hesketh JE, Jackson MJ, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Akesson B, Handy J, Arthur JR. Functional markers of selenium status: UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report. Br J Nutr 2006;96:980-4.
- Fairweather-Tait S, Lynch S, Hotz C, Hurrell R, Abrahamse L, Beebe S, Bering S, Bukhave K, Glahn R, Hambidge M, Hunt J, Lonnerdal B, Miller D, Mohktar N, Nestel P, Reddy M, Sandberg AS, Sharp P, Teucher B, Trinidad TP. The usefulness of in vitro models to predict the bioavailability of iron and zinc: a consensus statement from the HarvestPlus expert consultation. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2005 Nov;75(6):371-4.
- Kaput J, Ordovas JM, Ferguson L, van Ommen B et al. The case for strategic alliances to harness nutritional genomics for public and personal health. Br J Nutr 2005;94:623-632.
Article
Lake, IR, Hooper, L, Abdelhamid, A, Bentham, G, Boxall, ABA, Draper, A, Fairweather-Tait, S, Hulme, M, Hunter, PR, Nichols, G and Waldron, KW (2012) Climate change and food security; health impacts in developed countries. Environmental Health Perspectives. (In Press)
Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Skinner, J, Guile, G, Cassidy, A, Spector, TD and Macgregor, AJ (2011) Diet and bone mineral density study of twins shows a negative association with a traditional English dietary pattern and a positive association with alcohol. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 94. pp. 1371-1375. ISSN 0002-9165
Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Skinner, J, Guile, GR, Cassidy, A, Spector, TD and Macgregor, AJ (2011) Diet and bone mineral density study in postmenopausal women from the TwinsUK registry shows a negative association with a traditional English dietary pattern and a positive association with wine. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 94 (5). pp. 1371-1375. ISSN 1938-3207
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2011) The contribution made by biomarkers of status to an FP6 Network of Excellence, EURopean micronutrient RECommendations Aligned (EURRECA). The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 94 (2). 651S-654S. ISSN 0002-9165
Collings, R, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Dainty, JR and Roe, MA (2011) Low-pH Cola Beverages Do Not Affect Women's Iron Absorption from a Vegetarian Meal. The Journal of nutrition, 141. pp. 805-808. ISSN 1541-6100
Biagi, Elena, Candela, Marco, Fairweather-Tait, Susan, Franceschi, Claudio and Brigidi, Patrizia (2011) Ageing of the human metaorganism: the microbial counterpart. Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands), Epub ahead of print. ISSN 1574-4647
Fairweather-Tait, Susan J, Bao, Yongping, Broadley, Martin R., Collings, Rachel, Ford, Dianne, Hesketh, John E. and Hurst, Rachel (2011) Selenium in Human Health and Disease. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 14. pp. 1337-1383. ISSN 1523-0864
Fairweather-Tait, Susan J, Harvey, Linda J and Collings, Rachel (2011) Risk–benefit analysis of mineral intakes: case studies on copper and iron. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 70 (01). pp. 1-9. ISSN 0029-6651
Goldson, AJ, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Armah, CA, Bao, Y, Broadley, MR, Dainty, JR, Furniss, C, Hart, DJ, Teucher, B and Hurst, R (2011) Effects of selenium supplementation on selenoprotein gene expression and response to influenza challenge: a randomized controlled trial. PloS ONE, 6 (3). e14771.
Hart, DJ, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Broadley, MR, Dickinson, SJ, Foot, I, Knott, P, McGrath, SP, Mowat, H, Norman, K, Scott, PR, Stroud, JL, Tucker, M, White, PJ, Zhao, FJ and Hurst, R (2011) Selenium concentration and speciation in biofortified flour and bread: Retention of selenium during grain biofortification, processing and production of Se-enriched food. Food Chemistry, 126 (4). pp. 1771-1778. ISSN 03088146
Hurst, R, Young, S, Siyame, E, Kalimbira, A, Gibson, R, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Chilima, B, Gondwe, J, Ander, L, Watts, M, Chilimba, A and Broadley, M (2011) Selenium intake and nutritional status in Malawi: implications for health. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 26S. p. 18.
