Today we're delighted to be chatting to a dietitian who works in a slightly unusual setting. In 2022 Reshma Patel was invited to set up her clinic, ‘The Dietitian’ in London’s iconic Harrods. In this episode, we’ll chat to Reshma about the beginnings of her clinic and what it looks like day-to-day, as well as discuss the work she does within Harrods outside of the 1:1 clinics such as product development and supporting employee wellbeing. Reshma Patel is an esteemed dietitian, certified personal performance coach, and TEDx speaker. She hosts "The Dietitian Bites" podcast and collaborates with Harrods Foods in product development. With over 15 years in weight management, her experience spans the NHS, social enterprises, and private practice, including her current practice at Harrods. Specialising in weight loss, pregnancy care, and diabetes remission, Reshma caters to high-net-worth individuals, global royals, and top FTSE 100 executives. Show Notes: Reshma’s Instagram: @thedietitianglobal Reshma’s website: https://thedietitian.com The Wellness Clinic Harrods: https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/services/the-wellness-clinic

Meat alternatives have witnessed a remarkable transformation in recent years. From meatless chicken fillets to vegan duck, new products are frequently appearing on supermarket shelves. A study by the Vegan Society in 2021 found that one in five people reported to have reduced the amount of meat they were eating… but are these meat substitutes healthier than actual meat? Perhaps public concerns about ultra-processed foods and the cost-of-living crisis are driving people away from meat alternatives? In today’s episode, let’s find out! For this debate, I’m delighted to be joined by two award-winning nutrition professionals – Louise Durrant who is Quorn Foods’ Nutrition Communications Manager and industry nutritionist Claire Baseley. Louise Durrant is a Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Communications Manager at Quorn Foods. She holds both a BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics and a PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Surrey. Louise was a recipient of the Nutrition Society’s Rising Star Award in 2021 and is currently also Co-Director of the European Nutrition Leadership Platform (ENLP) Essentials Programme. At Quorn Foods, Louise is responsible for the planning and implementation of the Quorn Nutrition communications with relevant healthcare, research and nutrition professionals, including the dissemination of new research. Louise also leads on partnerships with health-related organisations and workforce nutrition education, and she supports the wider business in nutrition-related communications. Claire Baseley is a Registered Nutritionist and freelance consultant to the food industry and one-to-one clients. Winner of the FDF Nutritionist of the Year award, Claire is an expert in creating corporate nutrition strategy for commercial businesses from start-ups to multinationals, with strong influencing skills that evoke meaningful change, putting public health front and centre. With over 20 years of experience, Claire has worked in regulatory, food manufacturing, food service and retail environments including the Food Standards Agency, Heinz, Finnebrogue and Bidfood. She now works with freelance clients including Ella’s Kitchen, Selfridges, and Pip and Nut as well as individuals. She specialises in nutrition for adults, infants and children as well as women in midlife and those consuming plant-based diets. Show Notes: Statistic from the introduction: https://www.vegansociety.com/news/media/statistics/worldwide Claire’s socials: Instagram: @clbnutrition Twitter: @ClaireBaseley Website: http://www.clairebaseley.co.uk Louise’s socials: Instagram: @lou.rayne.durrant Twitter: @DrLouDurrantRD Quorn Nutrition socials: Instagram: @quorn_nutrition Twitter: @Quorn_nutrition Website: www.quornnutrition.com

In today’s interview episode, Corrine chats to Registered Dietitian Tig Bridge all about a really interesting area of dietetics, burns care. Tig's extensive experience including working with burns survivors in the NHS and at The Katie Piper Foundation rehabilitation service, coupled with her roles lecturing on this subject, make her a perfect guest to explore the role that dietitians play in this area. Tig is a busy mum of 2 children and one springer spaniel (Welly). She is also an experienced clinical dietitian, having worked in the NHS since 2011 and in the field of Burns and complex wounds since 2013. Currently, she is seconded to a strategic role, as an Essential Nutrition Matron, at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and juggles mum-life alongside her part-time NHS role. In addition to her NHS work, Tig has lectured at a number of British Universities, consults for The Katie Piper Foundation Rehabilitation service and written for publication in Complete Nutrition. Tig has contributed to national and international burn guideline development and often links with American and European dietetic burn colleagues to enhance collaborative learning. She aspires to help the UK burns community to develop a national burn nutritional management guideline, boost burn nutrition research and service improvement for this specialist field. Show Notes LinkedIn: Tig Howell Resources ESPEN endorsed recommendations: nutritional therapy in major burns. Rousseau et al. 2013 (2023 update coming soon) British Burn Association European Burn Association American Burn Association Charities Katie Piper Foundation Dan’s Fund for Burns Changing Faces UK

In this episode, we are delighted to be joined by Consultant Bariatric Surgeon and Sunday Times best-selling author, Dr Andrew Jenkinson. Dr Jenkinson works in the NHS at University College London Hospital as well as privately. In 2020 he released his first book, Why We Eat (Too Much) and his second book, a science-backed guide to nutrition and health titled, How to Eat (and Still Lose Weight), comes out in January. In this big dietetic debate, we’re asking the question, ‘Should bariatric surgery abroad be allowed?’. Many of you have likely read about this topic or perhaps even experienced it first-hand, with patients coming into the NHS with complications following bariatric surgery aboard. We’ll first recap the basics of bariatric surgery before getting into this topic; we’ll be discussing everything from the reasons why people choose to go abroad, how surgery and the process abroad differs from the NHS, and the complications that can arise. Show Notes Website: https://www.laparoscopicconsultant.co.uk/ Twitter: @mradjenkinson1 Why We Eat (Too Much) book: https://www.whyweeattoomuch.co.uk/ How to Eat (And Still Lose Weight) book pre-order: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455359/how-to-eat-and-still-lose-weight-by-jenkinson-andrew/9780241627983

In today’s debate episode we’ll be discussing free school meals: where are we now and what more still needs to be done. As we’ve started the new school year, it’s one that sees all primary children in London receiving free school meals for a year in response to the cost-of-living crisis. In this episode, we talk to Isabel Rice, a registered dietitian and London food poverty campaigner coordinator at Sustain, and Dayna Brackley, a senior food policy consultant working on child health and nutrition at Bremner & co to discuss the role that school meals play in improving the health and quality of life of our future generation. We look at what’s currently being done to ensure that children get the energy and nutrition they need for their school day, and we also discuss how the cost-of-living crisis in the UK has affected the quality of school foods and whether free school meals are fully compliant with the school food standards. Dayna is a Senior Food Policy Consultant at Bremner & Co, a small organisation working on child health and nutrition. Dayna works with campaigners, local governments, NGO’s and charities in the food system sector on projects looking to improve children’s nutrition across the lifecourse - from breastfeeding to higher education. She specialises on children’s experience of food within settings and institutions - early years childcare, school food and food in higher education. Isabel joined Sustain in September 2022 to coordinate the London Food Poverty Campaign which highlights and encourages sustainable responses to food poverty. Isabel works closely with local authorities and food partnerships on measures to address the root causes of food poverty. She leads on the Good Food for All Londoners report, which benchmarks councils and aims to inspire leadership on food policy and practice in the capital. Show Notes Bremner and co - https://bremnerco.com/ School food review group - https://www.schoolfoodmatters.org/what-we-do/campiagns/food-policy/school-food-review Sustain - https://www.sustainweb.org London Food Link - https://www.sustainweb.org/londonfoodlink/ Mayor of London scheme free school meals - https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-mayor-does/priorities-london/free-school-meals Fix Our Food - https://fixourfood.org/ Good Food for All Londoners - https://www.sustainweb.org/good-food-for-all-londoners/ Say Yes to School Food for All - https://www.sustainweb.org/school-food-for-all/ Sweden universal free school meals - https://microeconomicinsights.org/the-long-term-benefits-of-better-school-lunches/ PWC- Cost-benefit analysis of free school meals - https://urbanhealth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FSM-Full-Report.pdf Impacts of local authority Universal Free School Meal schemes on child obesity and household food expenditure - https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/files/misoc/reports/explainers/Impacts-of-local-authority.pdf#:~:text=Receiving%20universal%20free%20school%20meals%20reduces%20prevalence%20of,1.3%20and%201.4%20percentage%20points%20reduction%20in%20obesity Child Poverty Action Group - Free School Meals - https://cpag.org.uk/fsm School Food Standards - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-food-standards-resources-for-schools School Food Review - The Superpowers of Free School Meals https://foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/superpowers-free-school-meals End the postcode lottery - https://www.sustainweb.org/news/sep23-end-the-school-food-postcode-lottery/ Bite back - Food policy - https://www.biteback2030.com School Food Matters - https://www.schoolfoodmatters.org ‘There’s only so much we can do’ School staff in England on the impact of poverty on children and school life - https://cpag.org.uk/sites/default/files/files/policypost/Education_Anti-Poverty_Coalition_Report_2023.pdf BDA Food Factsheet: Eat Well, Spend Less - https://www.bda.uk.com/static/79f95550-641b-4523-8332b11175ddbf9e/Eat-well-Spend-less-food-fact-sheet.pdf

In today’s interview episode we’ll be chatting with Alex Glover, a senior nutritionist at Holland & Barrett, all about his journey into nutrition, where he started, and how he got to work in the field of research and development for the largest health and wellness retailer in Europe. We’ll discuss the experience needed to get into this industry and what a day’s work looks like for Alex. We will then dive into the world of supplements including topics such as are they fad or science, and how you balance evidence-based research with consumer trends. Alex started his career in nutrition at Holland & Barrett in 2018. At the same time, he went on to complete a master’s degree in clinical nutrition at the University of Aberdeen. He is passionate about public health, disease prevention, physiology & metabolism, performance & health supplements and has worked with numerous clients in weight management and preaches evidence-based nutrition. At Holland and Barret, he works with their customers both in store and now as part of the product formulation team. In his spare time, he likes to weightlift, hike, and of course, eat. Show Notes Holland & Barrett: https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/ LinkedIn: Alex Glover

In today’s interview episode, I’m delighted to be chatting to none other than the founder of Nualtra, dietitian Paul Gough. We’ll hear from Paul all about what led him to start Nualtra as well as the challenges he’s encountered over the years since Nualtra’s inception in 2012. Paul tells us about what it takes to launch medical nutrition products from ideation to market launch and the lessons he's learned on the way. If you would like to connect with Paul you can find him here: Instagram: @paulgough Email: paul@nualtra.ie www.nualtra.co.uk Paul is also on LinkedIn if you would like to connect with him.

In today’s debate episode, we’ll be discussing ultra-processed foods. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are a hot topic of conversation at the moment, not only in the nutrition world but also in the media – Everything from their definition to whether we should be cutting them out seems to be up for debate. So, following the publication of the British Nutrition Foundation’s position statement and SACN’s position statement on processed foods and health, we’re taking some time to dig into this topic with two experts - the BNF’s Nutrition Communications Manger Bridget Benelam and Registered Dietitian Dr Duane Mellor. Dr Duane Mellor is a double award-winning registered dietitian and science communicator. They are the Aston Medical School lead for Nutrition and Evidence-Based Medicine. Having a background in clinical dietetics supporting people living with diabetes they moved into medical education when joining Aston University as well as being the Associate Dean for Public Engagement in the College of Health and Life Sciences. In this role they works to support high quality science and health communication alongside the wider engagement of communities in designing and developing healthcare programmes. Duane has a keen interest in helping the people understand the science behind health related claims, so they can make more informed decisions about their own wellbeing. They are experienced in discussing a wide range of health topics across a range of media, from print through to television and radio. Bridget Benelam BSc MSc, Nutrition Communications Manager. After a BSc in Biochemistry (University of Manchester), Bridget studied for an MSc in Human Nutrition (King’s College London). From 2005-06 she worked at the Food Standards Agency, joined the British Nutrition Foundation in 2006 as a Nutrition Scientist. Bridget’s role at the Foundation is now focussed on the communication of evidence-based nutrition science to help people eat healthier and more sustainable diets. Show Notes British Nutrition Foundation position statement on the concept of ultra-processed foods (UPF): https://www.nutrition.org.uk/news/2023/position-statement-on-the-concept-of-ultra-processed-foods-upf/ SACN statement on processed foods and health: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-statement-on-processed-foods-and-health Duane Mellor twitter: @DrDuaneRD

In today's episode, Corrine is delighted to be chatting to Ellie Bain, senior nutritionist at Gousto, about being a registered dietitian in the food industry. Ellie is a registered dietitian working as Senior Nutritionist at Gousto. After studying nutrition and dietetics at King's College London, she always had the intention of working in the food industry, rather than take the clinical route. She is a foodie who loves to cook and is passionate about making it easier for everyone to eat a healthier diet. Ellie started her career at Gousto as an intern, working in the recipe development team, she then became a recipe developer, focusing on healthier recipes and ranges and suggesting tips to make everything a bit healthier too (like reducing salt and adding veg). Now, as health and nutrition has become even more of a focus for Gousto she is full time nutritionist covering everything from nutritional analysis, health claims, PR and comms, reformulation, recipe guidelines and longer term health strategy. Alongside her role at Gousto, Ellie is currently studying for a masters in Food Policy at City University and is on the committee of the BDA Industry Specialist Group as social media officer. Show notes: Gousto: https://www.gousto.co.uk BDA Dietitians in Industry group information: https://www.bda.uk.com/specialist-groups-and-branches/dietitians-in-industry-specialist-group.html#:~:text=About%20us,in%20all%20areas%20of%20industry

