Staff Members

Professor Carolyn Summerbell

Contact Professor Carolyn Summerbell (email at carolyn.summerbell@durham.ac.uk)

Biography

Carolyn Summerbell is Professor in the School of Medicine & Health and Principal of John Snow College. She joined Durham University in September 2008, having previously headed the University of Teesside’s Centre for Food, Physical Activity and Obesity.

Carolyn has co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed research papers (including Cochrane reviews), and is regularly invited to give key note addresses at international conferences. She is on the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Obesity, Honorary Secretary of the Nutrition Society, and Chair of the Association for the Study of Obesity. She is a regular advisor to WHO, and is currently leading the designation of a new WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition (to be approved later this year). Carolyn lives near Durham with her husband and two daughters.

Supervises

- Marie-Claire Chamieh - Emily Henderson - Frances Hillier - Yvonne Hornby - Caroline Jones - Megan Newark - Lawrence Nnyanzi - Carla Habib Mourad - Uma Padmanabhan- Claire Pedley- Alisha Crayton

Indicators of Esteem

• 2009: Invited speaker: Danish Nutrition Society, Copenhagen
• 2009: Invited speaker: 17th European Congress on Obesity. Geneva
• 2009: Invited speaker: International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, Lisbon
• 2008: Chair: The Association for the Study of Obesity
• 2008: Honorary Secretary: The Nutrition Society
• 2008: Invited speaker: 16th European Congress on Obesity, Geneva
• 2008: Invited speaker: Caroline Walker Trust conference, London
• 2008: Joined editorial board: International Journal of Obesity
• 2007: Invited speaker: American Heart Association Committee, Orlando
• 2007: Invited speaker: 2nd WCRF/AICR Expert Report Conference: Food, Nutrition
• 2007: Invited speaker: Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective, London
• 2007: Invited speaker: HELENA-IDEFICS Satellite Symposium to ISBPNA, Stockholm
• 2007: Invited speaker: House of Lords: Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum, London
• 2006: Invited speaker: Satellite meeting on Community Development to the International Congress of Obesity, Sydney
• 2006: Invited speaker: Downing Street: Smith Institute Seminar, London
• 2006: Joined editorial board: The British Journal of Nutrition
• 2006: Member: of the NICE Children, Adolescent & Maternity Topic Selection Panel
• 2006: Visiting Fellow: WHO, Copenhagen and Geneva

Selected Publications

Books: reviews

• Moore, H. & Summerbell, C. (2006). Obesity prevention and public health. David Crawford and Robert W Jeffrey (eds). Oxford University Press, pp. 352, £49.50, 2005, ISBN: 0-19-856600-X. International Journal of Epidemiology 35(4): 1108.

Books: sections

• Summerbell, CD. & Hillier, F. (2010). Community Interventions and Initiatives to Prevent Obesity. In Obesity Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health. Crawford, D., Jeffery, R., Ball, K. & Brug, H. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 395-408.
• Summerbell,C.D. & Shield,J. (2009). Obesity in Childhood. In Obesity. Williams, G. & Frühbeck, G. London: John Wiley. 509-539.
• Thorogood, M., Hillson, M. & Summerbell, C.D. (2006). Changing behaviour. In Clinical Evidence. BMJ Publishing Group.
• Edmunds, L., Summerbell, C., Waters, E., Campbell, K., Kelly, S. & Ashton, V. (2004). A Summary of findings from the two Cochrane Systematic Reviews for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity. In Childhood Obesity from Basic Science to Public Health. Caroli, M.A., Chandra, R.K. & Frelut, M.L. Naples: Giuseppe de Nicola Editore. 197-202.
• Garrow, J. & Summerbell, C. (2004). Obesity. In Health Care Needs Assessment: the epidemiologically based needs assessment reviews. Stevens, A., Raftery, J., Mant, J. & Simpson, S. Oxford and San Francisco: Radcliffe Medical Press. 1 and 2.
• Thorogood, M., Cowburn, G. & Summerbell, C. (2002). Nutrition and health promotion. In Nutrition through the life cycle. Shetty, P. Leatherhead, Surrey: Leatherhead Food International Royal Society of Chemistry.