Casgrain, A, Collings, R, Harvey, LJ, Boza, JJ and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2010) Micronutrient bioavaliability research priorities. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 91. 1423S-1429S.
Broadley, MR, Alcock, J, Alford, J, Cartwright, P, Foot, I, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Hart, DJ, Hurst, R, Knott, P, McGrath, SP, Meacham, MC, Norman, K, Mowatt, H, Scott, P, Stroud, JL, Tovey, M, Tucker, M, White, PJ, Young, SD and Zhao, F-J (2010) Selenium biofortification of high-yielding winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by liquid or granular Se fertilisation. Plant and Soil, 332. pp. 5-18.
Cavelaars, AEJM, Doets, EL, Dhonukshe-Rutten, RAM, Hermoso, M, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Koletzko, B, Gurinovic, M, Moreno, LA, Cetin, I, Matthys, C, van t Veer, P, Ashwell, M and de Groot, CPGM (2010) Prioritising micronutrients for the purpose 1 of reviewing their requirements: a protocol developed by EURRECA. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64. S19-S30.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ and Collings, R (2010) Estimating the bioavailability factors needed for setting dietary reference values. International Journal of Vitamin and Nutritional Research, 80. pp. 249-256.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Collings, R and Hurst, R (2010) Selenium bioavailability: current knowledge and future research requirements. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 91. 1484S-1491S.
Falkingham, M, Abdelhamid, A, Curtis, P, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Dye, L and Hooper, L (2010) The effects of oral iron supplementation on cognition in older children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Journal, 9 (1). p. 4.
Hurst, R, Armah, CN, Hart, DJ, Dainty, JR, Teucher, B, Goldson, AJ, Broadley, MR, Motley, AK and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2010) Establishing optimal selenium status: results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 91 (4). pp. 923-931.
Hurst, R and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2010) Effect of selenium on human prostate cell extracellular matrix. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 69. E22.
Matthys, C, Bucchini, L, Busstra, M C, Cavelaars, A E J M, Eleftheriou, P, Garcıa-Alvarez, A, Fairweather-Tait, S, Gurinović, M, van Ommen, B and Contor, L (2010) EURRECA: development of tools to improve the alignment of micronutrient recommendations. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64. S26-S31. ISSN 0954-3007
Ommen, Ben, El-Sohemy, Ahmed, Hesketh, John, Kaput, Jim, Fenech, Michael, Evelo, Chris T., McArdle, Harry J., Bouwman, Jildau, Lietz, Georg, Mathers, John C., Fairweather-Tait, Sue, Kranen, Henk, Elliott, Ruan, Wopereis, Suzan, Ferguson, Lynnette R., Méplan, Catherine, Perozzi, Giuditta, Allen, Lindsay and Rivero, Damariz (2010) The Micronutrient Genomics Project: a community-driven knowledge base for micronutrient research. Genes & Nutrition, 5 (4). pp. 285-296. ISSN 1555-8932
Sanderson, Peter, Elsom, Rachel L, Kirkpatrick, Verity, Calder, Philip C, Woodside, Jayne V, Williams, Elizabeth A, Rink, Lothar, Fairweather-Tait, Susan, Ivory, Kamal, Cantorna, Margherita, Watzl, Bernhard and Stone, Elaine M (2010) UK food standards agency workshop report: diet and immune function. The British journal of nutrition, 103 (11). pp. 1684-1687. ISSN 1475-2662
Stroud, JL, Broadley, MR, Foot, I, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Hurst, R, Knott, P, Mowat, H, Norman, K, Scott, P, Tucker, M, White, PJ, McGrath, SP and Zhao, F-J (2010) Soil factors affecting selenium concentration in wheat grain and the fate and speciation of Se fertilisers applied to soil. Plant and Soil, 332. pp. 19-30.
Stroud, JL, Li, HF, Lopez-Bellido, FJ, Broadley, MR, Foot, I, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Hart, DJ, Hurst, R, Knott, P, Mowat, H, Norman, K, Scott, P, Tucker, M, White, PJ, McGrath, SP and Zhao, F-J (2010) Impact of sulphur fertilisation on crop response to selenium fertilisation. Plant and Soil, 332. pp. 31-40.
