Research groups
Tammy Tong
BSc, MPhil, PhD
NDPH Senior Fellow and Senior 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 outcomes. Tammy’s research at the Cancer Epidemiology Unit has been on the health effects of vegetarian and vegan diets, including cardiovascular and bone health, using data from EPIC-Oxford and the UK Biobank. She began an NDPH Fellowship in 2021, to lead research in the Dietary Protein and Stroke Consortium.
Prior to joining the Cancer Epidemiology Unit, 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).
Key publications
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Tong TYN. et al, (2019), BMJ, 366
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Tong TYN. et al, (2020), Eur Heart J, 41, 2632 - 2640
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Tong TYN. et al, (2020), BMC Med, 18
Recent publications
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Sobiecki JG. et al, (2023), PLoS Med, 20
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Heath AK. et al, (2023), Eur J Prev Cardiol
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Associations between types and sources of dietary carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease risk: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants
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KEY T. et al, (2023), BMC Medicine
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Gaziano L. et al, (2022), Circulation
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Papier K. et al, (2022), Eur J Nutr