Professor Stuart Gray
Stuart is a Professor of Muscle and Metabolic Health within the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health at the University of Glasgow. He has wide ranging interests in the importance of lifestyle (diet and physical activity) in the prevention and treatment of metabolic disease and in ageing populations with a particular interest in maintenance of muscle mass and function.
From a nutritional point of view, he has interests in the potential efficacy of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation. Considering physical activity his recent work has focused on interventions to help with the maintenance of muscle mass, such as resistance exercise. His research ranges from epidemiological study investigate associations of lifestyle and health outcomes, to clinical trials investigating the effectiveness of lifestyle in ageing and metabolic disease, to mechanistic studies to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the effects of lifestyle on muscle and metabolic health.
Age related loss of muscle mass: Counteracting through lifestyle strategies
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