Thompson, BAV, Sharp, P, Elliott, R, Al Mutairi, S and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2010) Development of a modified Caco-2 cell model system for studying iron availability in eggs. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 (6). pp. 3833-3839.
Thompson, Ben A. V., Sharp, Paul A., Elliott, Ruan and Fairweather-Tait, Susan J (2010) Inhibitory Effect of Calcium on Non-heme Iron Absorption May Be Related to Translocation of DMT-1 at the Apical Membrane of Enterocytes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 (14). pp. 8414-8417. ISSN 0021-8561
Cassidy, A, Skidmore, PML, Rimm, E, Welch, AA, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Skinner, J, Burling, K, Richards, J, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2009) Plasma adiponectin concentrations are associated with body composition and plant based dietary factors in female twins. Journal of Nutrition, 139 (2). pp. 353-358.
Ashton, K, Hooper, L, Harvey, LJ, Hurst, R, Casgrain, A and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2009) Methods of assessment of selenium status in humans: a systematic review. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 89 (suppl). 2025S-2039S.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ and Hurst, R (2009) Plasma selenium concentration and prostate cancer risk: effects are dependent on the level of exposure. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 89 (3). pp. 927-8.
Harvey, LJ, Ashton, K, Hooper, L, Casgrain, A and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2009) Methods of assessment of copper status in humans: a systematic review. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 89 (suppl). 2009S-2024S.
Hooper, L, Ashton, K, Harvey, LH, Decsi, T and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2009) Assessing potential biomarkers of micronutrient status by using a systematic review methodology: methods. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 89 (6 suppl). 1953S-1959S.
Hurst, R and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2009) Selenium and vitamin E supplementation for cancer prevention. JAMA, 301. pp. 1876-1877.
Roe, MA, Collings, R, Dainty, JR, Swinkels, DW and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2009) Plasma hepcidin levels significantly predict inter-individual variation in iron absorption in healthy men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 89. pp. 1088-91.
Roe, MA, Collings, R, Hoogewerff, J and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2009) Relative bioavailability of micronized, dispersible ferric pyrophosphate added to an apple juice drink. European Journal of Nutrition, 48 (2). pp. 115-119.
Van der Hee, RM, Miret, S, Sletternaar, M, Duchateau, GS, Rietveld, AG, Wilkinson, JE, Quail, PJ, Berry, MJ, Dainty, JR, Teucher, B and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2009) Calcium absorption from fortified ice cream formulations compared with calcium absorption from milk. J Am Diet Assoc, 109 (5). pp. 830-5.
Armah, CN, Sharp, P, Mellon, FA, Pariagh, S, Lund, EK, Dainty, JR, Teucher, B and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2008) L-a-glycerophosphocholine contributes to meat's enchancement of nonheme iron absorption. Journal of Nutrition, 138 (5). pp. 873-877. ISSN 0022-3166
Ashwell, M, Lambert, JP, Alles, MS, Branca, F, Bucchini, L, Brzozowska, A, de Groot, LC, Dhonukshe-Rutten, RA, Dwyer, JT, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Koletzko, B, Pavlovic, M, Raats, MM, Serra-Majem, L, Smith, R, van Ommen, B, Veer, P, von Rosen, J, Pijls, LT and EURRECA NETWORK, (2008) How we will produce the evidence-based EURRECA toolkit ti support nutrition and food policy. European Journal of Nutrition, 47. pp. 2-16.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2008) Biomarkers of micronutrient status. British Journal of Nutrition, 99 (Suppl 3). S1.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Harvey, LJ and Ford, D (2008) Does ageing affect zinc homeostasis and dietary requirements? Exp Gerontol, 43 (5). pp. 382-388.
Fan, M-S, Zhao, F-J, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Poulton, PR and McGrath, SP (2008) Evidence of decreasing mineral density in wheat grain over the last 160 years. Journal of Trace Elem in Med and Biol, 22. pp. 315-324.
