Staff profile

Lindsay joined the staff at Durham in August 2020. She completed her BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Stirling. Lindsay’s PhD, also at the University of Stirling examined the relationship between protein feeding and lean mass. This work investigated whether the dose-response of protein to whole-body exercise was influenced by lean mass. During her doctoral research Lindsay also collaborated with the Scottish Rugby Union to assess the dietary habits and body composition of academy and age-grade players. Lindsay moved to Durham after spending four years working as a Performance Nutritionist at the sportscotland Institute of sport. She was part of a team supporting athletes and sports to perform on the world stage at World Championships, Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Games. Lindsay’s research interests are driven towards bringing sports nutrition research and applied practice closer together. She has a particular interest around athlete dietary habits and how they align to sports nutrition recommendations and how body composition measurements are used in a sporting environment. Lindsay’s expertise is around protein nutrition and how it influences lean mass.

Journal Article

• Pearson, Alice G., Hind, Karen & Macnaughton, Lindsay S. (2022). The impact of dietary protein supplementation on recovery from resistance exercise-induced muscle damage: A systematic review with meta-analysis. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• Pearson, Alice G., Macnaughton, Lindsay S. & Hind, Karen (2022). Sex differences in the impact of resistance exercise load on muscle damage: A protocol for a randomised parallel group trial. PLOS ONE 17(9).
• Wardle, Sophie L., Macnaughton, Lindsay S., McGlory, Chris, Witard, Oliver C., Dick, James R., Whitfield, Philip D., Ferrando, Arny A., Wolfe, Robert R, Kim, Il-Young, Hamilton, D. Lee, Moran, Colin N., Tipton, Kevin D. & Galloway, Stuart D. R. (2020). Human skeletal muscle metabolic responses to 6 days of high‐fat overfeeding are associated with dietary n‐3PUFA content and muscle oxidative capacity. Physiological Report 8(16): e14529.
• Jones, Thomas W., Smith, Andrew, Macnaughton, Lindsay S. & French, Duncan N. (2017). Variances in Strength and Conditioning Practice in Elite Rugby Union Between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 31(12): 3358-3371.
• Macnaughton, L.S., Wardle, S.L., Witard, O.C., McGlory, C., Hamilton, D.L., Jeromson, S., Lawrence, C.E., Wallis, G.A. & Tipton, K.D. (2016). The response of muscle protein synthesis following whole-body resistance exercise is greater following 40 g than 20 g of ingested whey protein. Physiological Reports 4(15): e12893.
• Mcglory, C., Wardle, S.L., Macnaughton, L.S., Witard, O.C., Scott, F., Dick, J., Bell, J.G., Phillips, S.M., Galloway, S.D.R., Hamilton, D.L. & Tipton, K.D. (2016). Fish oil supplementation suppresses resistance exercise and feeding-induced increases in anabolic signaling without affecting myofibrillar protein synthesis in young men. Physiological Reports 4(6): e12715.
• Witard, O.C., Wardle, S.L., Macnaughton, L.S., Hodgson, A.B. & Tipton, K.D. (2016). Protein considerations for optimising skeletal muscle mass in healthy young and older adults. Nutrients 8(4): 181.
• Jones, Thomas W., Smith, Andrew, Macnaughton, Lindsay S. & French, Duncan N. (2016). Strength and Conditioning and Concurrent Training Practices in Elite Rugby Union. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 30(12): 3354-3366.