Low Carb Diets – learn more about them!

PhD student Chaitong Churuangsuk presents key points regarding both potential benefits and risks associated with following a low carbohydrate diet. In a previous blog post, we talked about the importance of iodine in plant-based and vegan diets. Today, we will discuss low carb diets – which have grown in popularity over the past 30 years. […]

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Scrutinising the baby food market to invoke policy change

By Ada Garcia In 2011 after returning from a year of maternity leave my research motivations were very much baby driven. With this in mind, I became fully engage on a new line of work that has been extremely fruitful and has helped define my area of expertise towards child nutrition. Current recommendations for solid […]

We need to speak about Iodine

Dietary guidance and information in pregnancy – where does iodine stand? By Maira Bouga, PhD candidate and  Emilie Combet, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition   Iodine is an important nutrient, especially during pregnancy – however, very few women have ever heard of it. In fact, it is very rarely mentioned during antenatal care, despite its important […]

Variability in the metabolism of plant bioactives & ageing

Is the capacity of the gut to break down and absorb plant bioactives different in older people compared to younger people? by Emilie Combet, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, and Christine Edwards, Professor of Nutritional Physiology   Polyphenolics are small compounds found in most plant foods – they are classified as “bioactives” because research shows that […]

Growth charts and cerebral palsy – Scottish children with CP taller than US counterparts

New growth charts can help identify Scottish children with CP in need of extra help Prof Charlotte Wright, Paediatrician with an interest in nutrition   As a paediatrician with an interest in nutrition I have always been interested in growth charts and led the group that redesigned the UK charts a few years back.  However […]