Heath, A, Roe, M, Oyston, S, Gray, A, Williams, S and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2008) Blood loss is a stronger predictor of iron status in men than C282Y heterozygosity or diet. Journal of American College of Nutrition, 27 (1). pp. 158-167.
Heaton, SJ, Eady, JJ, Parker, ML, Gotts, KL, Dainty, JR, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, McArdle, HJ, Srai, KS and Elliott, RM (2008) The use of BeWo cells as an in vitro model for placental iron transport. American Journal of Physiology, 295. C1445-C1453.
Hurst, Rachel, Elliot, RM, Goldson, AJ and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2008) Se-methylselenocysteine alters collagen gene and protein expression in human prostate cells. Cancer Letters, 269. pp. 117-126.
Navas-Carretero, S, Perez-Granados, A, Sarria, B, Carbajal, A, Pedrosa, M, Roe, M, Fairweather-Tait, SJ and Vaquero, M (2008) Oily fish increases iron bioavailability of a phytate rich meal in young iron deficient women. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 27 (1). pp. 96-101.
Teucher, B, Dainty, JR, Spinks, C, Majsak-Newman, G, Berry, DJ, Hoogewerff, JA, Foxall, R, Jakobsen, J, Cashman, K, Flynn, A and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2008) Sodium and bone health: the impact of moderately high and low salt intakes on calcium metabolism in postmenopausal women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 23 (9). pp. 1477-1485.
van Ommen, B, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Freidig, A, Kardinaal, A, Scalbert, A and Wopereis, S (2008) A network biology model of micronutrient related health. British Journal of Nutrition, 99 (S.3). S72-S80.
Tanimoto, Hiroyuki, Fox, Tom, Eagles, John, Satoh, Hitoshi, Nozawa, Hiroko, Okiyama, Atsushi, Morinaga, Yasushi and Fairweather-Tait, Susan J (2007) Acute effect of poly-gamma-glutamic acid on calcium absorption in post-menopausal women. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 26 (6). pp. 645-649. ISSN 1541-1087
Fairweather-Tait, S., Phillips, I., Wortley, G., Harvey, L. and Glahn, R. (2007) The use of solubility, dialysability, and Caco-2 cell methods to predict iron bioavailability. International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 77. pp. 158-165.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Harvey, LJ, Heath, A-L and Roe, M (2007) Effect of SNPs on iron metabolism. Genes Nutr, 2 (1). pp. 15-19.
Harvey, L.J., Dainty, J.R., Hollands, W.J., Bull, V.J., Hoogewerff, J.A., Foxall, R.J., McAnena, L.M., Strain, J.J. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2007) Effect of high dose iron supplements on fractional zinc absorption and status in pregnant women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 85. pp. 131-136.
Ivory, K., Sarria, B., Fairweather-Tait, S. and Hughes, D. (2007) Reticulated platelets interfere with flow cytometric reticulocyte counts. Journal of Clinical Lab Hematology, 29 (5). pp. 352-360.
Roe, M.A., Spinks, C., Heath, A.L.M., Harvey, L.J., Foxall, R., Wimperis, J., Wolf, C. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2007) Serum prohepcidin concentration: no association with iron absorption in healthy men; and no relationship with iron status in men carrying HFE mutations, hereditary haemochromatosis patients undergoing phlebotomy treatment, or pregnant women. British Journal of Nutrition, 97. pp. 544-549.
Sarria, B, Navas-Carretero, S, Lopez-Parra, A, Perez-Granados, A, Arroyo-Pardo, E, Roe, M, Teucher, B, Vaquero, M and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2007) The G277S transferrin mutation does not affect iron absorption in iron deficient women. European Journal of Nutrition, 46 (1). pp. 57-60.
Teucher, B, Skinner, J, Skidmore, PML, Cassidy, A, Fairweather-Tait, S, Hooper, L, Roe, MA, Foxall, R, Oyston, SL, Cherkas, LF, Perks, UC, Spector, TD and MacGregor, AJ (2007) Dietary patterns and heritability of food choice in a UK female twin cohort. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 10 (5). pp. 734-748.