Journal papers: academic

• Van Koperen, TM, Jebb, SA, Summerbell, CD, Visscher, TL, Romon, M, Borys JM, & Seidell JC (2013). Characterizing the EPODE logic model: unravelling the past and informing the future. Obesity Reviews 14(2): 162-170.
• Jones, CHD, Pollard, TM Summerbell, CD & Ball, H (2013). Could parental rules play a role in the association between short sleep and obesity in young children? Journal of Biosocial Science
• Lakshman, R, Paes, V, Hesketh, H, O’Malley, C, Moore, H, Ong, K, Griffin, S, Van Sluijs, E & Summerbell, C (2013). Protocol for systematic reviews of determinants/correlates of obesity related dietary and physical activity behaviours in young children (preschool 0-6yrs): evidence mapping and syntheses. Systematic Reviews
• Nixon, CA, Moore, HJ, Lake, AA, Douthwaite, W, O'Malley, CL, Pedley, CL & Summerbell, CD (2013). The environment can explain differences in adolescents’ daily physical activity levels living in a deprived urban area: Cross-sectional study using accelerometry, GPS and focus groups. Journal of Physical Activity & Health
• Heslehurst, N, Russell, S, Brandon, H, Johnston, C Summerbell, C & Rankin, R (2013). Women’s perspectives are required to inform the development of engaging maternal obesity services: A qualitative study of obese pregnant women’s experiences. Health Expectations
• Hillier, FC, Batterham, AM, Nixon, CA, Crayton, AM, Pedley, CL & Summerbell, CD (2012). A community-based health promotion intervention using brief negotiation techniques and a pledge on dietary intake, physical activity levels and weight outcomes: lessons learnt from an exploratory trial. Public Health Nutrition 15(8): 1446-1455.
• Gibson, E.L., Kreichauf, S., Wildgruber, A., Vögele, C., Summerbell, C.D., Nixon, C., Moore, H.J., Douthwaite, W., Manios, Y. & on behalf of the ToyBox Project. (2012). A narrative review of psychological and educational strategies applied to young children's eating behaviours aimed at reducing obesity risk. Obesity Reviews 13(s1): 85-95.
• Kreichauf, S., Wildgruber, A., Krombholz, H., Gibson, L., Vögele, C., Nixon, C., Douthwaite, W., Moore, H., Manios, Y., Summerbell, C. & on behalf of the ToyBox Project (2012). Critical narrative review to identify educational strategies promoting physical activity in preschool. Obesity Reviews 13(s1): 96-105.
• Summerbell, CD, Moore, HJ, Vögele, C, Kreichauf, S, Wildgruber, A, Manios, Y, Douthwaite, W Nixon, CA, Gibson, EL & ToyBox-study group (2012). Evidence-based recommendations for the development of obesity prevention programs targeted at preschool children. Obesity Reviews 13(Suppl 1): 129-132.
• Heslehurst, N Sattar, N, Rajasingam, D, Wilkinson, J Summerbell, CD & Rankin J (2012). Existing maternal obesity guidelines may increase inequalities between ethnic groups: a national epidemiological study of 502,474 births in England. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 12(12): 156.
• Nixon, C.A., Moore, H.J., Douthwaite, W., Gibson, E.L., Vogele, C., Kreichauf, S., Wildgruber, A., Manios, Y., Summerbell, C.D. & on behalf of the ToyBox-study group. (2012). Identifying behavioural models underpinning school-based obesity prevention interventions: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews 13(S1): 106-117.
• Summerbell, C.D., Moore, H.J., Gibson, E.L., Vögele, C., Wildgruber, A., Krombholz, H., Kreichauf, S., Douthwaite, W., Nixon, C.A. & on behalf of the ToyBox Project. (2012). Practical evidence-based recommendations relating to educational strategies, psychological approaches, and behavioural models, to consider when developing interventions for the prevention of obesity in young (aged 4-6) children. Obesity Reviews 13(s1): 129-132.
• Lee Hooper; Abdelhamid, A Moore, HJ , Douthwaite, W, Elmadfa, I, Skeaff, CM & Summerbell, CD (2012). Reducing total fat intake reduces weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs and cohort studies. BMJ 345.
• Bambra, C.L., Hillier, F.C., Moore, H.J. & Summerbell, C.D. (2012). Tackling inequalities in obesity: a protocol for a systematic review of the effectiveness of public health interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst children. BMC Systematic Reviews 1: 16.
