I have been at UEL since 1975. I have a BSc in Physiology and Biochemistry and a PhD from the University of Southampton. In 1986-7 I took a Nutrition MSc at King's College , London and obtained an MSc with distinction and won the Yudkin prize.

In 1992, I spent a semester as visiting professor of human nutrition at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Between 1994 & 2002, I was a member of the editiorial board of the British Journal of Nutrition. I have acted as external examiner at both undergraduate and PhD level.

In the first half of my career at UeL, I was active in bench research in the fields of obesity and diabetes mainly using animal models of these conditions. In the latter part of my career I have focused my creative energies upon "desk research" involving writing and researching books, articles and reviews relating to aspects of diet, lifestyle and health. I have written a monthly column about diet and health for the local newspaper - The Newham Recorder.

In the late 1970s and 1980s I led an obesity research group using animal models of obesity.  I supervised two successful PhDs during this period. Perhaps the most important achievement of this research group was to unequivocally confirm that mice become torpid when fasted and that torpor occurs without fasting in genetically obese (ob/ob) mice. We implicitly predicted that humans with the same genetic defect would have normal thermoregulation and that theories of defective thermoregulation being a major cause of human obesity were probably incorrect - this has since been confirmed.

Since the late 1980s, I have focused my creative energies into researching and writing books, monographs, academic reviews and critical essays. mainly relating to aspects of nutrition and weight control.

I contribute to most programmes within the Biosciences subject area including the programmes in:-

• biomedical sciences
• herbal medicine
• pharmacology
• medical physiology.

I lead modules:-

• BS2050 (physiological regulation)
• BS2051 (food and nutrition)
• BS3272 (nutrition for phytotherapy)
• I contribute extensively to BS2049 (physiological function and dysfunction, BS1001 (cellular biology), BS0003 (maths) and
• make smaller contributions to a number of other modules.

• Webb, G. P. (2006) Cot death: the benefits and dangers of health promotion. British Journal of Midwifery. 14. 670.

• Webb, G.P. (2007) Nutritional supplements and conventional medicine: what should the physician know? Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 66, 471-8

• Webb, G.P. (2006) Dietary supplements and functional foods. Blackwell publishing: Oxford. An academic monograph that discusses the various types of supplements and functional foods within a structured and logical framework. Identifies common themes and principles of supplements in general and particular categories of supplement. A strategic overview approach to each chapter followed by evidence-based assessment of efficacy and safety for the individual supplements and functional foods.
• Gao, J., Sanchez-Medina, A., Pendry, B.A., Hughes, M.J., Webb, G.P. and Corcoran, O. (2008) Validation of a HPLC method for flavonoid biomarkers in skullcap (Scutellaria) and its use to illustrate wide variability in the quality of commercial tinctures. J. Pharm. Pharmaceutic. Sci 11(1), 77-87.
• Webb, G.P. (2007) Complementos nutricionales y alimentos funcionales. (Spanish edition of Dietary supplements and functional foods . Editorial Acribia: Zaragoza

• Webb, G.P. (2007) Naucz sie kontrolowac. Wage ciala za pomoca diety i cwiczen Polish edition of Teach Yourself Weight Control. Bauer-Weltbild Media: Poland

• Webb, G.P. (2008) Nutrition: a health promotion approach, Third edition. London: Arnold. A revised, updated and extended edition. Now also covers dietary supplements, plant secondary metabolites with extended coverage of functional foods.
• Webb, G.P. (2009) Interpreting nutritional science - what have we learnt from the past? Nutrition Bulletin 34, 309-315.
• Webb, G.P. (in the press) Dietary supplements and functional foods. 2nd edition. Oxford: Wiley/Blackwell.

Journal publications            

• Webb, G.P. and Taylor, T.G. (1976) The effects of ergosterol on bone mineralization in chicks given cholecalciferol or ergocalciferol. British Poultry Science 17, 509-510.

• Webb, G.P. and Taylor, T.G. (1977) The effects of ergosterol and adrenalectomy on the maintenance of pregnancy in the ovariectomised rat. Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry 56A, 207-210.

• Webb, G.P. and Taylor, T.G. (1976) The effects of ergosterol on the response of female chicks to oral oestrogens and progestagens. British Poultry Science 18, 543-545.

• Rogers, P.D., Webb, G.P. and Jagot, S.A. (1979) Increased adiposity in gold thioglucose treated mice without excessive weight gain. IRCS Medical Science 7, 402.

• Webb, G.P., Rogers, P.D. and Jagot, S.A. (1979) The effects of sucrose availability on food intake in normal and obese mice. IRCS Medical Science 7, 538.

• Webb, G.P., Rogers, P.D. and Jagot, S.A. (1979) Satiety due to glucose injection in normal and obese mice. IRCS Medical Science 7, 539.

• Jagot, S.A., Webb, G.P., Rogers, P.D. and Dickerson, J.W.T. (1980) Estimation of body fat content in normal, chemically-obese and obese-hyperglycaemic mice. IRCS Medical Science 8, 93-94.

