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Dr. Warren T. K. Lee
Lecturer in Nutrition
University of Surrey
Dr. Warren T K Lee is a Lecturer in Nutrition at the University of Surrey. He is internationally recognised for his studies in calcium requirements and bone health, evaluation of calcium bioavailability using stable isotopes. He was the first to report the diminishing effect of calcium supplementation on bone gain after cessation of calcium load in children. He also produced the first piece of evidence in nutritional adaptation for calcium absorption among the Chinese. Lee’s publications have been highly cited in the field of nutrition and bone health. Furthermore, investigation into the etiology and pathogenesis of osteopenia in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, a common paediatric orthopaedic disorder, is another focus for his research. Lee has been awarded 5 international and national prizes & awards pertaining to his research on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Dr. Lee is currently (1) the PI of a prestigious International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA, UN) project to study calcium bioavailability in indigenous diets by using nuclear & stable isotopic techniques in 13 Asian countries; (2) the PI (together with Dr. SA Lanham-New) for a project ‘Investigation into the etiology and prevention of the high prevalence of stress fractures: a longitudinal study in the Royal Marines new recruits’ funded by the Ministry of Defence and Institute of naval medicine; and (3) a CI (PI: Dr. SA Lanham-New) for the ongoing FSA funded project: ‘Interaction between diet and sunlight exposure on vitamin D status and functional markers of bone health in premenopausal and postmenopausal Caucasian and Asian women living in Southern England (51°N)’.
Publications
Cheng JCY, Hung VW, Lee W.T.K., Yeung HY, Lam TP, Ng BK, Guo X, Qin L. Persistent osteopenia in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis--longitudinal monitoring of bone mineral density until skeletal maturity. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006;123:47-51.
CSK Cheung, Lee W.T.K., YK Tse, KM Lee, X Guo, L Qin, JCY Cheng. Generalized Osteopenia in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis –Association with Abnormal Pubertal Growth, Bone Turnover and Calcium Intake? Spine2006;31:330-38.
Lee W.T.K., CSK. Cheung, YK Tse, X Guo, L Qin, SC Ho, J Lau, JCY Cheng. Generalized Low Bone Mass of Girls with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis is Related to Inadequate Calcium Intake and Weight Bearing Physical Activity in Peripubertal Period. Osteoporos Int 2005a;16:1024-35. (E-publ: 2005 Feb 23)
AM Nevill, RL Holder, N Maffulli, JCY Cheng, SSF Leung, Lee W.T.K., JTF Lau. Adjusting bone mass for differences in projected bone area and other confounding variables; an allometric perspective. J Bone Miner Res 2002;17:703-8.
Lee W.T.K., J Jiang, P Hu, XP Hu, DCK Roberts, JCY Cheng. Use of stable calcium isotopes (42Ca & 44Ca) in evaluation of calcium absorption in Beijing adolescents with low vitamin D status. Food Nutr Bull 2002;23(3) Suppl:42-47.
Lee W.T.K., JCY Cheng, J Jiang, P Hu, X Hu, DCK Roberts,. Calcium Absorption Measured by Stable Calcium Isotopes (42Ca & 44Ca) among Northern Chinese Adolescents with Low Vitamin D Status. J Orthop Surg 2002;10:61-66.