• Hillier, F., Batterham, A., Crooks, S., Moore, H.J. & Summerbell, C.D. (2012). The development and evaluation of a novel internet-based computer program to assess previous-day dietary and physical activity behaviours in adults: The Synchronised Nutrition and Activity Program for Adults (SNAPA^TM). British Journal of Nutrition 107(8): 1221-1231.
• Borys, J-M, Le Bodo, Y, Jebb, SA, Seidell, JC, Summerbell, C, Richard, D, De Henauw, S, Moreno, LA, Romon, M, Visscher, TLS, Raffin, S, Swinburn, B & and the EEN Study Group (2011). EPODE approach for childhood obesity prevention: methods, progress and international development. Obesity Reviews 13: 299-315.
• Olds, T., Maher, C., Zumin, S., Péneau, S., Lioret, S., Castetbon, K., Bellisle, F., Summerbell, C., de Wilde, J., Hohepa, M., Maddison, R., Lissner, L., Sjöberg, A., Zimmermann, M., Aeberli, I., Ogden, C. & Flegal, K. (2011). Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing: data from nine countries. International Journal of Paediatric Obesity (in press).
• Hillier, F.C., Pedley, C. & Summerbell, C.D. (2011). Evidence-base for primary prevention of obesity in children and adolescents = Evidenzbasierung von Primärprävention der Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Bundesgesundheitsblatt 54(3): 259-264.
• Waters, E, de Silva-Sanigorski, A, Hall, BJ, Brown, T, Campbell, KJ, Gao, Y, Armstrong, R, Prosser, L & Summerbell, CD (2011). Interventions for preventing obesity in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (12): CD001871
• Tiffin, P. A., Arnott, B., Moore, H. J. & Summerbell, C. D. (2011). Modelling the relationship between obesity and mental health in children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 5: 31.
• Hooper, L., Summerbell, C.D., Thompson, R., Sills, D., Roberts, F.G., Moore, H. & Davey Smith, G. (2011). Reduced or modified dietary fat for preventing cardiovascular disease (major update-CD002137). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 7. Art. No.: CD002137..
• Heslehurst, N., Rankin, J., Wilkinson, J.R. & Summerbell, C.D. (2010). A Nationally Representative Study of Maternal Obesity in England, UK: Trends in Incidence and Demographic Inequalities in 619323 Births, 1989-2007. International Journal of Obesity 34(3): 420-428.
• Heslehurst, N., Moore, H., Rankin, J., Ells, L.J., Wilkinson, J.R. & Summerbell, C.D. (2010). How can maternity services be developed to effectively address maternal obesity? A qualitative study. Midwifery 1-8 [Epub ahead of print].
• Flodgren, G., Deane, K., Dickinson, H.O., Kirk, S., Alberti, H., Beyer, F.R., Brown, J.G., Penney, T.L., Summerbell, C.D. & Eccles, M.P. (2010). Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight reduction in overweight and obese people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3): 1-106.
• Rankin, J., Tennant, P., Stothard, K., Bythell, M., Summerbell, C. & Bell, R. (2010). Maternal body mass index and congenital anomaly risk: a cohort study. International Journal of Obesity [advance online publication 6 April 2010].
• Kelly, B., Halford, J.C.G., Boyland, E.J., Chapman, K., Bautista-Castaño, I., Berg, C., Caroli, M., Cook, B., Coutinho, J.G., Effertz, T., Grammatikaki, E., Keller, K., Leung, R., Manios, Y., Monteiro, R., Pedley, C., Prell, H., Raine, K., Recine, E., Serra-Majem, E., Singh, S. & Summerbell, C. (2010). Television food advertising to children: a global perspective. American Journal of Public Health 100(9): 1730-1736.
• McLure, S.A., Reilly, J.J., Crooks, S. & Summerbell, C.D. (2009). Development and Evaluation of a Novel Computer-Based Tool for Assessing Physical Activity Levels in Schoolchildren. Pediatric Exercise Science 21: 506-519.
• Oude Luttikhuis, H., Baur, L., Jansen, J., Shrewsbury, VA., O'Malley, C., Stolk, RP. & Summerbell, CD. (2009). Interventions for Treating Obesity in Children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1): CD001872.
• McLure, S.A., Summerbell, C.D. & Reilly, J.J. (2009). Objectively measured habitual physical activity in a highly obesogenic environment. Child: Care, Health & Development 35(3): 369-375.
• Doak, C, Heitmann, B, Summerbell, C & Lissner, L (2009). Prevention of childhood obesity: what type of evidence should we consider relevant ?. Obesity Reviews 10(3): 350-356.
