Biography
After my PhD at King’s College London (formerly Queen Elizabeth College), I worked in the food industry for a short while and then moved to the Institute of Food Research, Norwich, initially as a Senior Research Scientist and latterly as Head of the Nutrition Division and Programme Leader for Micronutrients. In 2006 I was offered a personal chair in the School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice UEA and moved to UEA in early 2007.
Career
Professional Qualifications and Professional Memberships
- BSc (2:1) Food Sciences, University of London
- MSc (Distinction) Nutrition, University of London
- PhD, University of London
- DSc, University of London
- Registered Nutritionist
- Fellow of American Society for Nutrition
- Member of UK Nutrition Society
- Member of European Iron Club
Research Interests
- Mineral metabolism in humans
- Micronutrient requirements and dietary reference values
- Nutrient bioavailability
- Health claims
- Diet and ageing
Recent Invited Presentations
- The case for harmonizing nutrient reference values around the world. ASN Symposium on Global Harmonization of Nutrient Recommendations, ILSI Annual meeting, 20 Jan 2020, Costa Rica.
- Effects of consuming a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern on trace element intake, and iron and selenium status, in elderly men and women: results from the NU-AGE study. FESTEM2019 - International Symposium on Trace Elements and Minerals, Potsdam, Germany, 3-5 April 2019.
- EFSA's approach to dealing with bioavailability in setting Dietary Reference Values. Bioavailability 2018, Norwich, UK, 13th Sept 2018.
- Requirements for iron, zinc and selenium: the EURRECA experience. 5th International Congress of the Federation of European Societies for Trace Elements and Minerals, 22-24 May 2013, Avignon, France.
- You are what you eat – or are you? Myths and controversies in nutrition. Reepham Rotary Club, Reepham, Norfolk, 6th August 2018.
- Approaches used to estimate bioavailability when deriving dietary recommendations for iron and zinc in adults. Nutrition Society Spring meeting on Nutrient-nutrient interaction, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, 26 March 2018.
- Calcium and Vitamin D – Essential for bone, so why the controversy? Royal Society of Medicine symposium entitled “Starving for truth: Nutrition myths and controversies”, 6 Nov 2017, RSM, London.
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