Staff Profile

Sport and exercise have always played a central role in my life, driven by competition and performance. The passion for understanding how the human body is capable of these extraordinary performance made me choose my B.Sc. and M.Sc. During my M.Sc. I was introduced into the world of nutrition to optimize sport performance by investigating the effect of different post-exercise proteins on muscle recovery. In my Ph.D., I applied the concept of post-exercise protein intake in a clinical population, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, as these people might benefit from this concept as well. During the Ph.D., I got the opportunity to teach several classes and this led to the continuation of teaching here at Newcastle University. Part of my goal for students is to understand the wider relevance of skills that we teach and how these (non-)theoretical skills might be applicable later on in their career.

Ph.D. - Clinical Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, Massey University, New Zealand, 2019.

M.Sc. - Human Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, 2015.

B.Sc. - Biomedical Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, 2014.

Module Leader:

SES1002 - Bioenergetics

SES2002 - Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Lecturer:

SES1001 - Principles of Exercise, Nutrition and Health

SES3000 - Sport and Exercise Science Research Project

SES3002 - Factors affecting Elite Performance

NUT3009 - Personalised Nutrition

MMB8056 - Human Nutrition Science

BGM1002 - Biochemistry

Exercise and Nutrition in Sports Performance and Clinical Populations:

Interested how exercise, nutrition or both combined have an impact on exercise performance in sports or have an impact on health in clinical populations

• Articles

  • Smith K, Taylor GS, Peeters W, Walker M, Perazzolo S, Atabaki-Pasdar N, Bowden Davies KA, Karpe F, Hodson L, Stevenson EJ, West DJ. Elevations in plasma glucagon are associated with reduced insulin clearance after ingestion of a mixed-macronutrient meal in people with and without type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2024, 67, 2555-2567.
  • Peeters, WM, Cook, LE, Page, O. The effect of pre-exercise protein intake on substrate metabolism, energy expenditure, and energy intake: a dose-response study. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2023, 20(1). In Press.
  • Peeters WM, Gram M, Dias GJ, Vissers MCM, Hampton MB, Dickerhof N, Bekhit AE, Black MJ, Oxboll J, Bayer S, Dickens M, Vitzel K, Sheard PW, Danielson KM, Hodges LD, Brond JC, Bond J, Perry BG, Stoner L, Cornwall J, Rowlands DS. Changes to insulin sensitivity in glucose clearance systems and redox following dietary supplementation with a novel cysteine-rich protein: A pilot randomized controlled trial in humans with type-2 diabetes. Redox Biology 2023, 67, 102918.
  • Hartono FA, Martin-Arrowsmith PW, Peeters WM, Churchward-Venne TA. The Effects of Dietary Protein Supplementation on Acute Changes in Muscle Protein Synthesis and Longer-Term Changes in Muscle Mass, Strength, and Aerobic Capacity in Response to Concurrent Resistance and Endurance Exercise in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine 2022, 52, 1295-1328.
  • Churchward-Venne TA, Pinckaers PJM, Smeets JSJ, Peeters WM, Zorenc AH, Schierbeek H, Rollo I, Verdijk LB, van Loon LJC. Myofibrillarand mitochondrial protein synthesis rates do not differ in young men following ingestion ofcarbohydrate with milk protein, whey, or micellar casein during recovery after concurrentresistance- and endurance-type exercise. The Journal of Nutrition 2019, 149(2), 198-209.
  • Churchward-Venne, TA, Pinckaers, PJM, Smeets, JSJ, Peeters, WM, Zorenc, AH, Schierbeek, H, Rollo, I, Verdijk, LB, van Loon, LJC. Myofibrillar and Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis Rates Do Not Differ in Young Men Following the Ingestion of Carbohydrate with Whey, Soy, or Leucine-Enriched Soy Protein after Concurrent Resistance- and Endurance-Type Exercise. Journal of Nutrition 2019.

• Review

  • Smith K, Watson AW, Lonnie M, Peeters WM, Oonincx D, Tsoutsoura N, Simon-Miquel G, Szepe K, Cochetel N, Pearson AG, Witard OC, Salter AM, Bennett M, Corfe BM. Meeting the global protein supply requirements of a growing and ageing population. European Journal of Nutrition 2024, 63, 1425-1433.