• Brown, T., Avenell, A., Edmunds, L.D., Moore, H., Whittaker, V., Avery, L., Summerbell, C. & for the PROGRESS team. (2009). Systematic review of long-term lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain and morbidity in adults. Obesity Reviews 10(6): 627–638.
• Brown, T & Summerbell, C.D. (2009). Systematic review of school-based interventions that focus on changing dietary intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity: an update to the obesity guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Obesity Reviews 10(1): 110-141.
• Summerbell, C.D., Douthwaite, W., Whittaker, V., Ells, L.J., Hillier, F., Smith, S., Kelly, S., Edmunds, L.D. & Macdonald, I. (2009). The association between diet and physical activity and subsequent excess weight gain and obesity assessed at 5 years of age or older: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence. International Journal of Obesity 33(Suppl. 3): S1-S92.
• Ells, LJ, Hillier, FC, Shucksmith, J, Crawley, H, Harbige, L, Shield, J, Wiggins, A & Summerbell, CD (2008). A systematic review of the effect of dietary exposure that could be achieved through normal dietary intake on learning and performance of school-aged children of relevance to UK schools. British Journal Of Nutrition 100(5): 927-936.
• Nield, L., Summerbell, C.D., Hooper, L., Whittaker, V. & Moore, H. (2008). Dietary advice for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3): CD005102.
• Ells, LJ, Shield, JPH, Lidstone, JSM, Tregonning, D, Whittaker, V, Batterham, A, Wilkinson, JR & Summerbell, CD (2008). Teesside Schools Health Study: Body mass index surveillance in special needs and mainstream school children. Public Health 122(3): 251-254.
• Moore, HJ, Ells, LJ, McLure, SA, Crooks, S, Cumbor, D, Summerbell, CD & Batterham, AM (2008). The development and evaluation of a novel computer program to assess previous-day dietary and physical activity behaviours in school children: The Synchronised Nutrition and Activity Program (TM) (SNAP (TM). British Journal Of Nutrition 99(6): 1266-1274.
• Heslehurst, N, Simpson, H, Ells, LJ, Rankin, J, Wilkinson, J, Lang, R, Brown, TJ & Summerbell, CD (2008). The impact of maternal BMI status on pregnancy outcomes with immediate short-term obstetric resource implications: a meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews 9(6): 635-683.
• Thorogood, M., Simera, I., Dowler, E., Summerbell, C. & Brunner, E. (2007). A systematic review of population and community dietary interventions to prevent cancer. Nutrition Research Reviews 20(1): 74-88.
• Summerbell, C. (2007). Commentary on Taylor F. C., Irons L. J., Finn P. & Summerbell C. D. (2003) Controlled clinical trial of two weight reducing diets in a NHS hospital dietetic outpatient clinic – a pilot study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics; 16, 85–87. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 20(3): 273-274.
• Nield, L., Moore, H., Hooper, L., Cruickshank, JK., Vyas, A., Whittaker, V. & Summerbell, CD. (2007). Dietary Advice for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3): CD004097.
• Mann, J, Cummings, J.H., Englyst, H.N., Key, T., Liu, S., Riccardi, G., Summerbell, C., Uauy, R., van Dam, R.M., Venn, B., Vorster, H.H. & Wiseman, M. (2007). FAO/WHO scientific update on carbohydrates in human nutrition: conclusions. European Journal of Nutrition 61(Suppl 1): S132-137.
• Maier, B., Bau, A.M., James, J., Görgen, R., Graf, C., Hanewinkel, R., Martus, P., Maschewsky-Schneider, U., Müller, M.J., Plachta-Danielzik, S., Schlaud, M., Summerbell, C. & Thomas, R. (2007). Methods for evaluation of health promotion programmes. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforsch, Gesundheitsschutz 50(7): 980-986.
• Heslehurst, N., Lang, R., Rankin, J., Wilkinson, J.R. & Summerbell, C.D. (2007). Obesity in pregnancy: a study of the impact of maternal obesity on NHS maternity services. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 114(3): 334-342.
• Brown, T., Kelly, S. & Summerbell, C. (2007). Prevention of obesity: a review of interventions. Obesity Reviews 8(Suppl 1): 127-130.
• Wilkinson, J.R., Walrond, S., Ells, L.J. & Summerbell, C.D. (2007). Surveillance and monitoring. Obesity Reviews 8(Suppl 1): 23-29.
