Gary Frost PhD

Professor Gary Frost is a Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Imperial College London. Gary has a Bsc Nutrition and Dietetics from Leeds University and a PhD in Nutrition from the University of London. Professor Frost has an international reputation for his work in dietary carbohydrates, nutrition and diabetes, and obesity. Professor Frost has worked in several research projects, namely in projects looking at the role of dietary carbohydrates on appetite regulation, insulin resistance, and lipid metabolism in particular the glycaemic index as a model of the physiological effects of carbohydrates. Gary and his team were the first to demonstrate the impact of low glycaemic diets on adipocyte metabolism. More recently in partnership with Professor Jimmy Bell, they have used MRI, MRS, and fMRI to take an integrative physiological approach to investigate the role of dietary carbohydrates on body composition and appetite regulation. Some of this work has been presented in abstract form and demonstrates for the first time the central effects of fermentable carbohydrates on appetite centers in the hypothalamus. Additionally, Gary and his team have recently demonstrated the efficacy of an intensive weight management system based on behavioral change on long-term weight loss. They have a major interest in understanding how nutrients and eating patterns affect them. Some of Professor Frost’s research interests are primary prevention of non-communicable diseases and nutritional management of obesity and diabetes. Professor Frost has a diverse research portfolio and he is currently involved in projects funded by the BBSRC, NIHR EME, MRC, and ERC. Professor Frost is the Lead for Community-wide ‘complex’ interventions.