Venelinov, TI, Beattie, JH, Dainty, JR, Hollands, WJ, Fairweather-Tait, SJ and Harvey, LJ (2007) Stable isotope study of exchangeable copper kinetics in human blood plasma. Journal of Trace Elem in Med and Biol, 21 (2). pp. 138-140.
Bering, S, Bukhave, K, Henrikson, M, Sandstorm, B, Pariagh, S, Fairweather-Tait, SJ and Lund, EK (2006) Development of a Three Tier in vitro system, using Caco-2 cells to assess the effects of lactate on iron uptake and transport from rye break following in vitro digestion. Sc of Food Agriculture, 86. pp. 2438-2444.
Elsom, R, Sanderson, P, Hesketh, J, Jackson, M, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Akesson, B, Handy, J and Arthur, J (2006) Functional markers of selenium status: UK Food Standards Agency workshop report. British Journal of Nutrition, 96 (6). pp. 980-984.
Lopez-Huertas, E, Teucher, B, Boza, JJ, Martinez-Ferez, A, Majsak-Newman, G, Baro, L, Carrero, JJ, Gonzalez-Santiago, M, Fonolla, J and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2006) Absorption of calcium from milks enriched with fructo-oligosaccharides, caseinophosphopeptides, tricalcium phosphate, and milk solids. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 83 (2). pp. 310-316.
Pynaert, I, Armah, CN, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Kolsteren, P, van Camp, J and De Henauw, S (2006) Iron solubility compared with in vitro digestion-Caco-2 cell culture method for the assessment of iron bioavailability in a processed and unprocessed complementary food for Tanzanian infants (6-12 months). British Journal of Nutrition, 95 (4). pp. 721-726.
Singh, M, Ashwell, M, Sanderson, P, Cade, J, Moreton, J, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Roe, M, Marx, JJ, Wormword, M and Cook, JD (2006) Risk of iron overload in carriers of genetic mutations associated with hereditary haemochromatosis: UK Food Standards Agency workshop. British Journal of Nutrition, 96 (4). pp. 770-773.
Teucher, B., Majsak-Newman, G., Dainty, J.R., McDonagh, D., FitzGerald, R.J. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2006) Calcium absorption is not increased by caseinophosphopeptides. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 84 (1). pp. 156-161.
singh, M., Sanderson, P., Hurrell, R.F., Fairweather-Tait, S., Geissler, C., Prentice, A. and Beard, J.L. (2006) Iron bioavailability: UK Food Standards Agency workshop report. British Journal of Nutrition, 96. pp. 985-990.
Fairweather-Tait, S, Lynch, S., Hotz, C., Hurrell, R., Abrahamse, L., Beebe, S., Bering, S., Bukhave, K., Glahn, R., Hambidge, M., Hunt, J., Lonnerdal, B., Miller, D., Mohktar, N., Nestel, P., Reddy, M., Sandber, A.S., Sharp, P., Teucher, B. and Trinidad, T.P. (2005) The usefulness of in vitro models to predict the bioavailability of iron and zinc: a consensus statement from the HarvestPlus expert consultation. International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 75. pp. 371-374.
Fox, T.E., Atherton, C., Dainty, J.R., Lewis, D.J., Langford, N.J., Baxter, M.J., Crews, H.M. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2005) Absorption of selenium from wheat, garlic and cod, intrinsically labelled with Se-77 and Se-82 stable isotopes. International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 75. pp. 179-186.
Harvey, L.J., Armah, C.N., Dainty, J.R., Foxall, R.J., Lewis, D.J., Langford, N.J. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2005) Impact of menstrual blood loss and diet on iron deficiency among women in the UK. British Journal of Nutrition, 94 (4). pp. 557-564.
Harvey, L.J., Dainty, J.R., Beattie, J.H., Majsak-Newman, G., Wharf, S.G., Reid, M.D. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2005) Copper absorption from foods labelled intrinsically and extrinsically with Cu-65 stable isotope. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 59. pp. 363-368.
Harvey, L.J., Dainty, J.R., Hollands, W.J., Bull, V.J., Beattie, J.H., Venilov, T.I., Hoogewerff, J.A., Davies, I.M. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2005) Use of mathematical modeling to study copper metabolism in humans. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 81. pp. 807-813.