This episode coincides with South Asian Heritage Month which runs from 18th July to 17th August every year in the UK and is an opportunity to celebrate, commemorate and educate about South Asian Culture and history. Our guest today is Fareeha Jay RD. Fareeha Jay is an anthropologist turned Dietitian based in Plymouth. She has been working as a Diabetes Specialist in the NHS for the last 6 years. Delivering educational sessions to people newly diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Fareeha has a specialist interest in South Asian diets and provides specialist advice to South Asians across the globe. She is extremely passionate about providing the best available nutrition advice to the people with South Asian background which is what led her to develop the South Asian Eatwell Guide. It is now widely being used in many NHS trusts and various charity organisations. She has expertise in healthy eating and sustainable diets for ethnic minority groups. She is also a dietitian with a high social media profile and uses evidence-based nutrition to support communication messages to the public, again focusing on ethnic minority groups, regularly featuring in print, broadcast, and social media. Fareeha Jay has a social media following from over 99 countries across the globe. She has built up a following of more than 700,000 on social media platforms. She has the experience of conducting talks and workshops to schools, and community groups organisations like with Diabetes UK and Alzheimer’s research. Some of her recent work entailed talks on sustainable eating, planetary diet, immune optimisation, and healthy eating on a budget. She has been writing blogs for My Nutriweb, Planet Nourish and Fuchsia as well as being a column writer for NHD-Network Health Digest, a magazine for dietitians, nutritionists and healthcare professionals. Show Notes: Fareeha’s Socials: Website: https://www.fareehajay.com/ Instagram: @dietitian_fareehajay Twitter: @FareehaJay LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fareeha-jay-457a34209/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1575269765877135/?hc_ref=ARRDlbL5nmNjRj2MT_Hd3gyQaDUMwnMiqKtrh5H2Xpm2FABLB5xGkrw6V5jVHsTIIQ8 The South Asian Eatwell Guide: https://mynutriweb.com/the-south-asian-eatwell-guide/

In today’s debate episode we’ll be discussing the question, do you have to be wealthy to eat well? In the midst of the cost of living crisis we’re keen to find out more about the current state of the UK and consider the impact of rising bills and food costs on food insecurity. We’ll also touch on how we as dietitians and nutrition professionals, can help promote a healthier, more sustainable diet, that doesn’t break the bank. At the end of June, the Broken Plate Report was published which considers, amongst other things, the affordability of a healthy diet. The figures show that the most deprived fifth of the UK would need to spend a startling 50% of their disposable income on food to have a healthy diet as per the government recommendations. To discuss today’s debate question, I’m delighted to welcome two experts in the area. The author of the Broken Plate report and Policy Research Manager at The Food Foundation, Shona Goudie is here alongside the Food Foundation’s Senior Business and Investor Engagement Manager, Rebecca Tobi. Rebecca joined the Food Foundation in January 2020, leading on the Peas Please initiative which has obtained pledgers from over 100 organisations and businesses in the UK to sell and serve more vegetables. These days she manages our business and investor engagement team, with oversight of our work engaging food businesses, investors and policy-makers with the need to transition the UK towards a more sustainable and healthy food system. Rebecca is a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr, Public Health) with a background in science communication, joining the Food Foundation from the Nutrition Society. Prior to moving into public health nutrition and obtaining a MSc in Nutrition for Global Health at the London School of Hygiene and Medicine, Rebecca worked in business engagement within the marketing and tech sectors. Shona joined the Food Foundation in 2019 and has worked on a range of projects at the Food Foundation including working on policy and evidence for our high profile children’s food campaigns, and consulting on the Government-commissioned National Food Strategy, She currently leads on our dietary inequalities work and food insecurity monitoring. Shona is a Registered Associate Nutritionist with a background in biomedical science and clinical nutrition. The Food Foundation charity authored the Broken Plate Report and are on a mission to change food policy and business practice to ensure everyone across the UK can afford and access a healthy and sustainable diet. Show Notes The Broken Plate Report 2023: https://www.foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/broken-plate-2023 The Food Foundation Twitter: @Food_Foundation Shona Goudie’s Twitter: @Shona_Goudie Rebecca Tobi’s Twitter: @The_A_To_V

In today’s Big Dietetic Debate episode, we’ll be discussing the hot topic of preconception and fertility nutrition. Research has confirmed the importance of prenatal nutrition; the evidence shows that a woman who is healthy at conception is more likely to have a pregnancy without complications. But how much research really is there in this area and is it good quality evidence? I’m sure I won’t be alone in having heard a whole host of thoughts about nutrients to eat and avoid when trying to conceive…Will avoiding caffeine help you get pregnant? Does plant protein actually better support fertility than animal protein? We’ll discuss all this and more in today’s episode. To help us answer some of these tough questions and clarify the science behind prenatal nutrition, we’re excited to welcome back to the podcast, Specialist Fertility Dietitian, Ro Huntriss. With over ten years of experience in research, academia and clinical practice, Ro is recognized as one of the UK’s leading fertility dietitians, including awards from the British Dietetic Association and CN Magazine for her work around fertility nutrition. Show Notes Ro’s Instagram: @dietitianro and @fertility.dietitian.uk British Dietetic Association Maternal & Fertility Nutrition Group Twitter: @BdaMaternal Ro’s book, ‘Deliciously Healthy Fertility’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deliciously-Healthy-Fertility-Nutrition-Conceive/dp/024159331X Ro’s course, ‘Fertility Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals’: https://fertilitydietitian.co.uk/fertility-nutrition-for-healthcare-professionals-course/

For today’s interview episode, Corrine is joined by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) CEO Liz Stockley and co-chair of the BDA’s equality, diversity & inclusion committee Susan Price. In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the vital topic of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) in dietetics and considering the role and work of the BDA in addressing all forms of inequality in the profession. After 19 years working in senior leadership roles in New Zealand, Liz Stockley returned to the UK, joining the BDA As CEO mid-2022. The BDA has a growing membership, currently over 10,500 strong and as well as being the professional body for dietitians is also a trade union. Prior to this appointment Liz was CEO of General Practice New Zealand and was on the board of a number of high-profile organisations. She has an MBA from Massey University and received her Chartership from the Institute of Directors in New Zealand in 2021. Liz is passionate about equality and about developing future leaders. Susan Price was born and brought up in North Wales and it was while at school and doing her GCSEs that she knew that she wanted to be a Dietitian. After graduating from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in 1995, Susan got her first graduate post in a NHS acute hospital trust. She has worked in a range of adult acute and community posts, as a sports Dietitian and as a research Dietitian. Susan was the Head of Nutrition and Dietetics at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust for over 10 years where she also undertook her clinical caseload in the areas of ICU and gastroenterology. In 2020 Susan was appointed to the role of Deputy Director for Health well-being and Inclusion and continues to practise within ICU as a Dietitian. Show notes: British Dietetic Association (BDA) website: https://www.bda.uk.com BDA Twitter and Instagram: @BDA_Dietitians Liz Stockley’s Twitter: @BDALizStockley Susan Price’s Twitter: @SusanPriceRD Susan Price’ Instagram: @dietitian_susan

After over three years of hosting The Dietitian Café podcast, Harriet is stepping away as host. In Harriet's own words, "while the decision is bittersweet, I am grateful to have been a part of the launch and growth of this podcast over the last three years and know the podcast will be in great hands moving forward." Harriet is a registered dietitian, and founder of the award-winning medical and nutrition communications agency, HRS Communications. After over three years of hosting The Dietitian Café podcast, Harriet is stepping away and The Dietitian Café will welcome Corrine Toyn, another member of the HRS team. She offered expertise within her field of work, as well as a friendly and relatable personality, making her the perfect host to launch and grow this podcast. Corrine is a registered dietitian and marketing specialist who is on a mission to grow food, drink and wellness brands that are as passionate about improving health as she is.

To mark coeliac awareness week, I’m chatting to an award-winning gastroenterology dietitian all about the hot topic of having gluten-free (GF) foods on prescription; is it necessary? Is there an element of a postcode lottery involved? Should it be based on income? Listen on to hear more. Research highlights that around 1 in 100 people in the UK have coeliac disease. As we know, the management of coeliac disease requires a strict GF diet, but with the cheapest loaf of GF bread being over 7x more expensive than the least expensive non-gluten loaf and the current cost of living crisis, the question of whether GF foods should be accessible on prescription is an important one. To discuss this topic, we're delighted to welcome the brilliant coeliac dietitian, Cristian Costas Batlle. Cristian is a gastroenterology dietitian specialising in coeliac disease and works at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He currently runs the dietitian-led coeliac service in his hospital with the support of the gastroenterologists and he built this service in 2019. In 2020 he was awarded with the national GUTS UK and Dr. Falk dietitian recognition award for improving patient care in gastroenterology through the dietitian-led coeliac service he has constructed in Bradford. In 2021 he was also a Complete Nutrition double award winner as Clinical Nutrition Professional of the Year and Social Media Personality of the Year for his work in the field of coeliac disease. His particular areas of interest are coeliac disease, gluten-related disorders, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. Cristian is also passionate about raising awareness of coeliac disease on social media as well as being involved in coeliac disease research, and he guest lectures at universities on coeliac disease and service development. Show Notes: Cristian’s Instagram: @coeliac_dietitian Cristian’s Twitter: @cristiancostasb Cristian’s LinkedIn: Cristian Costas Batlle Website: https://www.bda.uk.com/find-a-dietitian/cristian-costas-batlle-london-england-12490.html Coeliac UK: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/home/

In today’s interview episode, we’re talking all things inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including discussions around the importance of an early diagnosis, how the multidisciplinary team works together in this area and the common misconceptions our guests hear about IBD. This episode will also explore the work and research of Crohn’s and Colitis UK – a UK-based charity that aims to bring awareness, support, and advice to those affected by these conditions. To discuss this topic, I am delighted to be joined by two brilliant HCPs in the world of IBD – Rachel Ainley and Isobel Mason. Rachel is the Head of Research and Evidence at Crohn’s & Colitis UK, the UK’s leading charity for Crohn’s and Colitis. She leads their work across evidence and insight, research and quality improvement. Before joining Crohn’s & Colitis UK she spent three years working for the British Embassy in Beijing where she was responsible for collaboration between the UK and China on health, drawing on her background as a GP. Isobel Mason works as a Nurse Consultant in Gastroenterology, at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust leading liver and digestive health nursing services. The department is one of the busiest advanced and specialist nursing services in the Trust and involves 36 nurse specialists and practitioners working as part of the multidisciplinary team in all areas of gastroenterology, nutrition, hepatology and endoscopy nursing. Isobel leads the service, supporting and developing nurses and making strategic decisions about improving and advancing nursing practice. Her clinical role previously included busy inflammatory bowel disease nursing service which is now run day-to-day by three other nurse specialists. Isobel also runs clinics for patients with dyspepsia, coeliac disease, iron deficiency anaemia and a family history of colorectal cancer. She also works alongside other nurse consultants within the Trust developing frameworks and educational events for those in advanced and specialist roles. Isobel was chair of the RCN Crohn’s and Colitis special interest group until January 2009 and in this role represented the RCN in the development of the original Quality Care Standards for IBD care and published the first national audit of IBD nursing activity. She was chair of the RCN Gastrointestinal Nursing Forum from May 2011 until May 2019 and her work with the Forum resulted in the RCN Award of Merit in 2018. In 2016, she started a secondment with Crohns & Colitis UK, to lead and shape their IBD nursing strategy. Launched with an impactful campaign ‘More nurses – Better care’ Isobel’s role involves national campaigning, supporting nurses currently in post across the UK, developing career frameworks and case load modelling in advanced and specialist practice and patient co-production. The aim is that all those living with IBD have access to a suitably qualified nurse specialist. Show Notes: Crohn’s & Colitis UK Website: www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/HCP Twitter: @CrohnsColitisUK Guest socials: Rachel’s Twitter: @RachelAinley81 Isobel’s Twitter: @Isobelgastro

If you’re a healthcare professional and interested in the idea of working for a patient organisation or just curious about what goes on behind the scenes, this is the episode for you! We’ll chat to our guest about their role as the Dietitian Advisor at The National Society for Phenylketonuria (NSPKU) and discuss their experiences and learnings over the years. PKU is a rare inherited disorder with diet being the main treatment - you may have heard it discussed one of our recent episodes with Louise Robertson and Sarah Howe – and the NSPKU is a patient organisation that exists to help and support people with PKU, their families and carers. We’re particularly excited to be chatting today about the NSPKU as its celebrating it’s 50th birthday this year! Suzanne Ford has been a dietitian in the NHS for over 25 years, and for 5 years she has been the Dietitian Advisor to NSPKU. Suzanne works in the NHS providing a service to adults with various metabolic disorders in Bristol. The NSPKU is developing reliable and trusted information about PKU for the community – please go to NSPKU website and follow on NSPKU twitter. Show Notes: Guest socials: Suzanne’s Twitter: @SuzanneFord19 NSPKU website: https://nspku.org NSPKU Instagram: @nspku NSPKU Twitter: @NSPKU

For today’s big dietetic debate, we're delighted to be joined by registered nutritionist and co-founder of the complete nutrition food company Huel, James Collier. James has 30 years of experience working in nutrition and dietetics - as a clinical dietitian for the NHS, a nutrition consultant in the fitness industry, and, most recently, co-founding Huel. I’m sure many of you have will be familiar with Huel and have seen their products everywhere from supermarket shelves to vending machines in airports! Huel was started in 2015 with a mission to make nutritionally complete, convenient, affordable food, with minimal impact on animals and the environment. James is the perfect guest for this episode as we chat about the role of powered and ready-to-drink shakes and ask the controversial question, should they replace traditional meals? James is a Registered Nutritionist and Co-Founder of the complete nutrition food company Huel. James has 30 years of experience working in nutrition and dietetics. Prior to Huel, his focus was nutrition in the fitness industry including providing advice to athletes including several who competed at elite level. James has also worked for the NHS as a clinical dietitian for over 7 years, covering an array of clinical areas such as intensive care nutrition, weight control, diabetes and enteral tube feeding, and with care homes assisting with their nutrition policies and menu development. He's also the author of the forthcoming book Thought For Food which explores what individuals can do to improve their food choice to benefit their own physical and mental health whilst making sound environmental and ethical decisions. Show Notes: Guest socials: Twitter: @JamesCollierMT Instagram: @jamescollierrnutr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-collier-a717604/ Huel website: https://huel.com/ Huel research: A Pilot Pre and Post 4 Week Intervention Evaluating the Effect of a Proprietary, Powdered, Plant Based Food on Micronutrient Status, Dietary Intake, and Markers of Health in a Healthy Adult Population: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.945622/full ‘The Dark Side of Sustainable Eating’ article by James Collier: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dark-side-sustainable-eating-james-collier/

