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Konstantinos ("Costas") Anastasiou

Assistant Professor Nutrition, Exercise & Health

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Konstantinos Anastasiou is an Assistant Professor at the Department since February 2020. His fields of study and research interests focus on exploring lifestyle factors, including diet and physical activity that contribute to health promotion and disease prevention. 

 

Education

  • Postgraduate Research, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Department of Social Medicine, Psychiatry and Neurology, 2019
  • Postgraduate Research, Harokopio University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2016
  • Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2010
  • Master’s of Science in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2002
  • Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2000

Research Interests

  • Dietary patterns and overall lifestyle patterns as determinants of health and disease
  • Obesity, energy balance, appetite regulation and body weight control
  • Nutrition, cogntive function and aging
  • Diet, insulin resistance and glycemic control

Publications

  • Poulimeneas D, Anastasiou CA, Santos I, Hill JO, Panagiotakos DB, Yannakoulia M. Exploring the relationship between the Mediterranean diet and weight loss maintenance: the MedWeight study. The British journal of nutrition 2020;124(8):874-80. doi: 10.1017/s0007114520001798. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32436489/
  • Anastasiou CA, Fappa E, Zachari K, Mavrogianni C, Van Stappen V, Kivelä J, Virtanen E, González-Gil EM, Flores-Barrantes P, Nánási A, et al. Development and reliability of questionnaires for the assessment of diet and physical activity behaviors in a multi-country sample in Europe the Feel4Diabetes Study. BMC endocrine disorders 2020;20(Suppl 1):135. doi: 10.1186/s12902-019-0469-x. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32164677/
  • Yannakoulia M, Anastasiou CA, Zachari K, Sidiropoulou M, Katsaounou P, Tenta R. Acute effect of smoking and smoking abstinence on energy intake and appetite-related hormones blood concentrations. Physiology & behavior 2018;184:78-82. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.11.007. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29128523/
  • Scarmeas N, Anastasiou CA, Yannakoulia M. Nutrition and prevention of cognitive impairment. The Lancet Neurology 2018;17(11):1006-15. doi: 10.1016/s1474-4422(18)30338-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30244829/
  • Anastasiou CA, Yannakoulia M, Kontogianni MD, Kosmidis MH, Mamalaki E, Dardiotis E, Hadjigeorgiou G, Sakka P, Tsapanou A, Lykou A, et al. Mediterranean Lifestyle in Relation to Cognitive Health: Results from the HELIAD Study. Nutrients 2018;10(10). doi: 10.3390/nu10101557. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30347812/
  • Prinelli F, Yannakoulia M, Anastasiou CA, Adorni F, Di Santo SG, Musicco M, Scarmeas N, Correa Leite ML. Mediterranean diet and other lifestyle factors in relation to 20-year all-cause mortality: a cohort study in an Italian population. The British journal of nutrition 2015;113(6):1003-11. doi: 10.1017/s0007114515000318. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25746109/
  • Anastasiou CA, Kavouras SA, Lentzas Y, Gova A, Sidossis LS, Melidonis A. Diabetes mellitus is associated with increased intramyocellular triglyceride, but not diglyceride, content in obese humans. Metabolism: clinical and experimental 2009;58(11):1636-42. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.05.019. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19615699/
  • Pitsavos C, Kavouras SA, Panagiotakos DB, Arapi S, Anastasiou CA, Zombolos S, Stravopodis P, Mantas Y, Kogias Y, Antonoulas A, et al. Physical activity status and acute coronary syndromes survival The GREECS (Greek Study of Acute Coronary Syndromes) study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008;51(21):2034-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.053. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18498957/