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Mary Nicolaou is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Medicine, with particular attention to subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Physiology, Health, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their work broadly covers topics related to Nutritional Studies and Diet, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Mental Health Research Topics, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Complex Systems and Decision Making, and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction.

Mary Nicolaou has contributed to a number of recent publications, including:

  • "Dynamics of the complex food environment underlying dietary intake in low-income groups: a systems map of associations extracted from a systematic umbrella literature review", 2021, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Understanding the impact of exposure to adverse socioeconomic conditions on chronic stress from a complexity science perspective", 2021, BMC Medicine
  • "How exposure to chronic stress contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes: A complexity science approach", 2021, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
  • "Ethnicity, Neighborhood and Individual Socioeconomic Status, and Obesity: The Singapore Multiethnic Cohort", 2020, Obesity
  • "Social norms and obesity prevalence: From cohort to system dynamics models", 2020, Obesity Reviews

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mary Nicolaou include:

  • Karien Stronks
  • Loes Crielaard
  • Henrike Galenkamp
  • Peter J.M. Weijs
  • Irene G. M. van Valkengoed

Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • Nutrients
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Nutrition Journal
  • PLoS ONE
  • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

Best Publications

  • Depicting the composition of gut microbiota in a population with varied ethnic origins but shared geography.

    Mélanie Deschasaux;Kristien E Bouter;Andrei Prodan;Evgeni Levin

  • Obesity and type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans - Is the burden in today's Africa similar to African migrants in Europe? The RODAM study.

    Charles Agyemang;Karlijn Meeks;Erik Beune;Ellis Owusu-Dabo

  • Effectiveness of Cultural Adaptations of Interventions Aimed at Smoking Cessation, Diet, and/or Physical Activity in Ethnic Minorities. A Systematic Review

    Vera Nierkens;Marieke A. Hartman;Mary Nicolaou;Charlotte Vissenberg

  • Dynamics of the complex food environment underlying dietary intake in low-income groups: a systems map of associations extracted from a systematic umbrella literature review.

    Alexia D. M. Sawyer;Frank van Lenthe;Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis;Laura Terragni

  • Determinants of diet and physical activity (DEDIPAC): a summary of findings.

    Johannes Brug;Hidde P. van der Ploeg;Hidde P. van der Ploeg;Anne Loyen;Wolfgang Ahrens

  • Cultural and social influences on food consumption in dutch residents of Turkish and moroccan origin: a qualitative study

    Mary Nicolaou;Mary Nicolaou;Colleen M. Doak;Rob M. van Dam;Rob M. van Dam;Johannes Brug

  • Behavioural risk factors in two generations of non-Western migrants: do trends converge towards the host population?

    Karen Hosper;Vera Nierkens;Mary Nicolaou;Mary Nicolaou;Karien Stronks

  • Rationale and cross-sectional study design of the Research on Obesity and type 2 Diabetes among African Migrants: the RODAM study.

    Charles Agyemang;Erik Beune;Karlijn Meeks;Ellis Owusu-Dabo

  • Food consumption, nutrient intake, and dietary patterns in Ghanaian migrants in Europe and their compatriots in Ghana

    Cecilia Galbete;Mary Nicolaou;Karlijn A C Meeks;Ama de-Graft Aikins

  • A Systematic Review on Socioeconomic Differences in the Association between the Food Environment and Dietary Behaviors

    Joreintje D. Mackenbach;Kyra G. M. Nelissen;S. Coosje Dijkstra;Maartje P. Poelman

  • Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing dietary behaviour in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: a DEDIPAC study

    Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi;Mary Nicolaou;Katie Powell;Laura Terragni

  • Social disparities in food preparation behaviours: a DEDIPAC study.

    Caroline Méjean;Caroline Méjean;Wendy Si Hassen;Séverine Gojard;Pauline Ducrot

  • Understanding the impact of exposure to adverse socioeconomic conditions on chronic stress from a complexity science perspective

    Loes Crielaard;Loes Crielaard;Mary Nicolaou;Mary Nicolaou;Alexia Sawyer;Rick Quax

  • Development of the HELIUS food frequency questionnaires: ethnic-specific questionnaires to assess the diet of a multiethnic population in The Netherlands

    M H Beukers;L H Dekker;E J de Boer;C W M Perenboom

  • Risk groups for overweight and obesity among Turkish and Moroccan migrants in The Netherlands.

    H. Dijkshoorn;V. Nierkens;M. Nicolaou;M. Nicolaou

  • Diabetes Prevalence in Populations of South Asian Indian and African Origins A Comparison of England and The Netherlands

    Charles Agyemang;Anton E. Kunst;Raj Bhopal;Kenneth Anujuo

  • Acculturation and education level in relation to quality of the diet: a study of Surinamese South Asian and Afro-Caribbean residents of the Netherlands

    M. Nicolaou;R. M. van Dam;R. M. van Dam;K. Stronks

  • Association of a priori dietary patterns with depressive symptoms: a harmonised meta-analysis of observational studies.

    Mary Nicolaou;Marco Colpo;Esther Vermeulen;Liset E M Elstgeest

  • A prospective cohort study of dietary patterns of non-western migrants in the Netherlands in relation to risk factors for cardiovascular diseases: HELIUS-Dietary Patterns

    Louise H. Dekker;Marieke B. Snijder;Marja H. Beukers;Jeanne H. M. de Vries

  • The association between dietary patterns derived by reduced rank regression and depressive symptoms over time: the Invecchiare in Chianti (InCHIANTI) study

    Esther Vermeulen;Karien Stronks;Marjolein Visser;Ingeborg A. Brouwer

  • Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in ethnic minority groups in Europe: a DEDIPAC study

    Lars Jørun Langøien;Laura Terragni;Gro Rugseth;Mary Nicolaou

  • A cross-national comparative study of blood pressure and hypertension between english and dutch south-Asian-and African-origin Populations: The role of national context

    Charles Agyemang;Anton Kunst;Raj Bhopal;Paola Zaninotto

  • Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among Ghanaian Population in Amsterdam, The Netherlands: The GHAIA Study

    Charles Agyemang;Mary Nicolaou;Linda Boateng;Henriëtte Dijkshoorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Karien Stronks
Karien Stronks University of Amsterdam
Charles Agyemang
Charles Agyemang University of Amsterdam
Marjolein Visser
Marjolein Visser Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Frank P. Mockenhaupt
Frank P. Mockenhaupt Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Anton E. Kunst
Anton E. Kunst University of Amsterdam
Nanna Lien
Nanna Lien University of Oslo
James Nazroo
James Nazroo University of Manchester
Fredrik Bäckhed
Fredrik Bäckhed University of Gothenburg
Raj Bhopal
Raj Bhopal University of Edinburgh
Jeroen Lakerveld
Jeroen Lakerveld University of Amsterdam

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