Dr Adora Yau

Academic and professional qualifications

PGCert Learning & Teaching in Higher Education

PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University

MSc Biomedical Science by Research

BSc Sport & Exercise Science, University of Bath 

Other academic service (administration and management)

Unit leader for Level 5 'Nutritional Physiology' unit.

Unit leader for Level 7 'Advanced Nutritional and Exercise Physiology' unit.

Why study Nutritional and exercise physiology?

Undergraduate courses

BSc (Hons) Human Biosciences

BSc (Hons) Human Physiology

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science

Postgraduate teaching

MSc Human Physiology

MSc Biomedical Science

Postgraduate supervision (completed/in progress)

PhD, Victoria McIver, 2016-2020

PhD, Lewis Mattin, 2016-

Research expertise

Nutritional and exercise physiology

Hydration and fluid balance

Gastrointestinal response to food and appetite regulation

Publications

• Featured Works

  VJ. McIver, LR. Mattin, GH. Evans, AMW. Yau (2019). Diurnal influences of fasted and non-fasted brisk walking on gastric emptying rate, metabolic responses, and appetite in healthy males. Appetite. 143, pp.104411-104411.

  VJ. McIver, L. Mattin, GH. Evans, AMW. Yau (2019). The effect of brisk walking in the fasted versus fed state on metabolic responses, gastrointestinal function, and appetite in healthy men. Int J Obes (Lond). 43(9), pp.1691-1700.

  LR. Mattin, AMW. Yau, V. McIver, LJ. James, GH. Evans (2018). The effect of exercise intensity on gastric emptying rate, appetite and gut derived hormone responses after consuming a standardised semi-solid meal in healthy males. Nutrients. 10(6),

  GH. Evans, L. Mattin, I. Ireland, W. Harrison, AMW. Yau, et al. V. McIver, T. Pocock, E. Sheader, LJ. James. (2018). Bolus Ingestion of Whey Protein Immediately Post-Exercise Does Not Influence Rehydration Compared to Energy-Matched Carbohydrate Ingestion. Nutrients. 10(6),

  AMW. Yau, J. McLaughlin, RJ. Maughan, W. Gilmore, GH. Evans (2017). The Effect of Short-Term Dietary Fructose Supplementation on Gastric Emptying Rate and Gastrointestinal Hormone Responses in Healthy Men. Nutrients. 9(3),

  AMW. Yau, J. McLaughlin, W. Gilmore, RJ. Maughan, GH. Evans (2017). The Acute Effects of Simple Sugar Ingestion on Appetite, Gut-Derived Hormone Response, and Metabolic Markers in Men. Nutrients. 9(2),

• Journal articles

  VJ. McIver, LR. Mattin, GH. Evans, AMW. Yau (2019). Diurnal influences of fasted and non-fasted brisk walking on gastric emptying rate, metabolic responses, and appetite in healthy males. Appetite. 143, pp.104411-104411.

  VJ. McIver, L. Mattin, GH. Evans, AMW. Yau (2019). The effect of brisk walking in the fasted versus fed state on metabolic responses, gastrointestinal function, and appetite in healthy men. Int J Obes (Lond). 43(9), pp.1691-1700.

  LR. Mattin, AMW. Yau, V. McIver, LJ. James, GH. Evans (2018). The effect of exercise intensity on gastric emptying rate, appetite and gut derived hormone responses after consuming a standardised semi-solid meal in healthy males. Nutrients. 10(6),

  GH. Evans, L. Mattin, I. Ireland, W. Harrison, AMW. Yau, et al. V. McIver, T. Pocock, E. Sheader, LJ. James. (2018). Bolus Ingestion of Whey Protein Immediately Post-Exercise Does Not Influence Rehydration Compared to Energy-Matched Carbohydrate Ingestion. Nutrients. 10(6),

  AMW. Yau, J. McLaughlin, RJ. Maughan, W. Gilmore, JJ. Ashworth, et al. GH. Evans. (2018). A Pilot Study Investigating the Influence of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on Gastric Emptying Rate in Caucasian Men. Frontiers in physiology. 9,

