Dr Vasiliki Iatridi

BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD | RD | RNutr | AFHEA

Lecturer in Nutrition

School of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions

Role

I joined OBU in 2020 as a Lecturer in Nutrition and have been actively engaged in teaching, student supervision, and multidisciplinary research. My research involvement extends to both the Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health and as an honorary member of the Sussex Ingestive Behaviour Group. Since 2023, I have held the role of Research Ethics Officer for the Department of Sport, Health Sciences, and Social Work in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

I hold a Doctorate in Experimental Psychology, a Master's in Clinical Nutrition, and a Bachelor's in Nutrition and Dietetics. Professionally, I am a Registered Dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Hellenic Dietetic Association (HDA), as well as a Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition (AfN).

Teaching and supervision

Courses

Modules taught

Introduction to Nutrition (UG - Y1) - module lead
Lifespan Nutrition (UG - Y2) - module lead
Functional Foods and Food Product Development (UG - Y3) - module lead
Health Promotion and Professional Practice across the Lifespan (PG) - module lead
Food Science (UG - Y2) - guest lecturer
Energy Regulation and Metabolism (UG - Y3) - guest lecturer

I am also the course coordinator of the master's feed forward short course "Essentials of Human Nutrition". The Essentials of Human Nutrition course is a self-study/self-paced online short course designed to support graduates of non-science subjects who may need to achieve competency in the basic principles of human physiology and nutrition.

Supervision

I am currently supervising two PhD students, as well as MSc and BSc students in their research projects.

Research Students

Name	Thesis title	Completed
Flick Lucas	Genetic Predisposition and Clinical Risk Factors on Bone and Musculoskeletal injuries in Competitive Contact Sports: With a focus on the Female Athlete.	Active
Francesca Tabacchi	Nutritional support in cancer patients during treatment.	Active

Research

My research centres on nutrition/dietary interventions, with a particular focus on the role of gustatory hedonics and eating behaviour including interoceptive-like eating patterns such as mindful and intuitive eating in ingestive decision-making and weight regulation. My most recent projects aim to shed some light on the debate around sugar and food ‘addiction’. I have also a long interest in malnutrition including sarcopenic obesity and led and/or be contributing to relevant clinical projects.

As part of my research, I have developed and validated a 10-minute taste test to identify people with different hedonic responses to sweetness. The step-by-step protocol is available upon request for research use.