• Summerbell, C.D. (2007). The identification of effective programs to prevent and treat overweight preschool children (commentary). Obesity 15(6): 1341-1342.
• Waters, E., Priest, N., Armstrong, R., Oliver, S., Baker, P., McQueen, D., Summerbell, C., Kelly, M.P. & Swinburn, B. (2007). The role of a prospective public health intervention study register in building public health evidence: proposal for content and use. Journal of Public Health 29(3): 322-327.
• Heslehurst, N, Ells, LJ, Simpson, H, Batterham, A, Wilkinson, J & Summerbell, CD (2007). Trends in maternal obesity incidence rates, demographic predictors, and health inequalities in 36 821 women over a 15-year period. Bjog-an International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology 114(2): 187-194.
• Kelly, S.A.M., Summerbell, C.D., Brynes, A., Whittaker, V. & Frost, G. (2007). Wholegrain cereals for coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2: CD005051.
• Lidstone, JSM, Ells, LJ, Finn, P, Whittaker, VJ, Wilkinson, JR & Summerbell, CD (2006). Independent associations between weight status and disability in adults: Results from the health survey for England. Public Health 120(5): 412-417.
• Lidstone, JSM, Ells, LJ, Finn, P, Whittaker, VJ, Wilkinson, JR & Summerbell, CD (2006). Independent associations between weight status and disability in adults: Results from the health survey for England. Public Health 120(5): 412-417.
• Summerbell, C.D. (2006). More systematic reviews on nutrition and dietetics needed. Human Nutrition and Dietetics 19(2): 89-90.
• Ells, LJ, Lang, R, Shield, JPH, Wilkinson, JR, Lidstone, JSM, Coulton, S & Summerbell, CD (2006). Obesity and disability - a short review. Obesity Reviews 7(4): 341-345.
• Hooper, L., Thompson, R.L., Harrison, R.A., Summerbell, C.D., Ness, A.R., Moore, H.J., Worthington, H.V., Durrington, P.N., Higgins, J.P.T., Capps, N.E., Riemersma, R.A., Ebrahim, S.B.J. & Smith, G.D. (2006). Risks and benefits of omega 3 fats for mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review. British Medical Journal 332(7544): 752-760.
• Kelly,S.A.M., Summerbell, C., Rugg-Gunn, A.J., Adamson, A., Fletcher, E. & Moynihan, P.J. (2005). Comparison of methods to estimate non-milk extrinsic sugars and their application to sugars in the diet of young adolescents. British Journal of Nutrition 94(1): 114-124.
• Summerbell, C., Waters, E., Edmunds, L.D., Kelly, S.A.M., Brown, T. & Campbell, K.J. (2005). Interventions for preventing obesity in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 3: CD001871.
• Ells, LJ, Campbell, K, Lidstone, J, Kelly, S, Lang, R & Summerbell, C (2005). Prevention of childhood obesity. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 19(3): 441-454.
• Summerbell, C.D., Chinnock, P., O'Malley, C. & van Binsbergen, J.J. (2005). The Cochrane Library: more systematic reviews on nutrition needed. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 59(Supplement 1): S172-178.
• Wilkinson, J.R., Summerbell, C.D., Macknight, N., Bailey, K & Chappel, D (2005). Use of Surgery to Aid Weight Reduction-Experience of two Regions of Northern England: A Database Study. International Journal of Obesity 29(2): 204-207.
• French, R., Van Vliet, H., Cowan, F., Mansour, D., Morris, S., Hughes, D., Robinson, A., Proctor, T., Summerbell, C.D., Logan, S., Helmerhorst, F. & Guillebaud, J. (2004). Hormonally impregnated IUSs versus other forms of reversible contraceptives as effective methods of preventing pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 3: CD001776.
• Kelly, S., Frost, G., Whittaker, V. & Summerbell, C. (2004). Low glycaemic index diets for coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 4: CD004467.
• Hooper, L., Harrison, R.A., Summerbell, C.D., Moore, H., Worthington, H.V., Ness, A.R., Capps, N.E., Davey Smith, G., Riemersma, R.A. & Ebrahim, S.B.J. (2004). Omega-3 fatty acids for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 4: CD003177.
• Taylor, F.C., Irons, L.J., Finn, P, & Summerbell, C.D. (2003). Controlled clinical trial of two weight-reducing diets in a NHS hospital dietetic outpatient clinic - a pilot study. Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics 16(2): 85-87.