Heath, A-L.M., Roe, M.A., Oyston, S.L. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2005) Meal-based intake assessment tool: relative validity when determining dietary intake of iron and zinc and selected absorption modifiers in UK men. British Journal of Nutrition, 93. pp. 403-416.
Kaput, Jim, Ordovas, Jose M., Ferguson, Lynnette, van Ommen, Ben, Rodriguez, Raymond L., Allen, Lindsay, Ames, Bruce N., Dawson, Kevin, German, Bruce, Krauss, Ronald, Malyj, Wasyl, Archer, Michael C., Barnes, Stephen, Bartholomew, Amelia, Birk, Ruth, van Bladeren, Peter, Bradford, Kent J., Brown, Kenneth H., Caetano, Rosane, Castle, David, Chadwick, Ruth, Clarke, Stephen, Clément, Karine, Cooney, Craig A., Corella, Dolores, da Cruz, Ivana Beatrice Manica, Daniel, Hannelore, Duster, Troy, Ebbesson, Sven O. E., Elliott, Ruan, Fairweather-Tait, Susan, Felton, Jim, Fenech, Michael, Finley, John W., Fogg-Johnson, Nancy, Gill-Garrison, Rosalynn, Gibney, Michael J., Gillies, Peter J., Gustafsson, Jan-Ake, Hartman, John L., He, Lin, Hwang, Jae-Kwan, Jais, Jean-Philippe, Jang, Yangsoo, Joost, Hans, Junien, Claudine, Kanter, Mitchell, Kibbe, Warren A., Koletzko, Berthold, Korf, Bruce R., Kornman, Kenneth, Krempin, David W., Langin, Dominique, Lauren, Denis R., Lee, Jong Ho, Leveille, Gilbert A., Lin, Su-Ju, Mathers, John, Mayne, Michael, McNabb, Warren, Milner, John A., Morgan, Peter, Muller, Michael, Nikolsky, Yuri, van der Ouderaa, Frans, Park, Taesun, Pensel, Norma, Perez-Jimenez, Francisco, Poutanen, Kaisa, Roberts, Matthew, Saris, Wim H.M., Schuster, Gertrud, Shelling, Andrew N., Simopoulos, Artemis P., Southon, Sue, Tai, E. Shyong, Towne, Bradford, Trayhurn, Paul, Uauy, Ricardo, Visek, Willard J., Warden, Craig, Weiss, Rick, Wiencke, John, Winkler, Jack, Wolff, George L., Zhao-Wilson, Xi and Zucker, Jean-Daniel (2005) The case for strategic international alliances to harness nutritional genomics for public and personal health. British Journal of Nutrition, 94 (05). pp. 623-632. ISSN 0007-1145
Roe, MA, Heath, AL, Oyston, SL, Macrow, C, Hoogewerff, JA, Foxall, R, Dainty, JR, Majsak-Newman, G, Willis, G and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2005) Iron absorption in male C282Y heterozygotes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 81 (4). pp. 814-821.
Sarria, B., Dainty, J.R., Fox, T.E. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2005) Estimation of iron absorption in humans using compartmental modelling. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 59. pp. 142-144.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2004) Iron nutrition in the UK: getting the balance right. Proceedings of Nutrition Society, 63 (4). pp. 519-528.
Fox, T.E., van den Heuvel, E.G.H.M., Atherton, C.A., Dainty, J.R., Lewis, D.J., Langford, N.J., Crews, H.M., Luten, J.N., Loretntzen, M., Sieling, F.W.S., van Aken-Schneyder, P., Hoek, M., Kotterman, M.J.J., van Dael, P. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2004) Bioavailability of selenium from fish, yeast and selenite: a comparative study in humans using stable isotopes. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 58 (2). pp. 343-349.
Matthys, C., Pynaert, I., Roe, M., Fairweather-Tait, S.J., Heath, A-L.M. and De Henauw, S. (2004) Validity and reproducibility of a computerised tool for assessing the iron, calcium and vitamin C intake of Belgian women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 58 (9). pp. 1297-1305.
