Tammy Tong
BSc, MPhil, PhD
Nutritional Epidemiologist
Tammy Tong joined the Cancer Epidemiology Unit in January 2017. Her main research interest is the role of diet in health, with a particular focus on cardiovascular diseases. Tammy’s current research examines the health effects of a vegetarian diet, using data from EPIC-Oxford and the UK Biobank. Tammy received her PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge, for which she examined the applicability of the Mediterranean diet in a UK context and its association with cardio-metabolic diseases. She also holds a BSc in Human Sciences (University College London) and an MPhil in Epidemiology (University of Cambridge).
Recent publications
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Anthropometric and physiologic characteristics in white and British Indian vegetarians and nonvegetarians in the UK Biobank.
Journal article
Tong TY. et al, (2018), Am J Clin Nutr, 107, 909 - 920
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Meeting UK dietary recommendations is associated with higher estimated consumer food costs: an analysis using the National Diet and Nutrition Survey and consumer expenditure data, 2008-2012.
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Jones NR. et al, (2018), Public Health Nutr, 21, 948 - 956
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Dietary cost associated with adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and its variation by socio-economic factors in the UK Fenland Study.
Journal article
Tong TYN. et al, (2018), Br J Nutr, 119, 685 - 694
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Cross-sectional analyses of participation in cancer screening and use of hormone replacement therapy and medications in meat eaters and vegetarians: the EPIC-Oxford study.
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Tong TYN. et al, (2017), BMJ Open, 7
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Dietary Intake of High-Protein Foods and Other Major Foods in Meat-Eaters, Poultry-Eaters, Fish-Eaters, Vegetarians, and Vegans in UK Biobank.
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Bradbury KE. et al, (2017), Nutrients, 9