If you’re a business owner and interested in the idea of working with dietetic interns, or even a dietetic student looking to gain an insight into what an internship might be like, this episode is for you! We’ll chat to our guest about the benefits to both parties of dietetic internships, the support that interns need and the key learnings from their experience. We are delighted to welcome a returning guest for this episode; they first appeared on the podcast at the beginning of 2021 and they’re back today to talk all things dietetic interns… it’s Nichola Ludlam-Raine! Nichola is a Specialist Registered Dietitian with over 14 years of clinical experience working for the NHS as well as privately. Nichola has a 1st class BSc honours in Sport & Exercise Science from Loughborough University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics from Leeds, an MSc in Health Science and she is a published author in the Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics. Nichola has also obtained a diploma in Diabetes Management in Primary Care as well as certificate in Personal Training, with pre and postnatal specialism. Nichola frequently features on live as well as pre-recorded T.V. and she is a regular on the BBC Breakfast sofa. Dietetically Nichola specialises in the area of weight management, diabetes, bariatric surgery and maternity obesity. She splits her time between the NHS, a private hospital and her freelance and media work. Online, Nichola is a well-known nutrition, health and fitness influencer as well as award winning (verified) food blogger (@nicsnutrition), and also mummy blogger (@mummynutrition), posting a variety of health and lifestyle content to over 100,000 followers across her social media platforms. Nichola is a regular speaker at events, has worked with some of the biggest brands in the food industry and is frequently asked to provide quotes and articles to tabloids, magazines and health websites. Nichola promotes all foods to be eaten in moderation as a part of a healthy balanced diet, and she believes that variety is the spice of life. Show Notes: Guest socials: Twitter and Instagram: @nicsnutrition and @mummynutrition Website: https://nicsnutrition.com NutriTribe Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/755611685175457 How to Establish a Freelance Dietitian Course: https://nutritribe-academy-s-school.teachable.com/p/how-to-establish-a-successful-freelance-business/ 10% off discount code for dietitian café listeners: HRS10

For today’s big dietetic debate, we're delighted to be joined by registered nutritionist and regulatory affairs consultant Sue Oldreive. Having been a consultant in this area for 11 years and worked with people such as the probiotic company Symprove, Sue is the perfect guest for this episode as we explore why it’s so challenging to communicate the science of probiotics to consumers. We’ll dig into why the word probiotic is considered a health claim and the impact that this has on companies marketing products, on consumers seeking out these products and on healthcare professionals advising patients. Sue became a consultant in Nutrition and Regulatory affairs 11 years ago – after working for a Global direct sales company, UK retailer and for the UK Government as a Nutritionist and Food Scientist. Her work has been hugely varied from sampling grass in Yorkshire through to briefing Ministers, being the company spokesperson on nutrition and promoting nutrition and product training with many companies. Nowadays, Sue uses her knowledge to help clients find their balance with marketing messages, as well as creating and managing evidence bases for compliance. She will always champion training to anyone who will listen! Sue keeps the demands of work in perspective by living with a high-maintenance husband, a highly curious “almost-adult” and a highly competitive teen. Throw in 3 guinea pigs, 2 horses and one opinionated chicken and you have the context for a successful Food and Nutrition Consultant. Just one final thing before we wrap up today’s episode… An exciting announcement! Are you a dietitian, nutrition professional or student? The BDA Industry Specialist Group has officially been launched! The group will represent dietitians working in all areas of industry where the research, development and product of nutritional products, services, resources and communications are the main outputs. If you’d like to find out more about the group and the committee, visit the BDA website https://www.bda.uk.com/specialist-groups-and-branches/dietitians-in-industry-specialist-group.html and for more regular updates, follow them on LinkedIn (BDA Industry Specialist Group) and Twitter (@BDA_Industry). Thank you for listening to the Dietitian Café podcast, and our next episode will be out soon. Show Notes: Sue’s twitter handle: @SueOldreive https://www.symprove.com/pages/symproveforprofessionals

For today’s big dietetic debate episode, we are thrilled to be joined by two expert guests as we ask, is there a role for ketogenic diets in a clinical setting? Our guests both work within the field of ketogenic diets; one as a Senior Research Fellow and Specialist Paediatric Dietitian at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, and the other as an advanced clinical practitioner, leading the Ketogenic Diet service at Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital. In this episode, we’ll start by recapping what the ketogenic diet is before moving on to discuss the use of the diet in a variety of clinical conditions, as well as some of the guidelines and evidence in this field. It's our pleasure to welcome to the Dietitian Café, Dr Natasha Schoeler and Victoria Whiteley. Natasha is a Senior Research Fellow and Specialist Paediatric Dietitian at Great Ormond Street. She specialises in the area of ketogenic diet therapies for neurological conditions and has worked on genetic laboratory and bioinformatics work, clinical trials, meta-analysis and qualitative research. She completed her PhD on genetic predictors of response to ketogenic diets in 2014 and I’m the Founder and Chair of the Ketogenic Dietitians Research Network. Victoria is a Dietitian working in an advanced clinical practitioner role, leading the Ketogenic Diet service at Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital. She has 19 years of experience within the NHS, specialising in Ketogenic diet therapy for the last 11 years since she set up the service at the Children's hospital. The service is one of the biggest in the UK supporting children and young people with drug-resistant epilepsy and those with underlying neurometabolic conditions. In addition to her clinical role, she is also heavily involved in research, and is co-Chair of the ketogenic dietitian's research network with Natasha. She is also a member of the medical board for GLUT-1 UK and a trustee for the Daisy Garland charity. She has recently embarked on a pre-doctoral fellowship with NIHR with the aim of completing a health economic analysis of the ketogenic diet in the management of epilepsy. Show Notes: Guest twitter handles: Natasha: @Natashaschoeler Victoria: @vwhiteley Useful twitter accounts: @KDRN_online @matthewsfriends @thedaisygarland @ketocollege @BDA_Dietitians @BDA_Paediatrics Useful webpages: Ketogenic Dietitians Research Network: https://kdrn.co.uk/ Mathews friends: https://www.matthewsfriends.org/ The Daisy Garland: https://www.thedaisygarland.org.uk/ Research papers: 1. Use of ketogenic diet therapy in infants with epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2020). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32452537/ 2. Nice to know: impact of NICE guidelines on ketogenic diet services nationwide (2019). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31429508/ 3. Recent evidence on KD and cancer: a. Ketogenic diet in the treatment of cancer – Where do we stand? (2019). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7056920/ b. Cancer Treatment with the Ketogenic Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Animal Studies (2021). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8219874/ c. Molecular Mechanisms for Ketone Body Metabolism, Signalling Functions, and Therapeutic Potential in Cancer (2022). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9694619/ d. Ketogenic Diets and Cancer: Emerging Evidence (2017). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6375425/

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the increasingly popular topic of nutraceuticals and exploring if they really are all they’re cracked up to be. We’ll chat to our guest about the basics of nutraceuticals, asking how they’re defined and regulated before looking ahead to what the future holds for this area of dietetics. We’ll also discuss the work our guest does with nutraceuticals in her role as a dietitian. To discuss this topic, we're delighted to be joined by award-winning consultant dietitian Sophie Medlin. Sophie is no stranger to the dietitian café podcast, having appeared on one of our very first episodes, and we are honoured to welcome her back! Sophie Medlin is an award-winning consultant dietitian with over 15 years of experience across the NHS, academic and private medical sector. During her time lecturing at King's College London, Sophie was inspired by the work of ground-breaking academic dietitians to start her own clinic - CityDietitians - so that the general public could access and benefit from their knowledge and expertise to improve their health. CityDietitians now offers a team of 11 specialist dietitians all with different areas of medical expertise. Sophie continues to lecture at universities across the country, supporting the education of new generations of dietitians. Alongside her clinical work, Sophie runs a consultancy business, formulating nutritional supplements and probiotic products. Using a combination of her academic knowledge and practical client experience Sophie builds her bespoke products to meet the highest standards to meet a range of dietary needs. Sophie is also well known for her media work and has been featured on TV programmes such as Inside The Factory, The One Show, How to Lose Weight Well, and many more. In 2023, Sophie featured as the dietitian in the groundbreaking gut health show “Know your Sh*t” on Channel 4. She is also recognised for her work dispelling myths and fads on social media and raising awareness of gut health issues. In her spare time (of which there isn’t much these days!), Sophie walks and runs with her beautiful dog Otis and enjoys weightlifting. She loves to cook and eat delicious food and find new restaurants with her friends and family as well as attending stand-up comedy nights. Show Notes Sophie Medlin’s social’s: Website: www.citydietitians.co.uk Instagram: @sophiedietitian Twitter: @SophieDietitian HEIGHTS website: https://www.yourheights.com

In today’s episode, we’re delighted to be joined by the one and only Charlotte Stirling-Reed, best known to many as “The Baby & Child Nutritionist! Charlotte is a registered nutritionist, the owner of consultancy SR Nutrition and twice a Sunday Times bestselling author. In this episode we’ll chat to Charlotte about everything from the importance of toddlers developing a positive relationship with food and eating out and about with toddlers, to Charlotte’s work with Joe Wicks on Wean In 15. Charlotte has supported thousands of families with feeding their babies, toddlers and young children, especially since her audience has grown on social media. For parents looking for help with feeding their baby or toddler, Charlotte has created lots of free resources on this site to help at each stage of the feeding journey. Charlotte has written two books; “How to Wean Your Baby” which aims to give parents the knowledge to feed their baby with confidence and her most recent book “How to Feed Your Toddler” which is a complete guide to overcoming the common hurdles to help children develop a positive relationship with food. Show Notes: Charlotte’s website: https://www.srnutrition.co.uk Charlotte’s socials: Instagram: @sr_nutrition Twitter: @SR_Nutrition Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SRNutrition Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY-ly4xy6JSeVskGEN2IIbg Tik tok: @srnutrition

In today’s episode, we’re discussing all things gut health and fibre. We’ll start by talking to our guest about their career before diving into today’s topic. We’ll discuss the latest research in the field of gut health, misconceptions around the topic and practical tips for diversifying the gut microbiome, for you and your patients. To discuss this subject, we're delighted to be joined by none other than registered dietitian and gut health specialist Dr Megan Rossi. Dr Megan Rossi, founder of The Gut Health Doctor, is considered one of the most influential gut health specialists internationally. A Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist for the last decade with an award-winning PhD in gut health, which was recognised for its contribution to science, receiving the Dean’s Award for outstanding research. As a leading Research Fellow at King’s College London, Megan is currently investigating nutrition-based therapies in gut health, receiving over £2.5Million in research funding and publishing over 30 scientific papers to date. Frustrated that her findings weren’t reaching the public and seeing fad and potentially dangerous misinformation on gut health being spread, Megan took to social media to share credible, evidence-based advice and has built an engaged community of over 390,000 people so far. Her debut book, Eat Yourself Healthy (UK, Aus & Europe) and Love Your Gut (US & Canada), was first published in September 2019 as an easy-to-digest guide to gut health and beyond, immediately becoming a Sunday Times bestseller. Her new book, Eat More, Live Well (UK, Aus & Europe) and How To Eat More Plants (US & Canada) was also an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Megan founded The Gut Health Clinic in London, where she leads a team of gut-specialist dietitians, as well as creating her own multi award-winning gut health food brand Bio&Me to bridge the gap between science and the food industry. Megan also has her own weekly column with the UK’s biggest selling newspaper, The Daily Mail, and regularly appears on UK’s most loved daytime TV show, This Morning. Show Notes: Gut health expert, Dr Megan Rossi, highlights the importance of diverse ingredients, in collaboration with PepsiCo Health & Nutrition Science. To find out more on PepsiCo’s product innovation and renovation work through the health and nutrition sciences team: www.pepsico.co.uk Dr Megan Rossi’s socials: Website: www.theguthealthdoctor.com Twitter: @TheGutHealthDoc Instagram: @TheGutHealthDoctor

In this episode, we shine a light on the dietetic speciality of inherited metabolic disorders. We sit down to explore the range of patients and conditions that dietitians manage in this speciality including phenylketonuria (PKU) and galactosaemia. We unpack the importance of diet in inherited metabolic disorders and discuss the advancements in management over recent years. Joining me today to delve into this topic are specialist inherited metabolic disorders dietitians Louise Robertson and Sarah Howe. In 2015 Sarah and Louise set up a dietetic blog called ‘Dietitian’s Life’ and have been working together ever since. The blog covers a mixture of general nutrition and PKU and has led to some amazing opportunities; in fact, they now have a regular column in the NHD magazine! Sarah has been working in Inherited Metabolic Disorders since 2010 and has never looked back. She qualified as a Dietitian in 2008, after completing a Biology Degree at York University, followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics at Leeds Met University. Prior to this current role she worked in gastroenterology, oncology and haematology. Sarah has an interest in Glycogen Storage Disorders, Tyrosinaemia and Alstrom Syndrome and looks after these cohorts of patients in her role. In her spare time, she is a busy Mum of 3 children, loves to exercise, run, journal and is learning to play the piano. Louise is a specialist dietitian in Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Birmingham where she helped set up the service in 2008. She qualified as a dietitian in 2002 from the University of Surrey. Louise is also the dietitian for the Galactosaemia Support Group in the UK and she is on the committee for the dietitians group of the British Intertied Metabolic Diseases Group (BIMDG). She regularly presents at conferences at home and abroad, writes articles and with Sarah, coordinated and contributed to the new section ‘Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Adults’ in the 2015 and 2019 editions of The Manual of Dietetic Practice and the complementary ‘Case Studies’ book. Louise has 2 daughters, plays the cello in her local amateur orchestra and took up sewing during lockdown! Show notes BIMDG Dietitians Group: https://bimdg.org.uk/site/dietitians.asp NSPKU: https://nspku.org Galactosaemia Support Group: https://www.galactosaemia.org Metabolic Support UK: https://www.metabolicsupportuk.org/ Dietetic Management of Adults with Phenylketonuria (PKU) in the UK: A Care Consensus Document: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8838652/ Dietitian’s Life (Sarah and Louise’s blog): https://www.dietitianslife.com/ www.facebook.com/dietitianslife/ Guest socials: Sarah’s Twitter: @metabolicSarah and @RunJumpScrap Louise’s Instagram: @dietitians_life Louise’s Twitter: @louisedietitian

