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Emeritus Professor Chris Seal

Emeritus Professor

  • Address: Population Health Sciences Institute
    Faculty of Medical Sciences
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Background

Positions

1983 – 2018 Â鶹´«Ã½, Professor of Food & Human Nutrition

2018 – present Â鶹´«Ã½, Emeritus Professor

Memberships

Nutrition Society; Honorary Fellow (since 2022)

Cereal and Grains Association; Honorary Life Member


Citations to my papers in Google Scholar can be found through this 

Citations to my papers in Scopus can be found through this  [Scopus id 7003779645] 

ORCID id 0000-0001-6313-6691

Research

Research Interests

Effect of diet on health and disease, with a particular focus on the role of whole-grain foods, fruits and vegetables in cardiovascular disease prevention.

Impact of production systems (organic v conventional) on food quality and health.

Understanding consumer behaviours in the context of food choice and adoption of healthy, sustainable diets.

Determining whole grain consumption in the UK population.

Behavioural studies have also been completed on the acceptability of whole grains and barriers to their consumption.

Nutrient content of organic and conventional foodstuffs, and the effect of organic farming practices on food product composition and quality; impact of organic diets on health.


Research Roles

Member of the Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre.


Postgraduate Supervision

Supervisor/joint supervisor of 35 successful postgraduate research students (32 PhD, 3 MD); all submitted in less than 4 years (3 years for MD). The following are the most recent completion:

·         Elena Benedetti (2022)  Environmental regulation and sustainability in the food sector: exploring the impact of carbon taxation on diets, health and trade in the UK. Economic and Social Research Council Studentship award. Joint supervisor (25%) with Dr Luca Panzone and Prof John Wildman.

·         Angel Lin (2021)  Evaluation of maternal food choice and its association with the quality of the complementary diet in Singapore. Economic Development Board, Singapore and Nestle funded studentship. Joint supervisor (33%) with Dr Iain Brownlee and Dr Sharron Kuznesof.

·         Paul Johnson (2021)  The Mediterranean diet and multiple sclerosis: a case-control study in the Republic of Cyprus. (MD Thesis). Joint supervisor (50%) with Prof Mark Pearce.

·     Juan Wang (2019) Effect of organic and conventional agronomic practices and variety choice on nutritional quality, the contents of undesirable compounds and yield of cereals. Sheepdrove Trust and EU funding. Joint supervisor (50%) with Prof Carlo Leifert.

·         Liangkui Li (2018) Nutritional properties of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) and its effects on cardiometabolic risk and gut microbiota. Chinese Government Scholarship. Joint supervisor (50%) with Prof Georg Lietz.

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 Learned Society and professional bodies

  • Honorary Fellow, The Nutrition Society, 2022 – present
  • Honorary Treasurer, The Nutrition Society, 2016 – present
  • Honorary Scientific Development Officer, The Nutrition Society, 2006 – 2012
  • Honorary Programmes Secretary, The Nutrition Society, 1998 – 2004
  • Member of Council of the Nutrition Society, 1994 – 2004; 2006 - 2012


Other ‘Esteem Indicators’

  • Member of organising committee of the Whole Grain Global Summit, 13-17th November 2017.
  • Organiser of Rank Prize Funds Mini Symposium on Wheat in Diet and Health, April 2017.
  • Member of MRC Confidence in Global Nutrition and Health Panel 2017.
  • Member of MRC Global Health Foundation Call Expert Panel 2016.
  • Chair of RCUK-CONACYT (Mexico) Newton Fund Assessment Panel May 2016.
  • Invited expert member of Barilla Centre for Nutrition Stakeholder Forum “A tour around the Mediterranean Diet: the carbohydrates”, September 2016.
  • Member of BBSRC Panel of Experts 2015 – Present.
  • Member of Healthgrain Forum (Network developed from Healthgrain EU FP6 Integrated Project); Board Member 2018-2020.
  • Regular reviewer of articles for many international Journals.
Publications

