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Professor at UCD, Registered Dietitian, passionate about chronic disease prevention particularly in women and children #womeninSTEM

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Systematic r/v and metaanalysis showing impact of > or = 5%wt loss on clinical outcomes doi.org/10.1111/obr....

13.01.2026 11:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We have also found this pattern within the Bump2Baby and Me study spread across 4 countries over 18months from early pregnancy to 1 year postpartum.

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How do Australian mums’ food choices change from pregnancy to one year postpartum? 👶🥗 First author Sasha Fenton (Uni of Newcastle + @hmriaustralia.bsky.social) and the research team found income, education and pre-pregnancy BMI contributed to poorer diet quality. Read more: doi.org/10.1111/jhn....

13.01.2026 09:30 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Column | 5 surprising ways to lower your colorectal cancer risk All five of these habits are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer among younger people in their 20s, 30s and 40s.

Many people know that ultra-processed foods may promote weight gain, or that screen time is linked to depression and poor sleep. But cancer? That often surprises people.

These habits may increase the risk of colorectal cancer among young people:

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"Nutrition must no longer remain a missing pillar in obesity management medication care."

@drmariespreckley.bsky.social @cararuggiero.bsky.social & Adrian Brown on lessons from bariatric interventions on nutritional support needed for GLP-1 receptor agonist assisted weight loss therapy.

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17.11.2025 10:11 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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UCD ranked among top 50 universities in the world for Sustainability

💙💛 University College Dublin is ranked 47th in the world and 27th in Europe in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for Sustainability.
www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

18.11.2025 10:37 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2
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Generative AI and Dietetic Practise: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Use Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

🔍 EFAD's AI in Dietetic Practice survey needs YOU!
Missing crucial voices esp early-career & non-clinical settings
9 min= 1☕break
Open to dietitians worldwide
Your experience (with/without AI) shapes our profession's future.
➡️https://bit.ly/EFAD_GenAI_survey
RT to spread the word 🚀
#Nutrition #AI

23.09.2025 23:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is figure 1, which shows ensemble mean of drought-related and water scarcity indices at a 48-month timescale across three time periods based on CESM2-LE simulations.

This is figure 1, which shows ensemble mean of drought-related and water scarcity indices at a 48-month timescale across three time periods based on CESM2-LE simulations.

The risk of extreme water shortages due to climate change is predicted to affect 74% of drought-prone regions by 2100, according to research in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/42FpNDL ⚒️ 🧪

23.09.2025 22:35 👍 25 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 2
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Selling sickness: the pharmaceutical industry and disease mongeringCommentary: Medicalisation of risk factors # Selling sickness: the pharmaceutical industry and disease mongering {#article-title-2} A lot of money can be made from healthy people who believe they are sick. Pharmaceutical companies sponsor dis...

Selling sickness: the pharmaceutical industry and disease mongering

Ray Moynihan & David Henry (2002...)

www.bmj.com/content/324/...

#CDoH #COI #DiseaseMongering #Medicalisation #Pharmaceuticalisation

07.08.2025 08:58 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Launch of AkiDwA Report on Migrant Women’s Access to Maternity Healthcare Join us online as we launch our new report exploring the experiences of migrant women navigating Ireland’s maternity healthcare system.

⚡ Launch of AkiDwA Report on Migrant Women’s Access to Maternity Healthcare

📆 Sep 25, 10:00-12:00 GMT

📍 Online/Zoom

🔗 www.eventbrite.ie/e/launch-of-...

09.08.2025 05:59 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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My PhD student Liz McGovern presents at the Irish section summer conference for the Nutrition Society 🤓🥳🤩

11.06.2025 14:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Research Fellow, UCD Agri&Food Sci, Spec Purpose Temp Part-time | University Vacancies IrelandUniversity Vacancies Logo

#jobfairy
We are looking to hire a health economist and project manager part time for 3 years on our exciting new project in maternal health. Job closes 3rd June so apply now!

All the details are found here:
universityvacancies.com/university-c...

23.05.2025 23:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Structural weight stigma in healthcare toward preconception, pregnant, and postpartum women: A systematic review Introduction Structural weight stigma for reproductive-aged women can limit healthcare access and increase physical and mental health concerns, with adverse intergenerational outcomes. The aim of th...

➡️ Structural weight stigma impacting preconception, pregnant and postpartum women living in larger bodies was highly prevalent.
⬇️ Structural weight stigma is important to improve healthcare access and improve the quality of care.
@midwiferyforum.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/obr....

20.05.2025 13:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UCD teaching and learning day kicking off with Registrar Colin Scott opening the event. Love the focus of today on engaging learners #highereducation

07.05.2025 08:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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OBGYN The number of women entering pregnancy with chronic liver disease is rising. Gestational liver disorders affect 3% of the pregnant population. Both can be associated with significant maternal and fet...

Do you work with women in pregnancy🤰? If so, these 🔥off the press FIGO guidelines for liver disease and pregnancy will be worth the read! doi.org/10.1002/ijgo...

29.04.2025 21:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bump2Baby and Me Intervention
Bump2Baby and Me Intervention YouTube video by Bump2Baby and Me

We have just launched our video on the Bump2Baby and Me trial. Want to learn more about what we did?https://youtu.be/pb5N0JZ8Vvo

16.04.2025 14:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Understanding growth measurement in children - Bump2Baby and Me Standard adult measures don't tell the complete story when monitoring children's growth and health. Read about BMI Z-scores in this blog.

What to understand more about how we measure healthy growth in infants and children? read our short blog post! bump2babyandme.org/news/underst... #bump2babyandme #ucdperinatal

15.04.2025 08:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Our new paper shows improving T2D screening after gestational #diabetes in Chinese & Indian Australian♀️ Effective messaging must address T2D fear, culturally-appropriate social support & risk awareness #GDM #DiabetesPrevention #WomensHealth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

09.04.2025 22:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Weight stigma in the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods: A systematic review of women's perspectives Weight stigma presents a significant challenge for women throughout the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum (PPP) periods, manifesting in multiple areas of life, including interpersonal relation...

Important systematic review reveals how weight stigma impacts women's experiences from preconception through postpartum🤰🤱👪. Analysing 38 studies shows urgent need to challenge societal norms & centre women's voices in creating positive change doi.org/10.1111/obr....

04.02.2025 09:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science Research day kicks off this morning on future #foodsystems #sustainability #UCDSAFS

04.12.2024 10:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is figure 1, which shows endometriosis staging.

This is figure 1, which shows endometriosis staging.

Advances in organoids and the role of the microbiome and diet are leading to new diagnostics and treatments for endometriosis, motivating a precision health approach to this long-neglected disease. Read the Nature Medicine feature article. go.nature.com/3UHmMQ2 🧪

14.02.2024 15:15 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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OBGYN Objective To investigate the effectiveness of a multicomponent breastfeeding support intervention on breastfeeding prevalence at 3 months among women with a body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2. Design...

New 📄 published!
The Latch On Study findings 🔥 off the press: Breastfeeding rates amongst women with overweight or obesity can be increased with education and support.

12.02.2024 14:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🔥off the press🔥
New paper published in Journal of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on #dietitian’s role in gestational #diabetes care led by my PhD student authors.elsevier.com/c/1iX5L7t0kP... to get full access to

02.02.2024 13:27 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0