David Stensel BA(Hons) PGCE MSc PhD
Reader in Exercise Metabolism
Contact details
Room: HE.1.12
Phone: +44 (0)1509 226344
Fax: +44 (0)1509 226301
Email: D.J.Stensel@lboro.ac.uk
Background
David completed a BA(Hons) degree (Sport Studies and History, 1986) and a PGCE (Physical Education and History, 1987) at West London Institute of Higher Education (now Brunel University) and then studied at Loughborough University where he obtained his MSc (Physical Education and Sport Science, 1988) and PhD (Exercise Physiology, 1993) degrees. David worked in Singapore for six years (1993 to 1999) as a Lecturer in the School of Physical Education at Nanyang Technological University before returning to the UK in September 1999 to take up an academic position in what is now the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University. David’s current position is Reader in Exercise Metabolism. In addition to David’s academic responsibilities he served as Director of Postgraduate Studies overseeing the School’s postgraduate taught (MSc/MRes) programmes from July 2006 until October 2011 and he is currently Associate Dean for Enterprise within the School.
Research Interests
David teaches and researches within the area of exercise physiology. His primary interest concerns the relationship between physical activity and health. He is co-author (with Professor Adrianne Hardman) of the textbook Physical Activity and Health: The Evidence Explained which is now in its second edition. David's research is focused in two main areas: 1) the influence of exercise on cardiovascular disease risk factors; 2) the influence of exercise on appetite regulation with specific focus on the hormones ghrelin and peptide YY.
Selected Publications
- Miyashita M, Burns SF and Stensel DJ (2012) An update on accumulating exercise and postprandial lipaemia: translating theory into practice. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. (In Press)
- Wasse LK, Sunderland C, King JA, Batterham RL and Stensel DJ (2012) The influence of rest and exercise at a simulated altitude of 4000 m on appetite, energy intake and plasma concentrations of acylated ghrelin and peptide YY. Journal of Applied Physiology. 112: 552-559.
- Sasahara C, Burns SF, Miyashita M and Stensel DJ (2012) Beneficial effects of combined olive oil ingestion and acute exercise on postprandial triacylglycerol concentrations in healthy young women. British Journal of Nutrition. Jan 23:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]
- Deighton K, Zahra JC and Stensel DJ (2012) Appetite, energy intake and resting metabolic rate responses to 60 min treadmill running performed in a fasted versus a postprandial state. Appetite. 58: 946-954
- King JA, Wasse LK, Ewens J, Crystallis K, Emmanuel J, Batterham RL and Stensel DJ (2011) Differential acylated ghrelin, peptide YY3-36, appetite and food intake responses to equivalent energy deficits created by exercise and food restriction. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 96: 1114-1121.
- Gleeson M, Bishop NC, Stensel DJ, Lindley MR, Mastana SS, Nimmo MA (2011) The anti-inflammatory effects of exercise: mechanisms and implications for the prevention and treatment of disease. Nature Reviews Immunology. 11:607-15.
- Stensel DJ (2010) Exercise, appetite and appetite regulating hormones: implications for food intake and weight control. Annuls of Nutrition and Metabolism. 57 (Supplement 2): 36-42.
- King JA, Miyashita M, Wasse LK and Stensel DJ (2010) Influence of prolonged treadmill running on appetite, energy intake and circulating concentrations of acylated ghrelin. Appetite. 54: 492-498.
- King JA, Wasse LC, Broom DR and Stensel DJ (2010) The influence of brisk walking on appetite, energy intake and plasma acylated ghrelin. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 42: 485-492.