Prinsen Geerligs, P.D., Brabin, B.J., Hart, D.J. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2004) Iron contents of Malawian foods when prepared in iron cooking pots. International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 74 (1). pp. 21-26.
Heath, A-L.M. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2003) Health implications of iron overload: the role of diet and genotype. Nutrition Reviews, 61. pp. 45-62.
Dainty, JR, Roe, MA, Teucher, B, Eagles, J and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2003) Quantification of unlabelled non-haem iron absorption in human subjects: a pilot study. British Journal of Nutrition, 90 (3). pp. 503-506.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2003) Human nutrition and food research: opportunities and challenges in the post-genomic era. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 358 (1438). pp. 1709-1727.
Harvey, L.J., Majsak-Newman, G., Dainty, J.R., Lewis, D.J., Langford, N.J., Crews, H.M. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2003) Adaptive responses in men fed low and high copper diets. British Journal of Nutrition, 90. pp. 161-168.
Meisel, H., Bernard, H., Fairweather-Tait, S., FitzGerald, R.J., Hartmann, R., Lane, C.N., McDonagh, D., Teucher, B. and Wal, J.M. (2003) Detection of caseinophosphopeptides in the distal ileostomy fluid of human subjects. British Journal of Nutrition, 89. pp. 351-358.
Teucher, B and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2003) Dietary sodium as a risk factor for osteoporosis: where is the evidence? Proceedings of Nutrition Society, 62 (4). pp. 859-866.
Fairweather-Tait, S.J. and Dainty, J. (2002) Use of stable isotopes to assess the bioavailability of trace elements: a review. Food Additives and Contaminants, 19 (10). pp. 939-947.
Fairweather-Tait, S.J. and Teucher, B. (2002) Calcium bioavailability in relation to bone health. International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 72. pp. 13-18.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ and Teucher, B (2002) Iron and calcium bioavailability of fortified foods and dietary supplements. Nutrition Reviews, 60 (11). pp. 360-367.
Harvey, L.J., Majsak-Newman, G., Dainty, J.R., Wharf, S.G., Reid, M.D., Beattie, J.H. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2002) Holmium as a faecal marker for copper absorption studies in adults. Clinical Science, 102. pp. 233-240.
Hurrell, R., Bothwell, T., Cook, J.D., Dary, O., Davidsson, L., Fairweather-Tait, S., Hallberg, L., Lynch, S., Rosado, J., Walter, T. and Whittaker, P. (2002) The usefulness of elemental iron for cereal flour fortification: a SUSTAIN task force report. Nutrition Reviews, 60. pp. 391-406.
Ingle, C, Langford, N, Harvey, LJ, Dainty, JR, Armah, CN, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Sharp, B and Rose, M (2002) An ICP-MS methodology using a combined high-resolution/multi-collector detector system for the measurement of total zinc and zinc isotope ratios in faecal samples from a human nutrition study. JAAS, 17 (11). pp. 1502-1505.
Ingle, C., Langford, N., Harvey, L., Dainty, J.R., Armah, Charlotte, Fairweather-Tait, S., Sharp, B., Crews, H., Rose, M. and Lewis, John (2002) Development of a high-resolution ICP-MS method. Suitable for the measurement of iron and iron isotope ratios in acid digests of faecal samples from a human nutrition study. JAAS, 17. pp. 1498-1501.
Pariagh, S., Drakakaki, G., Stoger, E., Lund, E.K., Christou, P. and Fairweather-Tait, S. J. (2002) Assessing potential iron bioavailability in transgenic plants that over-express phytase. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 61. 58A.
Sarria, B, Ivory, K, Fox, TE, Dainty, JR, Eagles, J, Hoogewerff, J and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2002) Reticulocyte incorporation of iron: a new method for measuring iron absorption in humans. Proceedings of Nutrition Society, 61. p. 57.
Beattie, JH, Reid, MD, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, Dainty, JR, Majsak-Newman, G and Harvey, LJ (2001) Selective extraction of blood plasma exchangeable copper for isotope studies of dietary copper absorption. Analyst, 126 (12). pp. 2225-2229.