• Webb, G.P., Jagot, S.A., Rogers, P.D. and Dickerson, J.W.T. (1980) The effects of fasting on thermoregulation in normal and obese mice. IRCS Medical Science 8, 163-4.

• Rogers, P.D. and Webb, G.P. (1980) Estimation of body fat in normal and obese mice. British Journal of Nutrition 43, 83-86.

• Jagot, S.A., Webb, G.P., Rogers, P.D. and Dickerson, J.W.T. (1980) The induction of obesity in the rat with bipiperidyl mustard. . British Journal of Nutrition 44, 253-5.

• Webb, G.P. and Jakobson, M.E. (1980) Body fat of mice and men: a class exercise in theory or practice. Journal of Biological Education, 14, 318-324.

• Jagot, S.A., Dickerson, J.W.T. and Webb, G.P. (1982) Some effects of meal-feeding and consequent weight reduction in obese mice. International Journal of Obesity 6, 443-56.

• Webb, G.P., Jagot, S.A. and Jakobson, M.E. (1982) Fasting-induced torpor in Mus Musculus and its implications in the use of murine models for human obesity studies. Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry 72A, 211-9

• Rogers, P.D. and Webb, G.P. (1982) Cooling to cardiac arrest and resuscitation in anaesthetized rats. The Physiologist 25, 433-7.

• Webb, G.P. (1989) The significance of protein in human nutrition. Journal of Biological Education 23, 119-24.

• Webb, G.P. (1989 August issue) Vitamin D. Which? Way to Health (published by The Consumer’s Association).

• Webb, G.P. (1990 April issue) The great protein myth. Which? Way to Health (published by The Consumer’s Association).

• Webb, G.P. (1990) A selective critique of animal experiments in human-orientated biological research. Journal of Biological Education 24, 191-7.

• Webb, G.P. (1992) A critical survey of methods used to investigate links between diet and disease. Journal of Biological Education, 26(4), 263-271.

• Webb, G.P. (1994) A survey of fifty years of dietary standards 1943-1993. Journal of Biological Education 28(1), 101-108.

• Webb, G.P. (1995) Sleeping position and cot death: does health promotion always promote health? Journal of Biological Education 29(4), 279-285.

• Beales, P.E., Burr, L.A., Webb, G.P., Mansfield, K.J. and Pozzilli, P. (1999) Diet can influence the ability of nicotinamide to prevent diabetes in the non-obese diabetic mouse: a preliminary study. Diabetes/Metabolism Research Reviews 15, 22-28.

• Webb G.P. (2001) What is osteoporosis? Nursing and residential care. 3, 434-438.

• Webb G.P. (2001) Nutritional supplements: benefits and risks. Nursing and residential care. 3, 477-481.

• Webb G.P (2002) Obesity: a modern epidemic. Nursing and Residential care. 4, 68-73.

• Webb, G.P. (1999) Book review. British Journal of Nutrition. 81, 173-4.

• Webb, G.P. (1999) Book review. British Journal of Nutrition. 82, 331-2.

• Webb, G.P. (2001) Book review. British Journal of Nutrition. 85, 761-2

Contributions to Symposia Proceedings and Chapters in Books and Books

• Webb, G.P. (1992) Viewpoint II: Small animals as models for studies on human nutrition. In Nutrition and the consumer. Ed. Walker, A.F. and Rolls, B.A. London: Elsevier Applied Science. pp. 279-297. An evaluation of the benefits of animal studies and their potential to mislead those primarily interested in human nutrition with examples of past “errors” caused by faulty extrapolation from animal studies.

• Webb, G.P. (1995) Nutrition: a health promotion approach. London: Arnold. A fairly comprehensive introductory nutrition text focussing particularly upon the role of diet in promoting and maintaining health in industrialised countries.

• Webb, G.P. (1998) Nutricion. Una alternativa para promover la salud. Zaragoza: Editorial Acribia. Spanish edition of Nutrition: a health promotion approach

• Webb, G.P.  and Copeman, J (1996) The nutrition of older adults. London: Arnold/Age Concern. A wide-ranging review of the nutritional needs, priorities and problems experienced by older people. Focuses not only upon the physiological and biochemical aspects of nutrition but also upon social, demographic and economic factors affecting diet and nutrition in later life.

• Webb, G.P. (1998) TEACH YOURSELF Weight control through diet and exercise. London: Hodder & Stoughton. Offers real facts and realistic advice about dieting and weight control. Gives a safe and effective strategy for long term weight control with clear explanations of the reasoning behind this approach.

• Webb, G.P. ( 2003) TEACH YOURSELF Weight control through diet and exercise A modest updating of the first edition as part of the general re-launch of the Teach Yourself series.

• Webb, G.P. (2005) Control del Peso Amat editorial: Barcelona. Spanish edition of Teach Yourself Weight Control.

• Webb, G.P. (2002) Nutrition: a health promotion approach, Second edition. London: Arnold. A major updating, expansion and re-writing of the first edition. Consists of 17 chapters and 450+ quarto, double column pages. From social and cultural aspects of food choice to physiological and biochemical roles of nutrients, to food microbiology to epidemiology to health promotion theory.

• Member of the Nutrition Society and
• The Association for the Study of Obesity

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