In today’s episode we’re discussing the somewhat controversial legislation around calorie labelling on menus; unpacking the origin of this law and the evidence behind it. We’ll also explore the law’s impacts on public health and the food industry, as well as the consequences for those living with an eating disorder. To discuss this topic, I’m delighted to be joined by specialist dietitian and clinical advisor at the UK’s eating disorders charity BEAT, Sarah Fuller, and advanced specialist dietitian in obesity and bariatric surgery, Deepti Loomba. Sarah is a specialist eating disorders dietitian who has worked with children and young people with eating disorders for over 15 years. Sarah is a clinical advisor to BEAT the national eating disorders charity. Sarah has two research interests and has published papers in both areas, veganism in eating disorders and feeding under restraint in inpatient settings. Sarah is received funding from NHS England for her research and is currently working at Imperial College London for this. Sarah was also placed on the British Dietetic Association’s Roll of Honour in 2020 for her research into feeding under restraint. Sarah has a number of teaching positions at the Royal College of Paediatrics education regarding eating disorders, at Health Education England’s national eating disorders teaching programme and an honorary contract at the University of Northampton for their Child and Adolescent Mental Health master’s programme. Deepti is a specialist in weight management, hormone-driven conditions and Bariatric Surgery. She has worked as a Senior Dietitian and Weight Management Specialist Dietitian in a complex weight loss program where she supports other clinicians in ensuring that we continue as a team to provide optimal delivery of dietetic care to individuals. She has helped many individuals to better manage their type 2 diabetes, cholesterol levels, blood pressure and supports others in preventing and better managing their chronic conditions. She has achieved exceptional results as she believes it is not a one method that fits all as weight loss stems further than just to simply ‘eat less and move more’. She provides personalised care and shapes others knowledge to improve various markers of health. Deepti’s passion is to empower individuals to gain knowledge and confidence to manage their health conditions and to sustain habits for life long. She finds it incredibly rewarding to improve an individual quality of life and to help others reach their desirable goals. As a result of her progressive career in the NHS, digital healthcare and private sector, she has extensive knowledge in dietary counselling and supporting various conditions. She frequently supports those in achieving sustainable weight loss in the following areas: emotional eating, type 2 diabetes (inc. remission), polycystic ovarian syndrome, plant – based diet, metabolic diseases and can adapt to a cultural diet. She also maintains an active lifestyle and completed an additional qualification to become a personal trainer. Prior to this role, she worked as a leading dietitian in a GP setting this was commissioned by the CCG Provider due to the desirable health outcomes achieved across the board of Hayes Borough for all registered individuals to the GP Practice. Show Notes: Calorie Labelling information: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-calorie-labelling-rules-come-into-force-to-improve-nations-health Research paper - Energy (calorie) labelling for healthier selection and consumption of food or alcohol: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD014845/full Beat’s website: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ Guest socials: Sarah’s twitter: @ChattyDietitian Deepti’s Instagram: Deepti Loomba RD PT (@dietitian_deepti) • Instagram photos and videos

In today’s episode we’re discussing the law to ban junk food advertising online and before 9pm on TV; unpacking the origin of this law and the evidence behind it. We’ll also explore the law’s impacts on public health and the food industry. To discuss this topic, we're delighted to be joined by registered nutritionist and owner of The Nutrition Consultant, Charlotte Radcliffe. Charlotte Radcliffe is a registered nutritionist and has over 20 years’ experience in nutrition and health, strategy development, nutrition analysis, regulatory affairs, and food retailing/catering. She runs a highly successful nutrition consultancy (The Nutrition Consultant), which specialises in the provision of evidence-based nutrition services for the retail and hospitality sectors. Charlotte works with a wide variety of food brands both here in the UK and internationally, including many of the world’s most recognised restaurants, retailers, & manufacturers, along with innovation companies, charities, PR companies and the media. Show Notes: • Biteback 2030: https://www.biteback2030.com • Action on sugar: https://www.actiononsugar.org • Action on salt: https://www.actiononsalt.org.uk • Decrease in Obesity Among Primary Aged Children: https://digital.nhs.uk/news/2022/decrease-in-obesity-among-primary-aged-children-in-2021-22-latest-statistics-show • National Child Measurement Programme 2021/22 School Year Outputs-Action on Sugar: 2022 News Stories - National Child Measurement Programme 2021/22 School Year Outputs - Action on Sugar • Banning Junk Food ads: Commitment Waning in the UK? https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/landia/PIIS2213-8587(22)00185-1.pdf Charlotte Radcliffe Socials: Website: https://thenutritionconsultant.org.uk Instagram: @the_nutrition_consultant Twitter: @Nutr_Consultant Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNutritionConsultant/

In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the importance of nutrition within the fire service, including discussions around food provision in the fire brigade and the impact of prioritising nutrition for firefighters. This episode will also explore nutrition-related health issues that firefighters may experience and delve deeper into the role of nutritionists and how they can support the health and well-being of firefighters. To discuss this topic, We're delighted to be joined by a Registered Nutritionist and Health Improvement Lead at The Fire Fighters Charity, Dr Greg Lessons. Greg’s unique academic and professional background prepared him perfectly for this role, as his MSc and PhD research resulted in the first UK fire station-based nutrition interventions, the first dietary assessment tool validated for UK firefighters and the first firefighter body composition reference charts. Greg is a Registered Nutritionist and currently has a full-time professional role with The Fire Fighters Charity as Health Improvement Lead. He was awarded his PhD in April 2021 and prior to this, spent three years as the first full-time nutritionist in the UK fire service (London Fire Brigade). Before this, Greg served London as a full-time firefighter for 17 years. He was awarded the student prize for ‘best original communication’ at the Nutrition Society Winter Conference in 2017, where he presented his first abstract. In 2019, Greg was named ‘Nutritionist of the year’ by the Caroline Walker Trust, following which he won the Public Sector Catering ‘Health and Nutrition Award’ for his work in the delivery of a clear health and nutrition strategy in the London Fire Brigade. Since February 2019, Greg has also been a part-time associate lecturer at London Metropolitan University where I have taught various areas of Human Nutrition. Show Notes: The Fire Fighters Charity: Website: https://www.firefighterscharity.org.uk/ Instagram: @thefirefighterscharity Twitter: @firefighters999 Greg’s socials: LinkedIn: Greg Lessons PhD Twitter: @Greg_Lessons Instagram: @Greg_Lessons Greg’s research: Full access to Greg’s paper ‘Development of muscle mass and body fat reference curves for white male UK firefighters’ can be found here: https://rdcu.be/cyI9H Published abstracts: • ‘Development and validation of a novel food frequency questionnaire for UK firefighters’ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/development-and-validation-of-a-novel-food-frequency-questionnaire-for-uk-firefighters/0B238FDBF8CD17C5071C389789183130# • ‘BMI demonstrates poor validity against reference measures of proportional and central adiposity for classifying UK firefighter adiposity status’ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/bmi-demonstrates-poor-validity-against-reference-measures-of-proportional-and-central-adiposity-for-classifying-uk-firefighter-adiposity-status/F27EDF107EE76F878E47C5D0E21A82C8 • ‘A fire station-based dietary and lifestyle, controlled intervention for UK firefighter health’ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/fire-stationbased-dietary-and-lifestyle-controlled-intervention-for-uk-firefighter-health/84F1A932F6EFCA092BA3655CDA4127F0 • ‘A kitchen-based cookery workshop intervention to ameliorate the fire station food environment’ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/kitchenbased-cookery-workshop-intervention-to-ameliorate-the-fire-station-food-environment/24880066C918D16BE6706676836A70D9 • ‘A dietary and lifestyle worksite intervention to reduce high prevalence of overweight and obesity for London firefighters’ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/dietary-and-lifestyle-worksite-intervention-to-reduce-high-prevalence-of-overweight-and-obesity-for-london-firefighters/B0C6F644FCAA0793C31A3C2AC6BBB6ED

After many of our dietitian listeners will have recently renewed for another few years with the HCPC, continued professional development (CPD) may well be at the forefront of your mind. In today’s episode, we sit down with two people - Donna Fielder & Jen Fielder who are actively working to make CPD a hassle-free task for allied health professionals. We’ll dive into the world of CPD, discussing if there are gold standard methods for recording, the main barriers to undertaking CPD and hearing our guests’ top tips for building a CPD portfolio to be proud of. Donna is a content producer for Julia Can Help, a platform designed to help allied health professionals (AHPs) record, reflect and report on their CPD. As part of this role, she's interviewed a wide range of AHP’s about their CPD experiences, and how this has supported their career progression. Jen graduated as a dietitian from the University of Surrey in 2002, before working for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at Addenbrookes Hospital. She moved to the south coast in 2003 to take up a position in the newly created Community Nutrition Support Dietetic Team. Over the years, she has progressed to become the Team Lead for the Community Nutrition Support Dietetic Team and the team has now expanded to provide community nutrition support services across East Sussex by a team of Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants. More recently, Jen has been successful in securing a secondment as Interim Professional Lead for the Nutrition and Dietetic Department at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Her specialist interest areas include home enteral tube feeding, MND and the education and development of both established and student dietitians. Show Notes: For official guidance on CPD requirements for dietitians please visit: • https://www.hcpc-uk.org/cpd/ • https://www.bda.uk.com/practice-and-education/education/your-cpd.html To explore how Julia can help you manage your CPD, and to sign up for a two-week free trial, visit: https://www.juliacanhelp.com/ or follow Julia on Twitter @CPDJulia or Instagram @juliacanhelp For guidance and inspiration on CPD activities check out the Julia magazine and resources webpage: https://www.juliacanhelp.com/magazine

In today’s episode, Harriet is joined by Dr Paul McArdle to discuss a topic that’s garnered multiple recent headlines – Artificial sweeteners. We’ll start by unpacking the basics including the history of non-sugar sweeteners and how they’re defined, before moving onto some of the myths and confusion surrounding this topic. Paul is a leading UK Registered Dietitian and a specialist in diabetes, weight management and mental health with over 20 years of experience. He's passionate about high-quality, evidence-based patient care and was part of the guideline development group for the 2018 Evidence-Based Nutrition Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in the UK. Paul combines both specialist clinical work and professional leadership within the NHS, with leadership roles at a national level in The British Dietetic Association, alongside freelance work in private practice. Show Notes: Dr Paul McArdle’s Twitter: @PMcArdleRD Dr Paul McArdle’s website: https://www.paulmcardle.co.uk/training-consultancy/ Dr. Paul McArdle, a registered dietitian specialising in diabetes, weight loss, mental health, education & training, is supporting the British Soft Drinks Association to raise awareness of the health benefits of incorporating non-sugar sweeteners into a balanced diet. For more information, head to the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) website: www.britishsoftdrinks.com/LNC-Sweeteners, or visit the Sweeteners Resource Centre: www.britishsoftdrinks.com/Low-no-calorie-sweeteners where a number of downloadable assets are available, with lots of questions on sweeteners answered. Information can also be found on the BSDA’s social channels: Twitter: @BritSoftDrinks Facebook: British Soft Drinks Association Instagram: @britsoftdrinks

In today’s episode, we're joined by a dietitian whose career journey breaks the norm for dietitians - Lucy Jones. Lucy is Vice President Clinical at Oviva, a company transforming the way people access care through their technology. By background, she is an experienced dietitian, having worked in numerous London hospitals and specialises in managing obesity and metabolic syndrome. She's also had many television presenting roles including Channel 4’s The Food Hospital, ITV’s The Alan Titchmarsh Show, BBC1’s Eat Well for Less and Channel 4’s Sugar Rush with Jamie Oliver. In her position as a media spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association, she regularly appears on television, radio and in the written press including on Sky News, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. In 2013, she was named the BDA’s media spokesperson of the Year and Nutrition and Health’s Nutrition writer and Broadcaster of the year. After graduating with 1st class honours in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Lucy went on to complete a Masters in Clinical Research with the University of Manchester. She has also undertaken significant postgraduate training in behaviour change in order to support patients with effective lifestyle changes. Lucy has had an incredibly exciting and varied career and today we’re chatting to her all about her career journey and how she’s explored opportunities outside of the NHS. Show Notes: Lucy Jones twitter: @FoodWhispererRD Oviva website: https://oviva.com/uk/en/ Lucy and Oviva have not been paid or sponsored to appear on this podcast, and neither have an ongoing affiliation with Nualtra.

In today’s episode, we will unpack the topic of calorie counting for people with diabetes. We’ll discuss the benefits as well as explore whether the practice has any harmful consequences with diabetes specialist dietitian and co-founder of the award-winning Carbs & Cals range of books and app, Chris Cheyette. Chris has worked as a Diabetes Specialist Dietitian within the NHS for over 20 years with a wide range of patients living with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. He is widely published, including several articles in academic journals on weight management and diabetes. In 2009, Chris founded Chello Publishing Limited with photographer and designer Yello Balolia, to publish their bestselling book Carbs & Cals; the range has won multiple awards. He has also won a number of national awards which include the 2011 British Dietetic Association (BDA) Dame Barbara Clayton Award for innovation, the 2019 Elizabeth Washington Award for my gestational diabetes book and most recently the BDAs 2021 Outstanding Achiever award. In this episode, we’ll also talk to Chris about the inspiration behind the Carbs & Cals series, the process of writing the books and why the books and resources have been so revolutionary. The episode will explore evidence-based type 2 diabetes remission programmes and their use of calorie counting. Show Notes: info@carbsandcals.com Diabetes Remission www.england.nhs.uk/diabetes/treatm…-calorie-diets/ www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk Website: www.carbsandcals.com Facebook: fb.com/CarbsAndCals Twitter: @CarbsAndCals Instagram: @CarbsAndCals

In today’s episode, we’ll explore the role of a food service dietitian including discussion around what a typical day looks like and who they work with on a regular basis. We’ll dive deeper into hospital menus and unpack how food service dietitians ensure that menus are healthy and palatable for patients with different requirements. We’ll gain an insight into what NHS hospitals typically spend on meals and explore how cost-effective menus are created. Today we're delighted to be joined by Elise Kelly, a Registered Specialist Food Service Dietitian with over ten years of experience across a variety of roles, from clinical dietetics to digital health coaching. Elise is the perfect guest for this interview as her focus is on improving the hospital food service within the NHS. She has developed many menus to better cater to patients’ medical, religious, and cultural needs as she recognises nutrition is a crucial part of patient recovery. Elise has worked as a catering dietitian across ten major London hospitals and has trained hundreds of front-line staff in managing patient special dietary requirements. She is a member of the British Dietetics Association’s Food Services Specialist Group (FSSG) committee and deputy chair of the third edition of the Nutrition and Hydration Digest. Elise is also part of the team behind Nutridex.org.uk, which is an online platform that is standardising the way nutrition information is published so that food and health professionals can effectively meet people’s dietary needs. We’ll talk to Elise about her journey into her current role, exploring what attracted her to food service dietetics and how she got to where she is today. Show Notes: Websites: https://www.thefoodservicedietitian.com https://www.nutridex.org.uk

In today’s episode Harriet is joined by Jennifer Low and Priya Tew. We explore the diet trends taking off this summer, their origins and whether there is any truth behind them. We’ll discuss with our guests why they think summer diet trends have become so popular, the influence of social media and whether they think certain demographics of people are more prone to following these diets. We will also touch upon the impact of COVID-19 on people’s susceptibility to summer diet trends this year. Jen has been a registered dietitian for over 15 years. She specialises in eating disorders and disordered eating, as well as bariatric surgery, weight management (and intuitive eating) and irritable bowel syndrome. She works solely in private practice now and within that capacity, she also consults for an NHS eating disorder service. Jen's background is a degree in Psychology, MSc in Nutrition and PgDip in Dietetics, so has naturally gravitated towards the mental health aspect of dietetic therapy. Priya is a registered dietitian with wide-ranging experience both within the NHS and as a freelance dietitian. She is probably best known from the BBC’s Eat Well for Less and has also had a number of other TV appearances including for Channel 4’s Inside the Superbrands and Embarrassing Bodies. Priya is the author of two books, ‘The Dash Diet and ‘The Complete Low FODMAP Diet Plan’, which she wrote during lockdown, and in 2020 she gave the annual Elsie Widdowson Lecture. Priya likes to offer an inventive and fresh approach to nutrition. We’ll talk to Jen and Priya about the challenges their patients are faced with when trying to follow a more balanced diet and discuss why temporary diet fixes have become popular. We’ll also explore the dangers associated with diet trends and the role of healthcare professionals in educating people on the potential harm they can cause. Show Notes: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Disordered-Eating Priya Tew: IG: @priya_tew Twitter: @PriyaTew Website: https://www.dietitianuk.co.uk Jen Low: IG: @dietitian_jen Twitter: @dietitian_jenl Website: www.jlnutritionclinic.com

In this episode, Harriet is joined by Lead Dietitian for Adult Learning Disabilities, Angela Norris. Angela Norris is Professional Head of Dietetics at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust (Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Trust). She qualified as a dietitian in 2006 and has worked for TEWV for eleven years, working in Mental Health Services for Older People, Adult Mental Health and Learning Disabilities. In this episode we’ll talk to Angela about what her motivations were to become a dietitian for adults with learning disabilities, what the role entails and hear more about the different types of patients she works with. We’ll discuss whether there is a shortage of dietitians for people with learning disabilities and explore what more still needs to be done to ensure that people with learning disabilities are not forgotten within the healthcare system. Show notes: • https://www.bda.uk.com/specialist-groups-and-branches/mental-health-specialist-group/learning-disabilities.html • Current vacancies - Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (tewv.nhs.uk) • Learning Disability - Down's Syndrome - Williams syndrome | Mencap • https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/what-do-dietitians-need-to-know-when-seeing-a-patient-with-a-learning-disability.html

Today we're delighted to be joined by registered dietitian and the incoming chair of the British Dietetic Association sustainable diets group,Tanya Haffner to discuss all things sustainable diets. Tanya is an Irish born, UK-trained dietitian and nutritionist. She previously founded Nutrilicious Communications, the first solely dedicated nutrition communications agency in the UK, which has supported multiple change agents in food and health for over 20 years. Now, the culmination of her mission to help everyone to eat well is the award-winning MyNutriWeb.com, which uses all my experience and network, curating and running authentic influential learning and dialogue events, including traditional conferences, policy, networking, and training opportunities. Tanya was awarded the Caroline Walker Trust Award for Freelance Nutritionist of the Year 2021 which recognises distinctive and outstanding work in promoting public health which maintains and advances the standards of food and nutrition. She's recently taken up the role of chair of the BDA Sustainable diets group and is looking forward to working with the BDA to help advance the profession's impact on sustainable eating. In today’s episode, we’ll discuss what is meant by a sustainable diet, what the future holds for sustainable diets and whether climate change is really an issue for dietitians to tackle. Show Notes: Website: mynutriweb.com Social media: @mynutriweb

Today we're delighted to be joined by the creator of Nutrition Social, Amanda Finch to dive deeper into the topic of using social media as a healthcare professional. After a successful career in a media agency, Amanda decided to do an MSc in Global Public Health Nutrition and retrain as a nutritionist. After identifying a gap in the market to help health professionals gain confidence in transferring their business online, Nutrition Social was born. Nutrition Social helps nutritionists and health professionals gain confidence, save time, and leverage their professional social media platforms to get clients. Nutrition Social offers 1:1s, social audits, content creation options and more. Amanda is a Registered Associate Nutritionist and has helped many business owners gain more visibility online, sign more clients and gain more confidence when using social media. In today’s episode we’ll discuss networking via social media, what constitutes realistic growth of your social media and which platforms you should be investing in. We’ll talk to Amanda about her unconventional journey to becoming a nutritionist, what her current role involves and why she’s so passionate about it. Guest handles: Instagram: @nutritionsocial Twitter: @Nutrsocial Website: https:/www.nutritionsocial.co.uk/

In today’s big dietetic debate, we’re looking at Natasha’s Law and considering how we protect the public from food allergens. We're delighted to the joined an expert in children’s cow’s milk allergy, dietitian Lydia Collins-Hussey and the founder of Tiny Tots Nutrition, Paula Hallam. Lydia graduated from the University of Plymouth with BSc (Hons) Dietetics in 2013 and started her dietetic career at Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and moved quickly into a paediatrics ward, where her passion for food allergy started. She worked for four years at Oviva UK Ltd in the CMPA programme where she went onto win the Barry Kay Award in Allied Health at the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2019 for her work in NHS Grampian. She later joined AllergyUK in May 2021 as a Dietetic Advisor and more recently moved into a research allergy role at the University of Glasgow. Outside of work, she is the secretary for the BDA Food Allergy Specialist Group. Paula is a Specialist Paediatric Dietitian and founder of Tiny Tots Nutrition. She is passionate about helping families of children with food allergies to navigate the journey of managing their food allergies safely and providing optimal nutrition for growth and development. She has been a paediatric dietitian for over 20 years, gaining a wide range of experience working in many different settings such as charities, private practice, hospitals including Great Ormond Street Hospital and Evelina Children’s Hospital. She is currently work part-time at King's College London as part of the Allergy Research team, based at St Thomas' Hospital, as well as running her business/private practice Tiny Tots Nutrition. We’ll talk to Lydia and Paula about what led them both to specialise in food allergies, discuss what their current roles involve and explore what they think still needs to be done to further protect the public from allergens. Without further ado, welcome Lydia & Paula. Guest handles:  Lydia: IG: @themilkallergydietitian Twitter: @lydiadietitian W: www.themilkallergydietitian.com Paula: IG: @tinytotsnutrition Twitter: @kids_dietitian W: www.tinytotsnutrition.co.uk    Show Notes: • EAACI food prevention guideline: EAACI guideline: Preventing the development of food allergy in infants and young children (2020 update) - Halken - 2021 - Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - Wiley Online Library • LEAP study: Randomized Trial of Peanut Consumption in Infants at Risk for Peanut Allergy | NEJM • EAT study: Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) study: Feasibility of an early allergenic food introduction regimen - PMC (nih.gov) • FSA info on Natasha's Law: Introduction to allergen labelling changes (PPDS) | Food Standards Agency

Personalised nutrition is a controversial topic, but experts argue that the science is there! To coincide with DNA Day on 26th April, in today’s episode we’re talking to personalised nutrition expert Rachel Clarkson. We’ll discuss what personalised nutrition is, the evidence underpinning the concept and explore how personalised nutrition works in practice. Rachel is a Specialist Dietitian in the science of Nutrigenomics, best known as The DNA Dietitian. She is based at Harley Street London where her aim is to empower my patients to eat according to their genes, using my method The DNA Way. My research is published in Epigenetics, and I currently sit on the scientific advisory board of several health apps and guest lecture for the Nutrition & Genetic MSc at St Mary's University in London. In this episode, we’ll talk to Rachel about her personal experiences with personalised nutrition and what her work currently involves. We’ll explore the controversies surrounding this area and discuss whether personalised nutrition is the future of dietetics. Guest handles: IG: @thednadietitian Useful resource: https://go.thednadietitian.com/concepts-to-master-nutrigenomics Useful blog: https://thednadietitian.co.uk/dna-science/listen-to-the-scientists-out-with-general-dietary-advice-and-in-with-a-perfectly-personalised-diet-based-on-your-dna

In today’s episode, we’re diving into the world of supermarket nutrition. We’ll be exploring how nutritionists working in retail balance commercial goals with nutrition, discussing the impact they can have on public health and considering the role of retailers in changing the nation’s diet. Today we're delighted to be joined by Health Manager Dr Emma Williams to shine a spotlight on the role of a nutritionist within the supermarket setting. Emma is a Health Manager at Waitrose & Partners, where she has have worked for over 7 years. She studied at the University of Ulster in Coleraine Northern Ireland where she graduated with a first-class honours degree (BSc) in Food Technology & Management and a Doctorate in Human Nutrition (DPhil). She has over 20 years’ experience in food science, nutrition and health, food manufacturing, academia, clinical research, nutrition science communications and food retailing. In this episode, we’ll talk to Emma about her personal experiences working as a Health Manger, discuss what her role involves and ask for her advice for listeners wanting to pursue a similar role. Guest handles: IG: @withpeasplease Twitter: @FoodDoctor_Emma Show notes: Twitter: @FoodDoctor_Emma https://www.linkedin.com/in/dremmawilliams/?originalSubdomain=uk Nutritionists in Industry: http://www.nii.org.uk/ https://www.waitrose.com/healthyeating

Dietitians are in demand across the world, making emigrating to another country an exciting option to be explored. With COVID travel restrictions lifting, dietitians may be thinking about their options of working in a different country. For today’s episode, we’ve brought together two leading UK trained dietitians to explain their journey of emigrating and working as dietitians in Australia. I’m delighted to be joined today by Adele Hug and Peter Collins to discuss the transition of UK to Oz. Adele is a UK trained Specialist Oncology Dietitian with a varied career across the NHS, charity, private and community settings. She is a committee member for the UK for the Oncology Group of EFAD (European Federation of Associations of Dietitians). After having returned home to Perth, Western Australia in 2021, she is currently working freelance in digital health for Onkohealth and with World Cancer Research Fund UK within their survivorship service whilst studying to join Dietitians Australia's Accredited Practicing Dietitian Programme. Peter is a UK trained dietitian and completed his PhD in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton. For the last 10 years, he has been living and working in Brisbane, Australia and has worked as a Senior Lecturer in Dietetics. Currently, he works as a Senior Clinical Dietitian, and is acting Team Leader at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane. He is passionate about clinical dietetics, from education and training the next generations of dietitians through to impactful research shaping dietetic practice. Peter founded the Dietitian Network, an online community that brings together dietitians from around the world, as he was was aware of the power of networking and the impact dietitians can have when they share their expertise with colleagues. In this episode, we’ll talk to Peter and Adele about their experiences packing up their life and moving across the world. We’ll discuss the things dietitians need to consider regarding registration and how different dietetics is across the pond. We’ll also explore how dietitians can work globally using a virtual practice.

The International Dysphagia Diet Standard Initiative (IDDSI) supply a framework that provides a common terminology to describe food textures and drink thicknesses for people with dysphagia. The IDDSI framework has been in place for three years and has helped dysphagia management considerably, but it has also brought several important questions to the surface. Niamh is a Dysphagia chef and set up Dining with Dignity in 2019 to provide catering and consultancy training in the healthcare sector. She has over 20 years of experience in the catering industry and has developed recipes and methods to suit dysphagia diets. She has also contributed to newspaper articles, webinars, the development of cookbooks for Cancer Research and more recently was asked by the UNESCO Patron for Child & Family Research Centre to submit a chapter in their book ‘Empathy for Ireland’. In this episode, we’ll invite Niamh to share her experience of working as a dysphagia chef and discuss the pros and cons of IDDSI. We’ll talk to Niamh about her personal experiences with IDDSI and explore what action still needs to be taken to improve dysphagia care. Guest Handles IG: @dysphagiachef Twitter: @niamhskitchen Show notes: https://iddsi.org/framework/ https://diningwithdignity.ie/about/

Today, we're delighted to be joined by Sue Brierley-Hobson and Rachel Gibson to explore becoming a dietitian in later life. Sue is the Head of Dietetics in the Central area of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) in North Wales, and the Professional Lead for Nutrition & Dietetics across North Wales. Rachel is a UK Registered Dietitian. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Nutrition and Dietetics from King’s College London in 2013 and completed her PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology at Imperial College London in 2017. In this episode we will be discussing the reasons why both Sue and Rachel switched from their previous careers to dietetics and how they found this change. Sue and Rachel are not alone in coming to dietetics as a second profession; when we were finding guests for this podcast, we heard from dietitians who started out in a variety of different fields including interior design, banking, architecture, teaching and beauty. Guest Handles: T: @brierley_Sue T: @DrRachelG

To coincide with World Cancer Day, we're delighted to be joined for today’s episode by Meredy Birdi to discuss the evolution of nutritional care in cancer. According to the NHS, ‘1 in 2 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime’, making this a particularly relevant topic. In this episode, we will discuss the value of being both a registered dietitian and a registered nutritional therapist in cancer care and the benefits of a more holistic approach to nutrition and wellbeing. We’ll also cover the importance of diet in the prevention of cancer and how cancer care has changed because of the pandemic. Meredy is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritional Therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience in the nutritional support and personalised care of people affected by cancer. She gained expertise working in several university teaching hospitals in the NHS including Addenbrookes’ Hospital, University College London Hospital, The Royal Marsden Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust. She has also worked at Leaders in Oncology Care (LOC) on Harley Street, London, collaborates with several cancer charities, and is the Founder of The Cancer Dietitian. Guest Handles: Instagram handle: @meredythecancerdietitian W: thecancerdietitian.com Show notes: https://www.wcrf.org/diet-and-cancer/interactive-cancer-risk-matrix/ https://www.wcrf.org/diet-and-cancer/continuous-update-project/ https://www.bda.uk.com/specialist-groups-and-branches/oncology-specialist-group.html https://www.bda.uk.com/uploads/assets/bf431192-6587-4bae-aca1fed2ee07c6d5/Myth-Busting-06072020.pdf

Weight stigma is becoming an increasing issue in society, and HCPs should not feel judged on their ability to do their job is based on their appearance. We have brought together a leading researcher on weight stigma amongst HCPs and a dietitian with lived experience of weight stigma amongst fellow dietitians to discuss the important topic of whether there’s a place for overweight dietitians in dietetics. We're delighted to be joined Anne Wright and Stuart Flint on today’s episode. Anne Wright is a Registered Dietitian with over 27 years of international experience. She has worked in a variety of clinical roles and in academia, as a lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics. Anne now works as a freelance dietitian/nutritionist in a range of areas including patient services, online programs, health writing and specialist projects. Dr Stuart W. Flint is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds, President of Scaled Insights and Director of Obesity UK. Stuart is also an Honorary Academic for the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities. He is Chair of the Obesity Policy Engagement Network (UK), and a contributing member to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Obesity and APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood. Stuart contributes evidence to several other APPGs on health and inequalities experiences by marginalised groups and leads work nationally and internationally to highlight the pervasiveness and impact of weight stigma and discrimination. Stuart has developed interventions to reduce these stigmatising attitudes, working with governments, health systems, education, media, charities, and the general population. Stuart is also widely published in high impact journals and is regularly interviewed by media outlets. In today’s episode we will be discussing how to approach the topic of body size, what weight stigma and its consequences are, and how we can challenge weight stigma in the workplace. Twitter: @DrStuartFlint @amdietetics

Ian Marber is one of the best-known and well-regarded nutrition therapists in the UK. He is a best-selling author, award-winning health writer and food expert, known for his practical and balanced approach. Ian founded the Food Doctor in 1999, and since selling the brand in 2012, he has consulted for brands such as Innocent, BOL, and the Soho House Group. He has published 12 nutrition books, most recently Manfood, especially for men. Ian also regularly appears as a nutrition expert on TV and radio programmes and had his own show on the Discovery Channel. Ian has worked with more than 12,000 private clients and conducts workshops for major corporations, writes for several large publications and has been profiled by both the New York Times and Sunday Telegraph. This is our first episode of 2022 and coincides with all of the ‘January new year resolutions/new year new you’ messaging – a time when people typically resolve to become thinner and ‘healthier’. We’ll be separating fact from fiction when it comes to fad diets and calling out the #nutribollocks with our expert guest, Ian Marber. Show Notes: Twitter: @IanMarber Instagram: @ian_marber Website: http://www.ianmarber.com/

Harriet is joined by Bianca Tharme-Loose and Nicky Clark on today’s episode to discuss whether there’s a place for disability in dietetics. This coincides with International Day of Disabled Persons (3rd December) and it’s also a topic which Harriet is passionate about, as she lives with several disabilities including Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome, scoliosis and hearing loss. Bianca is a specialist gastroenterology dietitian and is currently the irritable bowel syndrome lead at the trust she works at. Bianca has been employed by the NHS for nearly five years and since receiving the shielding letter she has been working solely in outpatients. Nicky Clark has worked for the NHS for over 12 years, since completing her postgraduate diploma in dietetics at Leeds. Nicky currently works as an advanced dietitian for a mental health trust in the Northeast of England and has done since the service was developed eight years ago. Nicky is involved in continual service development within her dietetic team and clinically works in a tertiary specialised neuro-rehabilitation hospital. In this episode we’ll be discussing the impact that our guest’s disabilities have had on their student training and current dietetic roles, and how disability is perceived in the workplace. We will also be asking Nicky and Bianca about what more could be done to support disabled dietitians. Show Notes: Guest twitter handles: @biancatharme @rd_nicky

In this episode, Harriet is joined by Luke White, a specialist HIV dietitian working at The Food Chain charity, and a membership officer for the Dietitians in HIV Care specialist BDA group. After previously working in microbiology, horticulture & construction, Luke retrained in dietetics as a mature student. Whilst studying he volunteered at The Food Chain, so when a job vacancy came up shortly after he graduated Luke jumped at the opportunity! The Food Chain is a charity designed to help people with HIV in London access the nutrition they need to live healthy and independent lives. They do this by delivering meals, offering cooking classes and delivering tailored nutritional support to those with HIV. To mark World Aids Day, in this episode we’ll be discussing the role of dietitians and nutrition in HIV care, what the Food Chain are doing to support people with HIV, and what the biggest barriers are to accessing good nutrition. Show Notes: Twitter: @HIV_Dietitian @TheFoodChain Charity winter food drive: https://gofund.me/546ff902 https://www.foodchain.org.uk/ Instagram: @the_food_chain https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537590/ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/857922/PHE_positive_voices_report_2019.pdf

In this episode we will be comparing the roles of dietitians and doctors and how the two can complement each other. Harriet is joined by Dr Timothy Eden, a qualified junior doctor, dietitian and chef. Tim’s interest in food is why he initially trained as a chef at Cordon Bleu Cookery, where his love for personalising menus and diet plans led him to pursue a career in dietetics, working in diabetes, ICU and renal roles. He then went on to study graduate medicine at Barts and the London medical school, and currently works as an NHS junior doctor. Alongside this, Tim has an active role within the BAPEN medical trainee committee and interdisciplinary think-tank NNEdPro. In this episode we’ll find out about Tim’s transition from dietitian to doctor, and how he recognises the boundaries between the two professions. We’ll also discuss a doctor's role in nutrition advice, and whether doctors are overstepping the mark when it comes to offering dietary advice. Show Notes: Twitter @TimothyEdenRD

In our last episode, we spoke to the authors of the recent landmark review paper exploring the dietary strategies for remission of type 2 diabetes. Today’s big dietetic debate forms part two, as we explore whether diabetes remission is realistic outside of research studies and how it can be achieved in clinical practice. For today’s episode, we're delighted to be joined by Alison Barnes and Will Hadfield. Alison Barnes is a diabetes specialist dietitian and lead research dietitian for Newcastle University’s diabetes remission studies, including the DiRECT trial. Alison has spoken about DiRECT and diabetes remission at numerous national and international conferences and has advised NHS England in planning their low-calorie diet pilot programme. She is a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion and sits on the judging panel for the annual QiC Diabetes awards. Will is Clinical Lead Dietitian at Xyla health and wellbeing and is co-founder of WE Nutrition UK. Will’s background as a Diabetes Specialist Dietitian working in the NHS, non-for profit, private sectors and experience in academia support his passion for innovative and evidence-based education enabling long-term behaviour change whilst informing research. In this episode we’ll be discussing whether diabetes remission is realistic for everyone and how it can be incorporated into clinical practice. We’ll also chat to Alison and Will about their roles within diabetes care and the challenges they face when it comes to achieving remission. Show Notes: DiRECT Clinical Trial: https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk Will Hadfield: @thatdietitian @wenutritionuk www.wenutrition.co.uk xylahealthandwellbeing.com

Following the recent publication of a landmark review paper exploring the dietary strategies for the remission of type 2 diabetes, we thought it would be great to get some of the researchers themselves together in the Dietitian Café to unpack the research. Harriet is joined by three of the authors of this paper, GP Dr David Unwin and Registered Dietitians Dr Duane Mellor and Dr Adrian Brown. Dr David Unwin is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He works at Norwood NHS Surgery in Southport where he has cared for the same population since 1986. To date, 105/206 of his patients with type 2 diabetes who chose a low carb approach have achieved drug-free remission. He’s published research into improving blood pressure, lipid profiles and liver function by reducing dietary carbohydrates, especially sugar. Dr Adrian Brown is a Research Fellow and Lecturer at University College London and a Senior Specialist Weight Management Dietitian with over 15 years of experience. His research centres around obesity, type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery, weight stigma and use of low energy diets. He is an Honorary Academic at Public Health England and Vice-Chair of the Specialist Obesity Group for the BDA. Dr Duane Mellor is the Aston Medical School lead for Nutrition and Evidence-Based Medicine, and the Associate Dean for Education in the College of Health and Life Sciences. He has a background in clinical dietetics supporting people living with diabetes and moved into medical education when joining Aston University. Duane has maintained his research and practice interest in diabetes care working as a committee member of the BDA’s Diabetes Specialist Group and supporting the development of nutritional management guidelines. In this episode we’ll be unpacking the evidence for the effectiveness of varying dietary strategies at putting type 2 diabetes into remission. We’ll discuss the methodology and findings of this review paper, as well as asking the authors what their thoughts are on current diabetes management and any glaring gaps in clinical training. Show Notes: Dietary strategies for remission of type 2 diabetes: A narrative review https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jhn.12938 Renal function in patients following a low carbohydrate diet for type 2 diabetes: a review of the literature and analysis of routine clinical data from a primary care service over 7 years Unwin D, Unwin J, Crocombe D, Delon C, Guess N, Wong C. Twitter Handles: Dr David Unwin: @lowcarbGP Dr Adrian Brown: @BrownAdey Dr Duane Mellor: @DrDuaneRD

To mark World Menopause Day, in this interview we’ll be looking at whether nutrition really is that important in the menopause. We're delighted to be joined by specialist menopause dietitian Nigel Denby. Nigel is an award-winning dietitian, with special clinical interests in menopause and women's hormonal health, lifelong weight management, irritable bowel syndrome, pre-menstrual syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome and cholesterol management. He has 20 years’ experience helping people to eat better, feel better and change their lives through practical and realistic advice. Nigel's professional ethos is simple: No gimmicks, no diet fads and no quick fixes. Just good, evidence based nutritional advice to help you feel better. In this episode, we’ll dig into what the menopause actually is before examining the need for nutrition in the menopause. We’ll explore the role of a dietitian in this area and Nigel will point us towards key research in this field. Show Notes: Website: www.nigeldenbydietitian.co.uk IG: @menopause_dietitian Harley St at Home : Menopause Website : www.harleystathome.com IG @harleystreetathomemenopause The book Nigel refers to : https://www.cambridge.org/st/academic/subjects/medicine/obstetrics-and-gynecology-reproductive-medicine/managing-menopause-2nd-edition

To celebrate Allied Health Professionals Day, in this big dietetic debate, we’ll be discussing the role of dietitians in primary care. Harriet is joined by two registered dietitians Rebecca Gasche and Lisa Ledger. Rebecca has been working as an NHS dietitian for 8 years, with her specialist area being gastroenterology. More recently, she has started to incorporate her skills in Primary Care and is working towards becoming a first contact practitioner. Her role is currently split between leading on the gastroenterology/surgical services at the Countess of Chester Hospital and working in Chester South Primary Care Network, seeing patients in GP practices and developing projects to improve patient care within the primary care network. Lisa is currently a professional lead dietitian in Cornwall and works for a primary care network as a Strategic Manager. She’s been a practicing dietitian for 16 years and has been leading a community team for some time. Lisa has worked with Plymouth University and the British Dietetic Association (BDA) to investigate how Dietitians could work within primary care. She completed a study on frailty and malnutrition in primary care and following this, NHS improvement funded more work in the area. In this episode, we’ll explore the role of dietitians in primary care, discuss the need for these roles and will cover the background which led to the creation of these new roles. We’ll chat to Lisa and Rebecca about their experiences working in this area and hear their tips for any dietitians interested in getting involved. Show Notes: Twitter - @LisaLedger7 and @r_gasche The impact of dietitians in the multidisciplinary practice team within primary care: https://nualtra.com/media/yrmbdfkq/final-report-for-bda_2020.pdf Email: If you’d like to get in contact with Lisa or Rebecca, please email us at info@hrscommunications.com and we’ll be happy to connect you

In this Big Dietetic Debate, Harriet is joined by NHS Social Prescriber Isis Ventura-Bermell, who currently works for Castleman Healthcare. She has a BA (Honours) in Philosophy & Psychological Studies as well as previous experience working for the not for profit mental health organisation: Dorset mind and other customer-facing roles in the health and wellbeing industry. Outside of work, Isus is also a qualified yoga teacher. In this episode, we’ll be exploring what social prescribing is and who it’s for. We’ll chat to Isis about the role of the social prescriber, what a typical day looks like and how a social prescriber can help patients in the context of malnutrition and loneliness. Show Notes: NHS collaboration platform: https://future.nhs.uk/socialprescribing/grouphome Personalised care institute: https://learn.personalisedcareinstitute.org.uk/login/index.php UK gov site on Social Prescribing: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-prescribing-applying-all-our-health/social-prescribing-applying-all-our-health NHS site on Social Prescribing: https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/social-prescribing/ Castleman healthcare site: https://www.castlemanhealthcare.co.uk/social-prescribing Instagram for Castleman healthcare Social Prescribing: https://www.instagram.com/castlemansocialprescribers/

In this episode, Harriet is joined by registered dietitian Fran Allsop. Fran is a Specialist dietitian who qualified in 2019. She is experienced in surgery, critical care and nutritional management of hospital inpatients. Since January 2021, she’s taken on the challenge of developing a dietetic service within the largest male prison in the UK, HMP Berwyn in North Wales. She now independently runs her own dietetic clinic within the prison, providing nutritional input and education for men from all backgrounds with a huge range of complex needs. Fran Instagram: @theprisondietitian Fran Twitter: @FranWaldock

In this episode, Harriet is joined by Corrine Toyn to discuss her journey in branching out from clinical dietetics to the food industry. Corrine explains why a dietitian’s unique skill set is an asset to any food establishment, with a focus on HCP marketing. Corrine Toyn is the Healthcare Professions Relations Manager for Benecol in which she oversees the healthcare professional marketing activities for the UK. Corrine utilises the science of plant stanols to help healthcare professionals support their patients with elevated cholesterol. Corrine is a Registered Dietitian and has over 3 years of experience working in the food industry. Following graduating from the University of Surrey, Corrine started her career working for the NHS. She has since worked across medical nutrition and retail, utilising her dietetic insight to identify dietary trends, deliver education and training and bring evidence-based nutrition to the forefront of consumer and healthcare professional communications. Corrine is passionate about raising the profile of dietitians and nutritionists in the food industry. She is also a keen triathlete and is currently training for her third triathlon, using her nutrition background to help fuel her races. Show notes: Corrine.Toyn@raisio.com Instagram: @corrinenutrition

In this episode, Harriet is joined by registered dietitians Isabella (better known as Isa) Robinson and Katherine Kimber, both of whom are specialists in intuitive eating. We explore the evidence behind intuitive eating, if weight loss can go together with intuitive eating and where to go to learn more about this topic. I hope you find this a really interesting episode and discussion. Isa Robinson is registered associate nutritionist, Nutritional Therapist and certified Intuitive eating counsellor. Isa completed her undergraduate degree at The University of Edinburgh and went onto do her masters in eating disorders and Clinical Nutrition at University College London. Isa has undertaken training in body image, intuitive eating and nutritional psychiatry. Her recent research on the impacts of Eating disorders on caregivers was published in the European Eating Disorders Review in September 2020. Isa is an ambassador for the charity BEAT and also partners with schools. She works in private practice, and her approach fuses evidence-based nutrition science with psychological modalities to help individuals feel empowered around food. Katherine is a Registered Dietitian and Founder of Nude Nutrition on a mission to help people to find food happiness! Katherine offers 1:1 coaching, runs a community and group courses to help people break out of a negative relationship with food. Katherine has completed an extensive amount of formal education and training with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from King’s College London, and a distinction in her Masters in Clinical Research. She has an NHS background, a Diploma in Neurolinguistic Programming and is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor. Show Notes: Katherine: Instagram: @nudenutritionrd www.nudenutritionrd.com • Fiona Willer Guidebook for Dietitians - https://www.amazon.com/Non-Diet-Approach-Guidebook-Dietitians-How/dp/B071WJ5M8R • Weight stigma training online - https://balancedviewbc.ca/ • Intuitive Eating 4th Edition • Intuitive Eating Workbook • @feelgooddietitian • @mindfuldietitian • Rebecca Puhl paper - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2866597/ Isa: Intuitive Eating 4th edition book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intuitive-Eating-4th-Anti-Diet-Revolutionary/dp/1250255198 Workbook - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intuitive-Eating-Workbook-Principles-Relationship/dp/1626256225 HAES weight inclusive health guides for certain conditions - https://haeshealthsheets.com/the-health-sheet-library/ Laura Thomas trainings - https://londoncentreforintuitiveeating.co.uk/ Papers: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2014/983495/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386524/ https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-018-1116-5 Become a certified IE counsellor - https://www.intuitiveeating.org/about-us/how-to-become-a-certified-intuitive-eating-counselor-or-lay-facilitator/ https://isarobinsonnutrition.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/isarobinson_nutrition/ 50 Shades of Food and Nutrition podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/50-shades-of-food-nutrition/id1562734372

In this episode, we will be discussing the ‘Role of a dietitian in the charitable sector’. To tie in with the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) 60th birthday, we're delighted to be joined by registered dietitian Victoria Taylor. Victoria is a registered dietitian with over 20 years of experience working in health and charity sectors. She has a master’s degree in food policy and PGCert in Sports Nutrition. Before joining the BHF, she worked for the NHS, first in a hospital and then in public health where her work included advising on school meals, community food projects and weight management programmes to improve people’s health. Victoria joined the BHF in 2007 where she now provides expert advice on diet and the links with cardiovascular disease and helps with the development of a range of food and nutrition resources for the charity. She also acts as a spokesperson on all aspects of food and cardiovascular disease. In this episode, we explore what it’s like to work as a dietitian in the charity sector. We’ll discuss how Victoria began working for the BHF and how she contributes to influencing the dietary habits of the population. Victoria also shares her advice for dietitians wanting to pursue working in the charity sector. British Heart Foundation Website: https://www.bhf.org.uk/

In this big dietetic debate, we will be focusing on ‘Growing your Online Presence as a Healthcare Professional’ and discussing whether dietitians should start thinking bigger than just clinical practice. Harriet is joined by registered dietitian and founder of Dietitian Boss ™, Libby Rothschild. As a social media marketing expert, Libby's work shows dietitians from around the world how to go from zero to creating a six figure virtual practice using social media strategies that work. As a former clinical dietitian, Libby understands the pains associated with working a 9-5 with limited pay and respect. She transformed from making 55k a year in her windowless clinical office to building a million-dollar business within 15 months of going full time. In this episode, we’ll be hearing how Libby started and built her own business from the ground up. Libby discusses the challenges she faced starting her business and brings us her top tips for healthcare professionals wanting to grow or start their own business. We hope you find this a really interesting episode and discussion. Show Notes: Learn about my client success stories: https://libbyrothschild.com/testimonials/ Let's connect: IG: https://bit.ly/DietitianBossInsta Podcast: http://bit.ly/DietitianBossPodcast Website: https://libbyrothschild.com/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/DietitianBossFB #RD2B Podcast Host Application: https://nualtra.com/media/unmhi3wr/podcast_rd2b_host_advert.pdf

In this episode Harriet is joined by registered dietitians Emily Stuart and Declan Henderson. Both Declan and Emily work for Apetito, a company that manufactures and provides meals for a range of organisations including hospitals, care homes, schools and nurseries. Apetito also own popular meal delivery service, Wiltshire farm foods. Emily graduated as a dietitian back in 2013 and has since enjoyed several years in clinical practice, in a number of specialties; later moving into industry as Company Dietitian for Apetito and Wiltshire Farm Foods. Emily is involved in a lot of training, where she provides teaching for university students, internal colleagues and other professionals about what they do at Apetito and Wiltshire Farm Foods. Declan has worked at Apetito UK since graduating from the University of Surrey in 2018 and most recently as Category Development Manager for Specialist Nutrition. Declan takes extreme pride in managing their texture modified ranges across Wiltshire Farm Foods, Care Homes and Healthcare helping those with swallowing difficulties to dine with dignity. In this episode, we’ll be exploring what it’s like to work in the food industry as a dietitian. We’ll chat to Emily and Declan about their routes into their current jobs, exciting projects they’ve been involved with and hear their top tips and tricks for dietitians wanting to work in the food industry. Apetito Website: https://www.apetito.co.uk/ Wiltshire Farm Foods: https://www.wiltshirefarmfoods.com/ Reach our guests: Declan.henderson@apetito.co.uk Emily.stuart@apetito.co.uk SN.com for TM info for hcps: https://www.specialistnutrition.com/

In this big dietetic debate, we discuss the topic of ‘Where are all the men in dietetics?’. Harriet is joined by registered dietitians Dr Adrian Brown and Owen Marples. Adrian works as a Senior Specialist Weight Management Dietitian. He is also a Research Fellow and lecturer at University College London, with his research interests centring around obesity, type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery, weight stigma and the use of low energy diets in different patient populations. Owen has worked in a variety of NHS roles including diabetes specialist dietitian, public health coordinator and quality support manager, and he is now a Clinical Lead Dietitian at digital healthcare company Oviva. To coincide with Men’s Health Week and this year’s diversity themed Dietitian's Week, we will be discussing the lack of gender diversity amongst the dietetic profession. We’ll explore why the dietetics profession is almost exclusively female, look at the possible reasons for this and discuss the possible implications. Adrian and Owen will give their suggestions for what can be done in the future to engage men and encourage them to join the profession. How to connect with our guests: Dr Adrian Brown, @BrownAdey (Twitter) Owen Marples, @MarplesOwen (Twitter)

In this big dietetic debate, we will be discussing the topic of how to have a healthy plant-based diet from a paediatric and adult dietetic perspective. In this episode Harriet is joined by registered dietitians Harpreet Sohal and Kate Roberts; both are plant-based eaters themselves and advocates of the evidence-based approaches for achieving a nutritionally balanced plant-based diet. Harpreet works as an acute dietitian and loves to share myth-busting information and experiment with vegetarian and vegan recipes. Kate is a paediatric dietitian and fellow podcaster who has specialised in plant-based eating. Introducing Our Guests: Kate Roberts MSc RD @vegan_kids_dietitian Kate is passionate about supporting parents so they can provide their children with a nutritionally complete vegan diet. She also works as a part time specialist paediatric dietitian for the NHS and has a wide range of dietetic experience both with adults and children. Kate has specialised in paediatrics, food allergy and plant-based eating. Harpreet Sohal, RD (@veggie.nut) I currently work in an acute specialist hospital with adults and children who have complex sarcoma and orthopaedic surgeries. I enjoy sharing information on nutrition myth-busting and promoting healthy eating tips for South Asian diets, in an easy-to-understand way. I love to bake, cook and experiment with vegetarian and vegan recipes too. https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/one-blue-dot.html https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/vegetarian-vegan-plant-based-diet.html https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/eating-well-infants-new-mums https://www.vegansociety.com/

In this episode focusing on mental health within Dietetics and the workplace, Harriet speaks with three Dietitians who share their experiences and expertise in this area. Dorothy Balhatchet, Registered Dietitian Dorothy is a Registered Dietitian with experience in acute, community, public health, research and education. For the past six years she has worked as a lecturer, placement tutor and course leader for a dietetics programme with a particular focus on supporting learners with disabilities and a core interest in widening participation. Twitter: @Dotti_RD Keren Chapman, Specialist Mental Health Dietitian and Personal Trainer Keren is a Specialist Mental Health Dietitian and Personal Trainer. Keren works for a large NHS Mental Health Trust and has recently started some freelance work. Keren is passionate about bridging the gap between mental and physical health and improving people's relationships with diet and exercise. In her spare time, Keren is a keen runner and is in the process of training for her first Ultra Marathon. Show notes: Mental Health Matters - https://www.mhm.org.uk/ Instagram; @kerendietitian https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/keren-chapman1 Holly Monday-Jones, Acute and Critical Care Dietetic Team Lead and Acute Nutrition Support Specialist Dietitian Holly Monday-Jones is an Acute and Critical Care Dietetic team lead as well as an Acute Nutrition Support Specialist Dietitan. She works in the NHS in North Wales. Holly is a Dietetic Well-being Champion and Engagement Ambassador within her current Dietetic department. HMJNutrition@hotmail.com / Instagram is HMJNutrition https://www.nhsemployers.org/retention-and-staff-experience/health-and-wellbeing/taking-a-targeted-approach/taking-a-targeted-approach/mental-health-in-the-workplace Any views or opinions expressed on the Dietitian Café podcast are solely those of the guest/interviewee, and do not necessarily represent those of Nualtra Limited.

This is part II of our Big Dietetic Debate on the topic of diversity in dietetics. In this episode, Harriet is joined by Registered Dietitian Tai Ibitoye. Tai Ibitoye is a Registered Dietitian and a Doctoral Researcher in Food & Nutritional Sciences. She is currently doing research focusing on appetite and dietary intake in older adults. She also has a keen interest in women’s health and the nutritional status of minority ethnic groups, specifically Black African and Caribbean individuals. In Part I, we discussed why the lack of diversity in dietetics is an issue and the extent of the problem. In part II, we will explore ways to address the lack of diversity in dietetics on an individual and professional level. I hope you find this episode interesting and useful. @taitalksnutrition - Instagram

For this month’s big dietetic debate, we talk to Specialist Fertility Dietitian Ro Huntriss and Maternal Dietitian and Dietetic Clinical Lead at MoreLife UK Pam Finlay to explore the role of nutrition and dietetics in fetal and maternal health. Pam Finlay is the Dietetic Clinical Lead at MoreLife (UK) Ltd. Pam has a wealth of dietetic experience with specific expertise in weight management, mental health, diabetes and maternal health. Ro Huntriss is a Consultant Dietitian who specialises in Fertility Nutrition. She is a founding committee member of the BDA Maternal and Fertility Nutrition Specialist Group, and is the creator of the 90 Day Food Fertility Formula online course. She can be found on Instagram @ fertility.dietitian.uk Show notes: https://www.more-life.co.uk/ https://cdn.easo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/31073423/Obesity-Language-Matters-_FINAL.pdf https://www.bda.uk.com/specialist-groups-and-branches/maternal-and-fertility-specialist-group.html

Anjanee Kohli currently works for the NHS in a community paediatric setting, seeing children for various clinical needs including enteral feed management, autism, faltering growth, allergies and developmental delays. The location where she works is very culturally diverse, so she is also working on an Ethnic Diet tutorial for both staff and students which teaches about the influence of culture and religion on diets and why this is important to know when working with patients. She is passionate about disseminating nutritional information to diverse populations who it may not otherwise reach. This includes volunteering in settings such as temples, using conversational Punjabi to relay this information, writing for different publications or via her social media. She is also passionate about cooking, which includes traditional Punjabi dishes she has learnt (and is sometimes still learning) from her Mum who grew up in Punjab. She relays how to adapt traditional punjabi or Indian dishes, and not neglecting these in the pursuit of health. Jasmine Carbon is the senior specialist community lead dietitian at Guy's & St Thomas' Trust. Having worked within the NHS for over 5 years, she has amassed a wide range of experience including renal, neuro-medicine and oncology. Outside of her NHS role she is an active BDA member as the Vice Chair for BDA London Branch. Jasmine's commitment to health outside of the NHS has lead to her founding Carbon Nutrition & Dietetics. Originally Carbon Nutrition was a way to share diet advice to family and friends, but it quickly developed into a consultancy service supporting and educating individuals, schools, corporate and community groups. You can connect with our guests here: @carbon_nutrition jasminecarbon@gmail.com @anjanee.dietitian kohlia28@googlemail.com Useful links: www.wiley.com/en-gb/Multicultura…cs-p-9781405173582 www.carbsandcals.com/books/world-foods

Clare Lewis trained at the University of Surrey and has been working as a dietitian in gastroenterology and nutrition support for the past 20 years. Clare heads up the Dietetic department at Salisbury District Hospital in conjunction with her role as an Advanced Dietetic Practitioner. She also runs a private practice, with clinics at home and at New Hall Hospital. How to connect with Clare: @ClareLewisRD (Twitter only) clare.lewis7@nhs.net

In this episode, Harriet is joined by the BDA Student Rep Molly McEntee-Morris. Molly is in her final year studying Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Chester and is the current British Dietetic Association Student Representative. This is the first time we’ve had a student on the Dietitian Cafe Podcast, and there’s never been a more appropriate time than now. We know that many of our listeners are students and your studies have been hugely affected by COVID. So we asked Molly to speak to her fellow student body to share the realities of being a student during covid as well as her thoughts on the future of dietetics from a student perspective. We hope you enjoy this episode! You can connect with Molly here: studentmember@bda.uk.com Instagram @theaspiringdietitian twitter @BDAstudent Questionnaire: https://winchester.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/motivations-for-choosing-allied-health-profession-careers

To coincide with Eating Disorders Week, in this episode, we talk to two eating disorder specialist dietitians Roslyn Gray and Sarah Elder. We explore why we have seen such an increase in the prevalence of eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss their recommendations to help manage this. We hope you enjoy this episode! Introducing Our Guests: Roslyn Gray (@graynutritionrd) is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services specialist eating disorder dietitian working in an adolescent inpatient ward alongside her freelance work. Sarah Elder (@saraheldernutrition) is a Registered Dietitian and also works with people with Eating Disorders. Sarah works both for the NHS and as a Freelance Dietitian. Show notes: - Help your child beat an eating disorder - by James Lock - Social media: @saraheldernutrition and @graynutritionrd

Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan holds a B.Sc. in Human Nutrition and a Ph.D. in clinical medicine from Trinity College Dublin, and has over 25 years of experience working in the food industry and academia. With 10 years international experience working for the Kellogg Company throughout Europe and the Middle East markets, Kathryn now works as an independent nutrition consultant providing expertise in nutrition science, marketing, communications and regulatory affairs to international food companies. She occasionally lectures at universities and health conferences and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, healthcare and consumer press. Kathryn has a special interest in EFSA Nutrition and Health claims.

In this episode, Harriet is joined by a nutrition and dietetic duo who both work within the Secure Inpatients Services at Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough in the North East of England. This is part of the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. They reached out to the dietitian cafe podcast as they wanted to come and express the benefits that a Registered Associate Nutritionist and a Registered Dietitian can bring to a secure in-patient setting, as well as reducing stigma about working in this area. We hope you enjoy this episode! Introducing our Guests: Sophie Farrer is a Nutritionist working within Secure Inpatients Services at Roseberry Park hospital. She covers wards which include Mental health, Learning Disabilities and Autism. This is her first year in the role since graduating from Sheffield Hallam University as a Registered Associate Nutritionist. Dale Crookes is the Clinical Lead Dietitian for Secure Inpatient Services at Roseberry Park Hospital. Her role involves managing the Dietetic team in the Secure Inpatient Setting as well as clinical work with low and medium secure service users including service users with extremely complex mental health issues, learning disabilities and autism.

Nichola Ludlam-Raine is a Registered Dietitian with over 10 years of clinical experience working for the NHS as well as privately. She specialises in the area of weight management, diabetes, bariatric surgery and maternity obesity. Nichola is a media-friendly dietitian, regularly featuring on TV and in the media - she is often spotted on the BBC Breakfast sofa. Online, Nichola is a well-known nutrition, health and fitness influencer as well as an award-winning food blogger mummy blogger, posting a variety of health and lifestyle content to over 100,000 followers across her social media platforms. Nichola is a regular speaker at events, has worked with some of the biggest brands in the food industry and is frequently asked to provide quotes and articles to tabloids, magazines and health websites. Instagram: @nicsnutrition and @mummynutrition FB: @nicsnutrition Twitter: @nicsnutrition LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholawhitehead/ Website: https://nicsnutrition.com/ FB group: Nutritribe

Maeve Hanan is a Consultant Dietitian who has a range of experience in clinical nutrition and nutrition communication. She is passionate about communicating evidence-based nutrition messages which promote overall health; including a healthy relationship with food. Maeve is the founder of Dietetically Speaking Ltd, which promotes evidence-based nutrition messages online and on social media. She currently works with private clients, companies, brands and the media and also provides lectures on nutrition-related topics. Maeve recently released her first book “Your No-Nonsense Guide to Eating Well” which is available on Amazon and in a variety of ebook formats. Another recent venture is Nutrimote which Maeve established with her partner Anthony — this is a supportive hub for nutrition professionals who want to work remotely. Website: www.dieteticallyspeaking.com Instagram: @dieteticallyspeaking Facebook: @DieteticallySpeaking Twitter: @DieteticSpeak Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-No-Nonsense-Guide-Eating-Well/dp/B089M41LB2/ Nutrimote website: https://nutrimote.com/ Nutrimote Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/638931743507358 Nutrimote Instagram: @nutrimote, Facebook & Twitter

Following episode 3 featuring Andy Burman and Caroline Bovey of the BDA, this part 2 episode is in response to the recent Daily Mail article which branded Registered Dietitians amongst other Healthcare Professionals as non-essential and opportunistic. In this episode, Harriet chats to 7 different Dietitians working in different clinical roles in the UK. They tell us about the work they've been involved in during the pandemic as well as their reactions to the Daily Mail article. A huge shout-out to the Dietitians who feature on this episode who give us an insight into the realities and importance of their roles and so candidly share their feelings and opinions on the Daily Mail article: Hermione Brandt, Acute Dietitian, Salisbury Clare Jones, Community Paediatric Dietitian and Team Lead, Liverpool Roslyn Gray, Specialist Dietitian, North Wales Aisling Pigott, Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian Sarah Farren, Advanced Specialist Surgical and Gastro Dietitian Eloise Garbutt, Acute Dietitian, Gloucester Clara Carr, Paediatric Dietitian, Sheffield The article referred to and discussed in this episode: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8928887/Unions-demand-pre-Christmas-pay-rise-burned-NHS-staff.html

This is a special episode of The Dietitian Cafe, inspired by a recent article in the Daily Mail, which branded dietitians (amongst other health care professions) as “opportunistic” and “non-essential”. The British Dietetic Association (BDA) hit back at the article, stating that they “categorically reject these assertions and call on the Mail to retract their ‘story’ until they better understand the vital work of dietitians in the pandemic as well as across health care.” Here at The Dietitian Cafe, we have been overwhelmed by the response from fellow dietitians who are keen to speak up on our podcast to champion the important work of dietitians. We will be sharing your own personal experiences in a follow-on episode. In this part 1 episode, we are delighted to be joined by the Chief Executive of the British Dietetic Association (Andy Burman) alongside the Chairman of the BDA (Caroline Bovey). Links to articles discussed: 1. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8928887/Unions-demand-pre-Christmas-pay-rise-burned-NHS-staff.html 2. https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/bda-hits-back-as-daily-mail-brands-dietitians-non-essential.html

In this episode, Harriet meets Dr Abhi Bhansali and Registered Dietitian Elaine Macaninch from Culinary Medicine UK (www.culinarymedicineuk.org). We learn about the importance of nutrition education for Doctors and what this means for Dietitians. About our guests: Elaine currently works for Brighton and Sussex Medical School helping to integrate nutrition into the curriculum. She maintains a clinical role as a Registered Dietitian, specialising in diabetes in pregnancy and is co-founder of the Education and Research in Medical Nutrition Network. In addition, she is an executive member of NNedPr Global Centre for Nutrition and is also the nutrition lead and a director for Culinary Medicine UK. She is currently researching gaps in nutrition education from the perspective of medical students and junior doctors and more recently nutrition inequalities and COVID-19. Dr Abhinav Bhansali is the strategic lead and a founding director of Culinary Medicine UK (CMUK). He graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine with first-class honours in healthcare management. Prior to joining the NHS, he worked for Candesic, a boutique healthcare consulting firm, where he developed his project management and analytical skills. He is now a GP trainee in North West London and strongly believes that our current attitude towards health needs to change. As an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur, he is motivated to drive forward collaborative innovations such as CMUK, to support the systemic change needed to curb the burden of non-communicable diseases. You can connect with Elaine and Abhi here: Instagram: @drabhinav_b @medednutrition @Culinarymedicineuk Twitter: @culinarymeduk @DrAbhinav_B @macaninch

In the opening episode of season 2, Harriet meets Sam Howard - an expert in the behaviour change approach. Sam has a great variety of clinical dietetic experience and we hear how she began working in the area of behaviour change in addition to learning more about patient-centred communication and care. Sam is a HCPC Registered Dietitian, Full Member of the British Dietetic Association and Director of Sunlight Nutrition Limited and Behaviour Change Training. FREE WEBINARS Applying a Behavioural Approach to a Virtual World This can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/ZzPyqHrfAj8 APPLYING A BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO A VIRTUAL WORLD – PART 2 THE MIDDLE OF THE CONSULTATION: HOW TO GIVE ADVICE EFFECTIVELY We have been so appreciative of all the feedback we received following Webinar 1 and have just produced Webinar 2 based on this. The webinar can be accessed for FREE here: https://youtu.be/_h3JXmC6ndo ONLINE MODULES Our online modules that have been developed in collaboration with the College of Contemporary Health can be accessed here: https://www.contemporaryhealth.co.uk/shop/ 2 DAY COURSES VIA ZOOM For upcoming course dates and further information visit our website www.bctonline.co.uk or email admin@bctonline.co.uk SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: @behaviourchangetraining Instagram: @behaviourchangetraining Twitter: @bct_online LinkedIn: Behaviour Change Training / Samantha Howard

In the season 1 finale of The Dietitian Cafe, Harriet is joined by Louise Symington. Louise is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Food Sustainability. Louise's earlier career was spent in clinical and public health nutrition. Since completing her Masters in 2010 she has worked for charities such as The National Trust and Sustain, guiding and developing sustainable food policies and initiatives. Louise has been a guest lecturer at London Metropolitan University and was on the advisory panel for DEFRA’s Green Food Project. Louise now works freelance providing nutritional advice to individuals and food companies. At the moment she is leading the food sustainability module for Culinary Medicine UK. You can find Louise on www.sustainabledietitian.co.uk and @sustainabledietitian

Harriet is joined by Rosie Long a Freelance Nutrition & PR Consultant. Rosie has worked in a number of nutrition and communications roles in the food industry and discusses PR, health claims and offers advice to any dietitians looking to work in the food industry.

Orla Walsh joins us (remotely!) at The Dietitian Cafe, to discuss her career to date. Specialising in fertility, Oral has helped numerous couples achieve their dreams of parenthood, and shares her stories with Harriet Smith.

Aaron is a NHS dietitian at Bradford Teaching Hospital in the North of England. He has been qualified for almost a year and is currently working to provide nutrition support to patients with COVID-19. Aaron joined us at The Dietitian Cafe at the weekend to discuss his experiences on the Intensive Care Units in a harrowing interview, exploring the challenges the team face, and the vital care of key workers. He also shares his coping strategies in such an emotional environment. In Aaron's free time he produces his own podcast called Dietetics Digest Podcast and interviews dietitians from other specialties.

Bahee shares her career history in this week's The Dietitian Cafe; from her upbringing in Sri Lanka, her education in New Zealand, her move to the UK and her role at Great Ormond Street Hospital where she developed nutrition guidelines. Specialising in ketogenic diets, Bahee emphasises the importance of research centres in hospital centres.

NHS Community Dietitian, Alex Ballard, shares her journey to becoming a Registered Dietitian - from her initial interest in sports and nutrition whilst at school, through to university placements and her first NHS posting. She explores with us the rewards of working in the community - and how she and the team safeguard each other.

Sophie Medlin joins us in The Dietitian Cafe - Sophie is a well-recognised consultant dietitian in London with expertise in gastrointestinal and colorectal health. Sophie is a go-to spokesperson for media when it comes to evidence-based nutrition, regularly featuring in print, broadcast and social media, and shares her thought with us on the responsibilities of healthcare professionals in the media.

Our first guest is Brian Power RD (@brianpowerRD), who discusses his research and academic career to date, including how he has developed a behaviour change programme, and why he encourages eating well at work. He also explores the politics of dietetics, how best to secure funding for research, and how to accessing research papers.