Dainty, JR, Teucher, B and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2001) Use of compartmental analysis as a gold standard to compare against other methods for assessing fractional zinc absorption. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 73 (2). pp. 356-357.
Lund, E.K., Fairweather-Tait, S.J., Wharf, S.G. and Johnson, I.T. (2001) Chronic exposure to high levels of dietary iron fortification increases lipid peroxidation in the mucosal of the rat large intestine. Journal of Nutrition, 131. pp. 2928-2931.
Meisel, H, Bernard, H, Fairweather-Tait, SJ, FitzGerald, RJ, Hartmann, R, Lane, C, McDonagh, D, Teucher, B and Wal, J (2001) Nutraceutical and functional food ingredients for food and pharmaceutical applications. British Journal of Nutrition, 85 (5). p. 635.
Pariagh, S., Sharp, P., Lund, E.K. and Fairweather-Tait, S.J. (2001) Cell ferritin content as a measure of iron uptake into Caco-2 cells from food digests. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 60. p. 128.
Teucher, B, Dainty, J and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2001) High bioavailability of calcium in fortified Horlicks. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 55 (9). pp. 778-781.
Teucher, B and Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2001) Comment on the use of the term intrinsic labeling. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 73 (1). pp. 128-129.
Conference or Workshop Item
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2006) The relative usefulness of analytical in vitro dialysability and Caco-2 cell methods to monitor miconutrient bioavailabilty in food staples. In: Bioavailabilty, Chiang mai, Thailand.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2005) Effect of SNP's on iron metabolism. In: NuGO Symposium on Personalised Nutrition, Palma de Mallorca.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2003) Iron Bioavailabilty in Europe - does diet matter? In: 9th European Nutrition Conference, Rome, Italy.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2003) Causes and implications of variations on risk assessment. Case study on iron. In: EANS Workshop on Risk Assessment and beyond: Vitamins and minerals, Brussels.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2003) The impact of meat on iron nutrition and health. In: International Meat Nutrition Workshop, Aukland, New Zealand.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2003) Open lecture at the University of Otago, Human Nutrition - challenges and opportunities in the 21st century. In: Open Lecture, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2003) Open Lecture at University of Otago - The use of stable isotopes to study minerals and human health. In: Open Lecture, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2002) Bioavailabilty of copper, zinc and iron. Metal Matters. In: BNF Conference 2002, London, UK.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2002) Mineral bioavailabilty of Fortified Foods and Dietary Supplements. In: ILSI 2002 Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico.
Fairweather-Tait, SJ (2002) Micronutrient supplementation: when why and how? The Food Chain - Plants, Animals, Man. In: Nutrition Summer Meeting 2002, Leeds, UK.
Welch, A, Cassidy, A, Fairweather-Tait, S, Spector, T and Macgregor, A Percentage lean body mass is lower with a higher dietary acid-base load in women aged 18-79 years. In: UNSPECIFIED, Nutrition Summer Meeting 2009.
External Activities and Indicators of Esteem
- 2011- Member of Council of the International Society for Trace Element Research in Humans
- 2010-2011 Selection committee for Professor of Public Health Nutrition, ETH Zurich
- 2009 International Expert Referee for Scientific (QQR) Review of the MRC Human Nutrition Research Unit, Cambridge
- 2009 International Peer Reviewer for the Ireland HEA Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions Cycle 3
- 2008 Pirie Lecturer (Rothamsted Research,14th July)
- 2008 Specialist advisor on nutrition for the RAE 2008 sub-panels 12 and 16
- 2007 ISTERH 2007 Abstract Review Sub-committee
- 2007 International Peer Reviewer for the Ireland HEA Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions
- 2006-2009 BBSRC Agri-Food Committee.
- 2004-2006 Judge for the best Food, Nutrition and Health student, SET Awards
- 2004 Review Sub-committee for the MRC Resource Centre for Human Nutrition, Cambridge
- 2004 Evaluation Committee for the Department of Agriculture and Food Science, ETH, Zurich
- 2002-2010 Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition Working Group on Iron.
- 2001-2008, 2011 Nutrition Society Silver Medal Committee

