#349: Prof. Naomi Allen – How the UK Biobank is Powering Chronic Disease Research
Professor Naomi Allen was appointed Chief Scientist for UK Biobank in 2019, having joined UK Biobank in November 2011 as Senior Epidemiologist. She is Professor of Epidemiology at the Nuffield Departm...
26 Aug 202046min
#348: Omega-3 Supplementation & Heart Disease
Today's Topic in Focus: Omega-3 Supplementation & Heart Disease [01:52] "I Have a Question!" [66:30]: UK government obesity plan. Quack Asylum [87:00]: Is a gram of PUFA in chicken worse than 250g o...
19 Aug 20201h 39min
#347: Alex Thomas - Advancing the Sports Nutritionist Profession
Alex Thomas is the founder of Sports Nutrition Association (SNA), which is global association that contains Sports Nutrition Australia, Sports Nutrition NewZealand, Sports Nutrition Asia, and Sports N...
12 Aug 202043min
#346: Kathryn Bradbury, PhD – Diet & Colorectal Cancer Risk
Dr. Kathryn Bradbury, PhD is a researcher at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research has focused on examining the role of diet in the development of cancer, cardiovascular disease and ot...
4 Aug 202040min
#345: Rebecca Leech, PhD – Impact of Meal Patterning on Diet Quality & Health
Dr. Rebecca Leech is a Registered Nutritionist and Nutritional Epidemiologist, based at Deakin's Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition. Rebecca has a PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology, and in 20...
29 Juli 202046min
#344: Prof. Martin Caraher – Food Poverty & Food Aid Provision
Prof. Martin Caraher is Emeritus Professor of food and health policy at Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London. He has worked for and acted as a consultant to the UK Department of Health...
22 Juli 20201h 5min
#343: Understanding Causality in Nutrition Science
Danny & Alan discuss how to understand causality in nutrition research. The episodes includes: inferring causality vs demonstrating causality, the hierarchy of evidence vs. standards of proof, the er...
16 Juli 20201h 31min
#342: Are Vegan Diets Superior for Health?
In this episode Alan and Danny discuss the nutritional science research on vegan diets and human health. Some of the concepts covered include: defining "plant-based" diets, examination of various inte...
7 Juli 20201h 43min