- Hardman AE and Stensel DJ (2009) Physical Activity and Health: The Evidence Explained. (2nd Edition) Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, London. For further details about this book (including the companion website) click on the link below: http://www.routledge.com/books/Physical-Activity-and-Health-isbn9780415421980
- Broom DR, Batterham RL, King JA and Stensel DJ (2009) Influence of resistance and aerobic exercise on hunger, circulating levels of acylated ghrelin and peptide YY in healthy males. American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 296: R29-R35. See feature in Scientific American (http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=different-exercise-affects-appetite-08-12-12) and podcast (Episode 16) on the American Journal of Physiology website http://www.lifelines.tv/
- Stensel DJ (2009) Primary prevention of CVD: physical activity. BMJ Clinical Evidence. 08: 218 (pages 1-14). Search Date September 2008.
- Stensel DJ, Gorely T and Biddle SJH (2008) Youth health outcomes. In: Smith AL and Biddle SJH (Editors) Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour: Challenges and Solutions. Human Kinetics, Champaign, Illinois. Chapter 2, pages 31-57.
- Stensel DJ (2008) Obesity and Diabetes. In Buckley J (Ed) Exercise Physiology in Special Populations. Elsevier, Edinburgh. Chapter 2, pages 21-49.
- Miyashita M, Burns SF and Stensel DJ (2008) Accumulating short bouts of brisk walking reduces postprandial plasma triacylglycerol concentrations and resting blood pressure in healthy young men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 88: 1225-1231.
- Broom DR, Stensel DJ, Bishop NC, Burns SF and Miyashita M (2007) Exercise induced suppression of acylated ghrelin in humans. Journal of Applied Physiology. 102: 2165-2171.
You can view a fuller publications list on the University Publications Database.
External Activities
Selected Invited Conference Keynote and Speaker Presentations
- Invited lecture: Exercise and Appetite. Annual Conference of the Brazilian Physiological Society. Porto Alegre, Brazil. 2-5 September 2012.
- Invited lecture: Physical activity and energy balance. British Nutrition Foundation conference: Physical activity: latest on its contribution to energy balance and health. Portland Place, London. Thursday 13th October 2011.
- Invited lecture: Exercise and appetite regulation: appetite responses to acute exercise. 5th International Sport Sciences Symposium. Waseda University, Japan. Monday 8th August 2011.
- Invited keynote lecture. Exercise and health: current evidence and future directions. British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual Student Conference. University of Chester. Wednesday, 13th April 2011.
- Invited lecture and workshop: Exercise, appetite and weight management. Nestlé Sport Nutrition Conference, Mallorca, Wednesday, December 2rd and Thursday, December 3rd, 2009.
- Keynote lecture: 64th Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine conference. Niigata City, Japan. Saturday, 19th September, 2009. Exercise and appetite regulation. This lecture was also given at Fukuoka University, Japan on Monday, 14th September 2009 and at the University of Tsukuba, Japan on Wednesday, 16th September 2009.
- Keynote lecture: Exercise and appetite regulation. International Gatorade Seminary, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Saturday, 10th May 2008.
- Invited lecture: Physical activity in the prevention and management of obesity in children and adolescents: what does the evidence tell us? Royal Society of Medicine symposium 'Sport in Schools' . Royal Society of Medicine, London. Friday, 30th November 2007.
- Invited lecture: Exercise and short term regulation of appetite: focus on ghrelin. British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences annual meeting. Bath University. 12th to 14th September, 2007.
- Invited lecture: Exercise in the prevention and management of obesity. Royal Society of Medicine meeting on Obesity. Manchester. Tuesday 14th of November, 2006.
- Invited lecture: Exercise, nutrition and health: how exercise and diet influence fat metabolism. International Symposium on Sports Science and Health. Taichung City, Taiwan. 16th April 2005.
Visiting Professorship
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Visiting professor in the Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Japan from July 17 to August 24, 2011.
Selected Recent Sources of Funding
David contributed to the successful application for a Biomedical Research Unit (BRU) which involves staff from Loughborough University and the University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust/University of Leicester. This award was granted by the Department of Health in August 2011 and totals £4.5 million over five years. The award will fund research examining how nutrition, diet and lifestyle can impact upon the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
For further information see:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/news-releases/2011/100_BRU.html