Research impact

Google Scholar

Centres and institutes

Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health

Publications

Journal articles

Tabacchi F, Oberai R, Parmar K, Oxley L, Coe S, Iatridi V, Tammam J, Watson E, Wanstall H, Documentation of anthropometrics in people with cancer: a cross-site collaboration audit in four hospital settings in the UK
Supportive Care in Cancer 32 (2024) ISSN: 0941-4355 eISSN: 1433-7339 Documentation of anthropometrics in people with cancer: a cross-site collaboration audit in four hospital settings in the UK Open Access version on RADAR
F. Tabacchi, V. Iatridi, J. Tammam, E. Watson & S. Coe, Case report on a multidisciplinary approach to address malnutrition and improve a patient’s fitness for treatment
Nutrition and Cancer [online first] (2024) ISSN: 0163-5581 eISSN: 1532-7914 Case report on a multidisciplinary approach to address malnutrition and improve a patient’s fitness for treatment Open Access version on RADAR
V Iatridi, RM Armitage, JE Hayes, MR Yeomans, Effect of an 8-day exposure to a diet high in sugars on liking for palatable snacks and sweetness
Appetite 189 (2023) pp.20-20 ISSN: 0195-6663 eISSN: 1095-8304
Armitage RM, Zellers S, Iatridi V, Gaysina D, Tuorila H, Yeomans MR, Kaprio J, The heritability of sweet taste liking: insights from twin datasets
Appetite 189 (2023) pp.4-5 ISSN: 0195-6663 eISSN: 1095-8304
Tabacchi F, Iatridi V, Tammam J, Watson E, Coe S, Under-identification of cancer outpatients at risk of malnutrition: are we making the most of anthropometric data?
Future Healthcare Journal 9 (3) (2022) ISSN: 2055-3323 eISSN: 2055-3331 Under-identification of cancer outpatients at risk of malnutrition: are we making the most of anthropometric data? Open Access version on RADAR
Armitage RM, Iatridi V, Gaysina D, Yeomans MR, Re-evaluating the relationship between sweet-liking and body composition
Appetite 179 (2022) ISSN: 0195-6663 eISSN: 1095-8304
Iatridi V, Quadt L, Hayes JE, Garfinkel SN, Yeomans MR, Female sweet-likers have enhanced cross-modal interoceptive abilities
Appetite 165 (2021) ISSN: 0195-6663 eISSN: 1095-8304 Female sweet-likers have enhanced cross-modal interoceptive abilities Open Access version on RADAR
Armitage RM, V Iatridi V, Yeomans MR, Understanding sweet-liking phenotypes and their implications for obesity: Narrative review and future directions
Physiology & Behavior 235 (2021) ISSN: 0031-9384 eISSN: 1873-507X
Armitage R, Chi V, Iatridi V, Yeomans MR, Understanding sweet-liker phenotypes: exploring habitual intake of Western diet, impulsivity and childhood eating experience
Appetite 157 (2021) ISSN: 0195-6663 eISSN: 1095-8304
V Iatridi, RM Armitage, MR Yeomans, JE Hayes, Effects of Sweet-Liking on Body Composition Depend on Age and Lifestyle: A Challenge to the Simple Sweet-Liking—Obesity Hypothesis
Nutrients 12 (9) (2020) ISSN: 2072-6643 eISSN: 2072-6643
Iatridi V, Hayes JE, Yeomans MR, Quantifying sweet taste liker phenotypes: Time for some consistency in the classification criteria
Nutrients 11 (1) (2019) ISSN: 2072-6643 eISSN: 2072-6643
Iatridi V, Hayes JE, Yeomans MR, Reconsidering the classification of sweet taste liker phenotypes: A methodological review
Food Quality and Preference 72 (2019) pp.56-76 ISSN: 0950-3293
Karatzi K, Moschonis G, Choupi E, Manios Y, Skenderi KP, Grammatikaki E, Androutsos O, Tanagra S, Koumpitski A, Siatitsa PE, Vandorou A, Kyriakou AE, Dede V, Kantilafti M, Farmaki AE, Siopi A, Micheli S, Damianidi L, Margiola P, Gakni P, Iatridi V, Mavrogianni C, Michailidou K, Giannopoulou A, Argyri E, Maragkopoulou K, Spyridonos M, Tsikalaki E, Kliasios P, Naoumi A, Koutsikas K, Aggelou E, Krommyda Z, Aga C, Birbilis M, Kosteria I, Zlatintsi A, Voutsadaki E, Papadopoulou EZ, Papazi Z, Papadogiorgakaki M, Chlouveraki F, Lyberi M, Karatsikaki-Vlami N, Dionysopoulou E, Daskalou E, Late-night overeating is associated with smaller breakfast, breakfast skipping, and obesity in children: The Healthy Growth Study
Nutrition: The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Sciences 33 (2017) pp.141-144 ISSN: 0899-9007
Karatzi K, Moschonis G, Polychronopoulou MC, Chrousos GP, Lionis C, Manios Y, Skenderi KP, Grammatikaki E, Androutsos O, Tanagra S, Koumpitski A, Siatitsa PE, Vandorou A, Kyriakou AE, Dede V, Kantilafti M, Farmaki AE, Siopi A, Micheli S, Damianidi L, Margiola P, Gakni P, Iatridi V, Mavrogianni C, Michailidou K, Giannopoulou A, Argyri E, Maragkopoulou K, Spyridonos M, Tsikalaki E, Kliasios P, Naoumi A, Koutsikas K, Aggelou E, Krommyda Z, Aga C, Birbilis M, Kosteria I, Zlatintsi A, Voutsadaki E, Papadopoulou EZ, Papazi Z, Papadogiorgakaki M, Chlouveraki F, Lyberi M, Karatsikaki-Vlami N, Dionysopoulou E, Daskalou E, Cutoff points of waist circumference and trunk and visceral fat for identifying children with elevated inflammation markers and adipokines: The Healthy Growth Study
Nutrition: The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Sciences 32 (10) (2016) pp.1063-1067 ISSN: 0899-9007
Tsirigoti L, Kontogianni MD, Darema M, Iatridi V, Altanis N, Poulia KA, Zavos G, Boletis J, Exploring associations between anthropometric indices and graft function in patients receiving renal transplant
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 29 (1) (2016) pp.52-58 ISSN: 0952-3871 eISSN: 1365-277X
Poulia KA, Tsirigoti L, Darema M, Altanis N, Iatridi V, Zavos G, Boletis J, Kontogianni M, Evaluation of Three Nutritional Screening Tools for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Under Dialysis by the Method of Triads
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN 33 (S1) (2014) pp.S90-S91 ISSN: 2405-4577 eISSN: 2405-4577
Manios Y, Moschonis G, Papandreou C, Siatitsa PE, Iatridi V, Lidoriki I, Lionis C, Chrousos GP on behalf of the Healthy Growth Study group, Female sex, small size at birth and low family income increase the likelihood of insulin resistance in late childhood: the Healthy Growth Study
Pediatric Diabetes 15 (1) (2014) pp.41-50 ISSN: 1399-543X eISSN: 1399-5448
Tsirigoti L, Kontogianni M, Darema M, Altanis N, Iatridi V, Poulia KA, Zavos G, Boletis J, Nutritional status affects graft function in patients receiving renal transplant
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN 32 (S1) (2013) pp.S75-S76 ISSN: 2405-4577 eISSN: 2405-4577
Moschonis G, Mavrogianni C, Karatzi K, Iatridi I, Chrousos GP, Lionis C, Manios Y, Increased physical activity combined with more eating occasions is beneficial against dyslipidemias in children. The Healthy Growth Study
European Journal of Nutrition 52 (2012) pp.1135-1144 ISSN: 1436-6207 eISSN: 1436-6215
Moschonis G, Iatridi V, Mavrogianni C, Siatitsa PE, Kyriakou AE, Dede V, Skouli G, Sakellaropoulou A, Manios Y, Accuracy and correlates of visual and verbal instruments assessing maternal perceptions of children's weight status: the Healthy Growth Study
Public Health Nutrition 14 (11) (2011) pp.1979-1987 ISSN: 1368-9800 eISSN: 1475-2727

Professional information

Memberships of professional bodies

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Association for Nutrition (AfN)
Hellenic Dietetic Association (HDA)
Nutrition Society (NS)

I am a registered Dietitian and registered Nutritionist in both the UK and Greece/Europe.

Conferences

I have been attending and/or presenting at national and international conferences in the areas of dietetics (e.g., Hellenic Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics), eating behaviour (e.g., British Feeding and Drinking Group Meeting), and sensory science (e.g., Pangborn Symposium, EuroSense Conference).

Consultancy

Since 2012, I am designing and delivering dietary programmes that aim at weight management and/or reversing or reducing the progression of various health conditions independently and/or following MDs’ referrals.