Rate My Professor Andrew Reynolds

Andrew Reynolds is a Research Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Otago's Department of Medicine in Dunedin. He holds a BSc in Nutrition Science and Biochemistry from universities in Melbourne and Oslo, a trans-European MSc, a PhD from the University of Otago completed in 2016 on lifestyle factors and diabetes, and an MPH. Having moved to Dunedin in 2013 after working in Rome, Reynolds has built a career focused on public health nutrition. He is also Co-Director of the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Otago.

Reynolds' research examines lifestyle risk factors, particularly dietary components like fibre-containing foods and fats, and their effects on type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other non-communicable diseases. He employs randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews/meta-analyses, influencing international guidelines from the World Health Organization and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Key publications include "Carbohydrate quality and human health: a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses" (The Lancet, 2019), "Dietary fibre and whole grains in diabetes management: Systematic review and meta-analyses" (PLoS Medicine, 2020), "Dietary fibre in hypertension and cardiovascular disease management: systematic review and meta-analyses" (BMC Medicine, 2022), and "Dietary fibre as an essential nutrient" (Nature Food, 2026). With 58 publications cited over 7,000 times, he has secured more than $3 million in funding as principal investigator. Reynolds serves as technical adviser to the WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group, member of the EASD Dietary Guideline Development Group, associate investigator of the Riddet Centre, and on other expert panels including the Heart Foundation and Oceanic Nutrition Leadership Platform. His achievements include the 2025 Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal, a three-year New Zealand Heart Foundation fellowship, and a University of Otago early career research award.