• Thompson, R.L., Summerbell, C.D., Hooper, L., Higgins, L.P.T., Little, P.S., Talbot, D. & Ebrahim, S. (2003). Dietary advice given by a dietitian versus other health professional or self-help methods to reduce blood cholesterol. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 3: CD001366.
• Grace, C., Beales, P., Summerbell, C., Jebb, S.A., Wright, A., Parker, D. & Kopelman, P. (2003). Energy metabolism in Bardet-Biedl syndrome. International Journal of Obesity 27(11): 1319-1324.
• Moore, H., Summerbell, C.D., Greenwood, D.C., Tovey, P., Griffiths, J., Henderson, M., Hesketh, K., Woolgar, S. & Adamson, A.J. (2003). Improving management of obesity in primary care: cluster randomised trial. British Medical Journal 327(7423): 1085.
• Thompson, R.L., Summerbell, C.D., Hooper, L., Higgins, J.P.T., Little, P.S., Talbot, D. & Ebrahim, S. (2003). Relative efficacy of differential methods of dietary advice: a systematic review. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 77(4): 1052S-1057S.
• Kelly, S.A.M., Moynihan, P.J., Rugg-Gunn, A.J. & Summerbell, C.D. (2003). Review of methods used to estimate non-milk extrinsic sugars. Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics 16(1): 27-28.
• Simpson, D., Wattis, L., Crow, R. & Summerbell, C.D. (2003). School breakfast clubs, social background and nutritional status. Topic 29: 1-3.
• Moore, H. & Summerbell, C. (2003). Searching the evidence: the clinically-effective nutritionist. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 62(4): 773-776.
• Pirozzo, S., Summerbell, C., Cameron, C. & Glasziou, P. (2003). Should we recommend low-fat diets for obesity ?. Obesity Reviews 4(2): 83-90.
• Wilson, P. on behalf of the Effective Health Care review team, O'Meara, S., Summerbell, C. & Kelly, S. (2003). The prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. Quality & Safety in Health Care 12(1): 65-74.
• Harvey, E.L., Glenny, A.M., Kirk, S.F.L. & Summerbell, C.D. (2002). An updated systematic review of interventions to improve health professionals' management of obesity. Obesity Reviews 3(1): 45-55.
• Harvey, E.L., Summerbell, C.D., Kirk, S.F.L. & Hill, A.J. (2002). Dietitians' views of overweight and obese people and reported management practices. Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics 15(5): 331-347.
• Reilly, J.J., Wilson, M.L., Summerbell, C.D. & Wilson, D.C. (2002). Obesity: diagnosis, prevention and treatment; evidence-based answers to common questions. Archives of Disease in Childhood 86(6): 392-394.
• Law, G.U., Kelly, T.P., Huey, D. & Summerbell, C. (2002). Self-management and well-being in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: do illness representations play a regulatory role ?. Journal of Adolescent Health 31(4): 381-385.
• Hooper, L., Summerbell,C.D., Higgins, J.P., Thompson, R.L., Capps, N.E., Smith, G.D., Riemersma, R.A. & Ebrahim, S. (2001). Dietary fat intake and prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review. British Medical Journal 322(7289): 757-763.
• Mulrow, C.D., Chiquette, E., Angel, L., Cornell, J., Summerbell, C., Anagnostelis, B., Grimm, R. & Brand, M.B. (2001). Dieting to reduce body weight for controlling hypertension in adults. Nursing Times 97(20): 42.
• Harvey, L., Glenny, A-M., Kirk, S.F.L. & Summerbell, C.D. (2001). Improving health professionals' management and the organisation of care for overweight and obese people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2: CD000984.
• Campbell, K., Waters, E., O'Meara, S. & Summerbell, C. (2001). Interventions for preventing obesity in childhood. A systematic review. Obesity Reviews 2(3): 149-157.
• Brunner, E., Rayner, M., Thorogood, M., Margetts, B., Hooper, L., Summerbell, C., Dowler, E., Hewitt, G., Robertson, A. & Wiseman, M. (2001). Making Public Health Nutrition relevant to evidence-based action. Public Health Nutrition 4(6): 1297-1299.
• Moore, H., Summerbell, C., Vail, A., Greenwood, D.C. & Adamson, A.J. (2001). The design features and practicalities of conducting a pragmatic cluster randomized trial of obesity management in primary care. Statistics in Medicine 20(3): 331-340.
• Hooper, L., Summerbell, C.D., Higgins, J., Thompson, R.L., Clements, G., Capps, N., Davey Smith, G., Riemersma, R.A. & Ebrahim, S. (2000). Reduced or modified dietary fat for preventing cardiovascular disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2: CD002137.

