Nutrition Reviews: Conversations with the Authors

Portion size is an essential component of dietary assessment. However, methods of quantifying portion size can differ between studies. This episode, we speak with Dr. Birdem Amoutzopoulos, Dietary and Nutrient Data Manager at The Medical Research Center Epidemiology, University of Cambridge. She is the lead author for the article "Portion size estimation in dietary assessment: a systematic review...

The ability to measure the gut microbiome led to a surge in understanding and knowledge of its role in health and disease. The diet is a source of fuel for, and influencer of, composition of the microbiome. Join us for a discussion with authors Dr. Leigh A Frame and Dr. Scott A Jackson. Leigh A Frame, PhD, MHS, is the Director of The Office of Integrative Medicine and Health at  George Washin...

Catch this month’s conversation with Dylan Mackay from University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Dr. Mackay is a nutritional biochemist, specializing in human clinical trials and inter-individual variability. I focus on how phenotype and genotype modulate an individual's response to dietary interventions. The lead author of the paper, Dr. Samar Ahmad was unable join the conversation from...

Join the conversation with authors Diane Lees-Murdock and Sophia Amenyah with the Genomic Medicine Research Group at the University of Ulster, in Coleraine, North Ireland.  Dr. Lees-Murdock is a Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Ulster, and Dr. Amenyah is now a postdoctoral research fellow at Bournemouth University School of Health and Social Care. In...

Join the conversation with author Anu Alex, from the University of Newcastle in the State of New South Wales, Australia.  Anu is a doctoral student working in the laboratory of Dr. