Tammy Tong
BSc, MPhil, PhD
NDPH Senior Fellow and Senior Nutritional Epidemiologist
Tammy Tong joined the Cancer Epidemiology Unit in January 2017. Her main research interest is the role of diet in health, with a particular focus on cardiovascular outcomes. Tammy’s research at the Cancer Epidemiology Unit has been on the health effects of vegetarian and vegan diets, including cardiovascular and bone health, using data from EPIC-Oxford and the UK Biobank. She began an NDPH Fellowship in 2021, to lead research in the Dietary Protein and Stroke Consortium.
Prior to joining the Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Tammy received her PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge, for which she examined the applicability of the Mediterranean diet in a UK context and its association with cardio-metabolic diseases. She also holds a BSc in Human Sciences (University College London) and an MPhil in Epidemiology (University of Cambridge).
Key publications
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Risks of ischaemic heart disease and stroke in meat eaters, fish eaters, and vegetarians over 18 years of follow-up: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study.
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Tong TYN. et al, (2019), BMJ, 366
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The associations of major foods and fibre with risks of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke: a prospective study of 418 329 participants in the EPIC cohort across nine European countries.
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Tong TYN. et al, (2020), Eur Heart J, 41, 2632 - 2640
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Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-specific fractures: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study.
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Tong TYN. et al, (2020), BMC Med, 18
Recent publications
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A nutritional biomarker score of the Mediterranean diet and incident type 2 diabetes: Integrated analysis of data from the MedLey randomised controlled trial and the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study.
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Sobiecki JG. et al, (2023), PLoS Med, 20
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Promotion of healthy nutrition for cardiovascular disease prevention - a multimodal approach is needed.
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Heath AK. et al, (2023), Eur J Prev Cardiol
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Associations between types and sources of dietary carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease risk: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants
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KEY T. et al, (2023), BMC Medicine
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Mild-to-Moderate Kidney Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease: Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analyses.
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Gaziano L. et al, (2022), Circulation
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Intakes of major food groups in China and UK: results from 100,000 adults in the China Kadoorie biobank and UK biobank.
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Papier K. et al, (2022), Eur J Nutr