A5087434330- Obesity and Health Practices
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
University of Ulster
2015-2025
University of Cambridge
2012-2025
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2023
ZOE (United Kingdom)
2023
MRC Human Nutrition Research
2012-2022
Imperial College London
2018-2021
British Dietetic Association
2013-2019
Cambridge University Health Partners
2017-2019
Addenbrooke's Hospital
2018
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2013-2018
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Background: The epidemiological evidence for a relation between dietary polyphenol intake and depression is limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess association habitual total polyphenols, their classes, subclasses individual compounds depressive symptoms among participants Mediterranean healthy Eating, Lifestyle Aging (MEAL) study. Methods: Demographic characteristics 1572 adults living in southern Italy were analyzed. Food frequency questionnaires Phenol-Explorer used...
Aim To synthesise a selection of UK medical students’ and doctors’ views surrounding nutrition in education practice. Methods Information was gathered from surveys students doctors identified between 2015 2018 an evaluation teaching single school. Comparative analysis the findings undertaken to answer three questions: perceived importance practice, adequacy training, confidence current knowledge skills. Results We pooled five heterogeneous sources information, representing 853 participants....
Low antioxidant levels and oxidative stress due to airway inflammation may be important determinants of asthma severity. The objective the present study was determine whether lower intake plasma concentrations are associated with more severe asthma. Dietary intakes severity were assessed using questionnaires, ascorbic acid, vitamin E, carotenoids, bilirubin, albumin, uric acid total status measured in 53 mild-to-moderate 28 asthmatic patients 43 nonasthmatic subjects. Vitamin C carotene...
In a single general practice (GP) surgery in England, there was an eightfold increase the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) three decades with 57 cases and 472 recorded 1987 2018, respectively. This mirrors growing burden T2D on health populations round world along healthcare funding provision more broadly. Emerging evidence suggests beneficial effects carbohydrate-restricted diets glycaemic control T2D, but its impact 'real-world' primary care setting has not been fully evaluated.Advice...
Objectives Problems such as hospital malnutrition (∼40% prevalence in the UK) may be managed better by improving nutrition education of ‘tomorrow's doctors’. The Need for Nutrition Education Programme aimed to measure effectiveness and acceptability an educational intervention on medical students clinical phase their training. Design An needs analysis was followed a consultative process gain consensus suitable intervention. This two identical 2-day interventions with before after analyses...
The Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC) is an evidence and consensus based pathway developed to guide health care professionals in the prevention, detection, treatment of malnutrition medical surgical patients. From 2015 2017, More-2-Eat implementation project (M2E) used a participatory action research approach determine feasibility, evaluate INPAC 5 hospital units across Canada. Based on findings M2E with stakeholders, updates have been made enhance feasibility Canadian...
Understanding the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of hospital staff is needed to improve care activities that support detection/prevention/treatment malnutrition, yet quality measures are lacking. The purpose was develop (study 1) assess administration discriminative potential 2) using such a KAP measure in acute care. In study 1, 27-question questionnaire developed, face validated (n = 5), tested for reliability 35). Kappa Intraclass Correlation (ICC) were determined. 2, sent at...
Nutrition care in hospitals is often haphazard, and malnourished patients are not always readily identified do receive the they require. The Integrated Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC) an algorithm designed to improve prevention, detection treatment of malnutrition medical surgical patients. More-2-Eat evaluation implementation INPAC activities (e.g. screening) five diverse units from different Canada. primary purpose understand how tailored affects uptake factors that impact this...
Significant research, regulatory bodies and even governmental resolutions have identified meaningful nutrition education for medical other healthcare professionals as a priority. Doctors are well placed to provide care, yet in medicine remains inadequate regardless of country, setting, or year training. There need establish an accepted benchmark on competencies medicine, without consensus standards there is little likelihood uniform adoption.