  GH. Evans, J. McLaughlin, AMW. Yau (2018). The Effect of Glucose or Fructose Added to a Semi-solid Meal on Gastric Emptying Rate, Appetite, and Blood Biochemistry. Frontiers in nutrition. 5,

  AMW. Yau, J. McLaughlin, RJ. Maughan, W. Gilmore, GH. Evans (2017). The Effect of Short-Term Dietary Fructose Supplementation on Gastric Emptying Rate and Gastrointestinal Hormone Responses in Healthy Men. Nutrients. 9(3),

  AMW. Yau, J. McLaughlin, W. Gilmore, RJ. Maughan, GH. Evans (2017). The Acute Effects of Simple Sugar Ingestion on Appetite, Gut-Derived Hormone Response, and Metabolic Markers in Men. Nutrients. 9(2),

  AMW. Yau, AD. Moss, LJ. James, W. Gilmore, JJ. Ashworth, et al. GH. Evans. (2015). The influence of angiotensin converting enzyme and bradykinin receptor B2 gene variants on voluntary fluid intake and fluid balance in healthy men during moderate-intensity exercise in the heat. Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme. 40(2), pp.184-190.

• Conferences

  V. McIver, L. Mattin, G. Evans, MWA. Yau The effect of brisk walking in the fasted state on substrate utilisation, gastric emptying rate, and appetite. University of South Wales, Treforest Campus, Pontypridd, 7/9/2017.

  GH. Evans, A. Lant, E. Hime, J. McLaughlin, T. Pocock, et al. E. Sheader, A. Yau. (2015). Pre-exercise citrulline malate ingestion has no effect on gastric emptying rate of a carbohydrate-electrolyte solution during moderate intensity exercise. In: Proceedings of the Physiological Society. pp.PC082-PC082.

  A. Yau, J. McLaughlin, RJ. Maughan, W. Gilmore, GH. Evans (2014). The effect of short-term dietary supplementation with fructose on gastric emptying of glucose and fructose and associated gut hormone responses. In: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. pp.S5-S5.

  GH. Evans, D. Watkinson, A. Yau, E. Derbyshire, J. McLaughlin, et al. W. Gilmore. (2014). The effect of glucose and fructose ingestion on gastric emptying, appetite and blood biochemistry. In: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. pp.S3-S3.

  A. Yau, J. McLaughlin, RJ. Maughan, W. Gilmore, GH. Evans (2013). The influence of simple sugars on gut hormone response and gastric emptying rate. In: International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. pp.S13-S13.

  A. Yau, J. McLaughlin, RJ. Maughan, W. Gilmore, GH. Evans (2012). The effect of short-term dietary supplementation of fructose on gastric emptying of glucose and fructose. In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. pp.E133-E133.

  GH. Evans, A. Yau, C. Farrar, W. Neal, J. McLaughlin, et al. W. Gilmore. (2012). The effect of dietary glucose supplementation on gastric emptying of a hypertonic glucose solution. In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. pp.E134-E134.

  A. Yau, A. Moss, LJ. James, J. Hynes, JJ. Ashworth, et al. GH. Evans. (2011). Serum angiotensin I-converting enzyme response to exercise; no differential effect of genotype. In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. pp.A4-A4.

  A. Yau, A. Moss, LJ. James, JJ. Ashworth, GH. Evans (2011). The influence of bradykinin receptor B2 genetic variation on voluntary fluid intake and fluid balance. In: Proceedings of the Physiological Society. pp.PC201-PC201.

Expert reviewer for journals and publishers

Journal of Sports Sciences

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Nutrition and Health

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Nutrients

Grants

Physiological Society Research Grant

Projects and initiatives

Involved in a number of research projects in collaboration with colleagues at MMU and at other institutions

Media appearances or involvement

BBC Food: Truth or Scare (Aug 2020)

Prizes and awards

• Pfizer Prize winner (Physiological Society Main Meeting 2014 - Oral communication award)
• Alan Sweetman Memorial Prize (Manchester Metropolitan University MSc award, 2010)

Membership of professional associations

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Member of the Physiological Society

Member of the Nutrition Society