Reports: official

• Summerbell, C. (2004). A review of the systematic review and meta-analyses literature on the prevention and treatment of obesity and overweight, and the maintenance of weight loss. Health Development Agency. London, Health Development Agency.
• Wilson, D., Alexander, D., Chappell, F., Dunbar, A., Hacking, B., Higginson, Ca., Hinch, C., Kelnar, C., McDowell, Z., Methven, E., Qureshi, S., Rimmer, B., Reilly, J., Stewart, L., Summerbell, C., Wilson, M. & Zabihollah, M. (2003). Management of obesity in children and young people. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicans, Edinburgh.
• Health Development Agency, Canning, U., Crombie, H. Naidoo, B. Owen, L. Peploe, K. Quigley, R. Waller, S. Whent, H. White, P. Consultants:, Grey, A. Summerbell, C. Tasker, T. & Thom, B. (2002). Cancer prevention: a resource to support local action in delivering the NHS cancer plan. London, Health Development Agency.
• NHS Centre for Reviews & Dissemination (2002). Prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. York, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination.

Reports: technical

• Wilkinson, J.R., Macknight, N., Summerbell, C., Bailey, K. & Chappel, D. (2004). Occasional Paper No. 03: Surgery to Aid Weight Reduction in the North-East and Yorkshire and Humber Regions. North East Public Health Observatory.

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Research Groups

• Obesity Related Behaviours (ORB) Research Group

Research Projects

Department of Geography

• Tackling Inequalities in Obesity

Research Interests

• The collation of evidence for the prevention of obesity in children and adults
• Dissemination and translation of evidence for the prevention of obesity in children and adults into policy and practice
• The development of community-based interventions to prevent childhood and adult obesity
• The development of tools to assess dietary intake and physical activity levels at population level

Grants Awarded

• 2011: Inequalities in Obesity (£178062.00 from NIHR)

Media Contacts

Available for media contact about:

• Nutrition: Nutrition
• Obesity: The prevention of obesity

Supervises

• Ms Meg Newark
• Miss Alisha Crayton
• Mrs Claire O'Malley