Andrea Cereceres Aragón

Profile

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and a Master’s degree in Chemical and Biological Sciences from the University of Juarez City, Chihuahua. Later on, I had the opportunity to work and prepare a small project at the Latin American Summer Research programme in Tucson, Arizona.

After my Master's degree, I worked as a lecturer at the University of Juarez City and Tec Milenio’s High School in human nutrition-related areas, with a focus on body composition and dietary intake. Additionally, I taught Sports Nutrition online at the University of Guadalajara.

At present, I am a Final-year Postgraduate Researcher at the School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds. To achieve this, I received a Mexican scholarship from the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT).

My PhD research focuses on older adults’ dietary intake and food choices using a mixed-method approach—carrying out secondary data analysis of two large UK national datasets and focus group discussions in community-dwelling older adults.

Research interests

My research interests are rooted in human nutrition and nutritional epidemiology, with a particular focus on older adults’ diet, food choices and health. I am especially passionate about dietary intake and food choices that can shape the goal of achieving a healthy ageing.

I previously worked with older Mexican adults in a project related to body composition, dietary intake assessments and blood antioxidant and oxidative damage status. I collaborated with other projects related to body composition measurements through anthropometry, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), BodPod, bioelectrical impedance, deuterium incorporation, as well as dietary assessments through food-frequency questionnaires and 24-food recall.

Currently, as a Final-year Postgraduate Researcher in the Nutritional Epidemiology Group at the School of Food Science and Nutrition, I continue to explore older adults’ food choices and dietary habits.

Qualifications

• MSc, Chemical and Biological Sciences
• Bachelor in Nutrition