  • Articles

    • Chi ALF, Lim A, Zolezzi IS, Kuznesof SA, Seal CJ, Brownlee IA. . European Journal of Nutrition 2025, 64(7), 282.
    • Benedetti E, Panzone L, Cabernard L, Wildman J, Seal C. . Sustainable Production and Consumption 2025, 58, 251-266.
    • Chatzidimitriou E, Davis H, Baranski M, Jakobsen J, Seal C, Leifert C, Butler G. . Food Chemistry 2024, 454, 139783.
    • Wang J, Sufar EK, Bernhoft A, Seal C, Rempelos L, Hasanaliyeva G, Zhao B, Iversen PO, Baranski M, Volakakis N, Leifert C. . Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 2024, 23(3), e13363.
    • Koistinen VM, Haldar S, Tuomainen M, Lehtonen M, Klavus A, Draper J, Lloyd A, Beckmann M, Bal W, Ross AB, Brandt K, Fawcett L, Seal C, Hanhineva K. . npj Science of Food 2024, 8, 8.
    • Schadow AM, Revheim I, Spielau U, Dierkes J, Schwingshackl L, Frank J, Hodgson JM, Moreira-Rosario A, Seal CJ, Buyken AE, Rosendahl-Riise H. . Advances in Nutrition 2023, 14(1), 30-43.
    • Li L, Lietz G, Seal CJ. . Food Reviews International 2023, 40(1), 1-19.
    • Rempelos L, Baranski M, Sufar EK, Gilroy J, Shotton P, Leifert H, Srednicka-Tober D, Hasanaliyeva G, Rosa EAS, Hajslova J, Schulzova V, Cakmak I, Ozturk L, Brandt K, Seal C, Wang J, Schmidt C, Leifert C. . Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1225.
    • Li L, Houghton D, Lietz G, Watson A, Stewart CJ, Bal W, Seal CJ. . Nutrients 2022, 14(22), 4888.
    • Piccioli-Cappelli F, Seal CJ, Parker DS, Loor JJ, Minuti A, Lopreiato V, Trevisi E. . Journal of Dairy Science 2022, 105(2), 1131-1149.
    • Qadir OK, Seal CJ, Ashor AW, Tassotti M, Mena P, Del Rio D, Siervo M, Brandt K. . European Journal of Nutrition 2022, 61(8), 4191-4203.
    • Rempelos L, Wang J, Baranski M, Watson A, Volakakis N, Hadall C, Hasanaliyeva G, Chatzidimitriou E, Magistrali A, Davis H, Vigar V, Srednicka-Tober D, Rushton S, Rosnes KS, Iversen PO, Seal CJ, Leifert C. . American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2022, 116(5), 1278-1290.
    • Rempelos L, Wang J, Barański M, Watson A, Volakakis N, Hoppe H-W, Kühn-Velten WN, Hadall C, Hasanaliyeva G, Chatzidimitriou E, Magistrali A, Davis H, Vigar V, Średnicka-Tober D, Rushton S, Iversen PO, Seal CJ, Leifert C. . The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2022, 115(2), 364–377.
    • Van der Kamp J-W, Jones JM, Miller KB, Ross AB, Seal CJ, Tan B, Beck EJ. . Nutrients 2022, 14(1), 138.
    • Kissock KR, Vieux F, Mathias KC, Drewnowski A, Seal CJ, Masset G, Smith J, Mejborn H, McKeown NM, Beck EJ. . European Journal of Nutrition 2022, 61(1), 541-553.
    • Wilcox MD, Cherry P, Chater PI, Yang X, Zulali M, Okello EJ, Seal CJ, Pearson JP. . Journal of Functional Foods 2021, 87, 104747.
    • Iqbal WA, Stewart GB, Smith A, Errington L, Seal CJ. . Campbell Systematic Reviews 2021, 17(3), e1186.
    • Li L, Lietz G, Seal CJ. . International Journal of Food Science and Technology 2021, 56(7), 3245-3254.
    • Drewnowski A, McKeown N, Kissock K, Beck E, Mejborn H, Vieux F, Smith J, Masset G, Seal CJ. . Advances in Nutrition 2021, 12(3), 600-608.
    • Fontanelli MdM, Martinez-Arroyo A, Sales CH, Seal CJ, Fisberg RM. . Public Health Nutrition 2021, 24(18), 6145-6156.
    • Iessa H, Christensen K, Hall JA, Seal CJ. . Food Chemistry 2021, 337, 128009.
    • Baranski M, Srednicka-Tober D, Rempelos D, Hasanaliyeva G, Gromadzka-Ostrowska J, Skwarlo-Sonta K, Krolikowski T, Rembialkowska E, Hajslova J, Schulzova V, Cakmak I, Ozturk L, Hallmann E, Seal C, Iversen PO, Vigar V, Leifert C. . Nutrients 2021, 13(2), 377.
    • Hasanaliyeva G, Chatzidimitrou E, Wang J, Baranski M, Volakakis N, Pakos P, Seal C, Rosa EAS, Markellou E, Iversen PO, Vigar V, Willson A, Barkla B, Leifert C, Rempelos L. . Foods 2021, 10(2), 476.
    • Wang J, Barański M, Hasanaliyeva G, Korkut R, Kalee HA, Leifert A, Winter S, Janovska D, Willson A, Barkla B, Iversen PO, Seal C, Bilsborrow P, Leifert C, Rempelos L, Volakakis N. . Food Chemistry 2021, 358, 129826.

  • Book Chapter

    • Seal CJ, Brownlee IA. . In: Landberg, R; Scheers, N, ed. Whole Grains and Health. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2021.

  • Editorial

    • Seal C, Wiemer K. . Cereal Foods World 2018, 63(3), 95-95.

  • Letter

    • Ross AB, McKeown NM, Beck EJ, van-der-Kamp J-W, Miller KB, Seal CJ. . American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2023, 117(5), 1043-1044.

  • Note

    • Kissock KR, Vieux F, Mathias KC, Drewnowski A, Seal CJ, Masset G, Smith J, Mejborn H, McKeown NM, Beck EJ. . European Journal of Nutrition 2022, 61, 555.

  • Reviews

    • Rempelos L, Baranski M, Wang J, Adams TN, Adebusuyi K, Beckman JJ, Brockbank CJ, Douglas BS, Feng T, Greenway JD, Gur M, Iyaremye E, Kong CL, Korkut R, Kumar SS, Kwedibana J, Masselos J, Mutalemwa BN, Nkambule BS, Oduwole OB, Oladipo AK, Olumeh JO, Petrovic L, Rohrig N, Wyld SA, Xu L, Pan Y, Chatzidimitriou E, Davis H, Magistrali A, Sufar E, Hasanaliyeva G, Kalee HHHA, Willson A, Thapa M, Davenport P, Srednicka-Tober D, Volakakis N, Watson A, Seal CJ, Goltz M, Kindersley P, Iversen PO, Leifert C. . Agronomy 2021, 11(12), 2494.
    • Seal CJ, Courtin CM, Venema K, de Vries J. . Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 2021, 20(3), 2742-2768.
    • Seal CJ, Thielecke F. . Cereal Foods World 2018, 63(3), 103-106.