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Dr Arthur Stewart

Research Interests

Arthur Stewart graduated in science in Edinburgh University, and proceeded to study for a bachelor's degree in Physical Education in Calgary, Canada. He returned to Edinburgh University as a lecturer in Physical Education in 1984 and studied part time for an M.Phil in Body Composition with the Department of Physiology, and then a PhD with the Department of Medical Physics, using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning to quantify tissue mass in athletes. In 1999, when he worked in the Osteoporosis Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen,before moving to Biomedical Sciences toa lectureship in sports science, also teaching on the postgraduate MSc in sports nutrition. He has been closely involved with the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK) since 1995, has served on ISAK Executive since 2002, and received the award of Criterion Anthropometrist in 2003, and now serves as the Vice President. In Robert Gordon University since 2005, he ran the sports science degree.?He moved to the Centre for Obesity Research and Epidemiology in 2009 where he is now a reader and currently deputy director. His research interests include body composition and physique assessment using anthropometry and 3D laser scanning, body image, and their relationships with sports performance and health.

Publications

Burton, R., Nevill, A.M., Stewart, A.D., Daniells, N. & Olds, T. (2012).  A negative relationship between leg length on leg cross-sectional areas in adults. American Journal of Human Biology  e version ahead of print DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22258

Stewart, A.D., Klein, S., Young, J., Simpson, S., Lee, A.J., Harrild, K., Philip Crockett, P. & Benson, P.J. 2012. Body image, shape, and volumetric assessments using 3D whole body laser scanning and 2D digital photography in females with a diagnosed eating disorder: Preliminary novel findings. British Journal of Psychology 103,  183-202.   DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02063.x

Ackland, T.R., Lohman, T.G., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Maughan, R.J., Meyer, N.L. Stewart, A.D. & Muller, W. (2012). Current status of body composition assessment in sport.  Sports Medicine  42 - 227-249.

Stewart, A.D. Nevill, A.M.  Stephen R. and Young, J. (2010) Waist size and shape assessed by 3D photonic scanning, .  International Journal of Body Composition Research, 8(4) 123-130.

Nevill, A.M., Stewart, A.D. and Olds, T. (2010). A simple explanation for the inverse association between height and weight in men (letter). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 92(6), 1535.  Doi 10.3945/ajcn.110.002584.

Nevill, A.M., Winter, E.M.,   Ingham, S.A., Watts, A.S.,  Metsios, G. and Stewart, A.D. (2010) Adjusting athletes' Body Mass Index to better reflect adiposity in epidemiological research.  Journal of Sports Sciences, 28, 1009-1024.