Rachael Taylor (academic) explained
| Rachael Taylor |
| Fields: | Childhood nutrition |
| Workplaces: | University of Otago |
| Alma Mater: | University of Otago |
| Thesis1 Title: | Body composition in children and adolescents : a DXA based study |
| Thesis1 Url: | https://otago.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=OTAGO_ALMA21139771360001891&context=L&vid=DUNEDIN&search_scope=All&tab=default_tab&lang=en_US |
| Thesis1 Year: | 2001 |
Rachael Waring Taylor (born 1971) is a New Zealand childhood nutrition academic. She is currently a full professor at the University of Otago.[1]
Academic career
After a 2001 PhD titled Body composition in children and adolescents : a DXA based study at the University of Otago, Taylor worked at Otago, rising to full professor in 2016.[2] [1]
Much of Taylor's research is related to infant and childhood obesity and has frequently made the news.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In 2022, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.[8]
Selected works
- Taylor, Rachael W., Ianthe E. Jones, Sheila M. Williams, and Ailsa Goulding. "Evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and the conicity index as screening tools for high trunk fat mass, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, in children aged 3–19 y–." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 72, no. 2 (2000): 490–495.
- Goulding, Ailsa, Ianthe E. Jones, Rachael W. Taylor, Sheila M. Williams, and Patrick J. Manning. "Bone mineral density and body composition in boys with distal forearm fractures: a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry study." The Journal of Pediatrics 139, no. 4 (2001): 509–515.
- Taylor, Rachael W., Debbie Keil, Elspeth J. Gold, Sheila M. Williams, and Ailsa Goulding. "Body mass index, waist girth, and waist-to-hip ratio as indexes of total and regional adiposity in women: evaluation using receiver operating characteristic curves." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 67, no. 1 (1998): 44–49.
- Rockell, Jennifer E., Timothy J. Green, C. Murray Skeaff, Susan J. Whiting, Rachael W. Taylor, Sheila M. Williams, Winsome R. Parnell et al. "Season and ethnicity are determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in New Zealand children aged 5–14 y." Journal of Nutrition 135, no. 11 (2005): 2602–2608.
- Taylor, Rachael W., Ianthe E. Jones, Sheila M. Williams, and Ailsa Goulding. "Body fat percentages measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry corresponding to recently recommended body mass index cutoffs for overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 3–18 y." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 76, no. 6 (2002): 1416–1421.
Notes and References
- Web site: DSM staff profile. Dunedin School of. Medicine. Otago.ac.nz. 3 March 2019.
- Web site: Rachael Taylor promoted to full professor. Otago.ac.nz. 3 March 2019.
- Web site: Calls to target junk food ads. 26 June 2018. Otago Daily Times.
- Web site: Mess is best to get in the mood for food. 11 July 2017. Otago Daily Times.
- Web site: Research suggests child obesity can be tackled by simple sleep interventions. Medicalexpress.com.
- Web site: Babies who eat widely and feed themselves less fussy as they age - study. Stuff.co.nz. 10 July 2017 .
- Web site: New Zealanders are fat and in denial about it, says survey. Stuff.co.nz. 10 February 2016 .
- Web site: View our fellows . Royal Society Te Apārangi . 31 August 2023.
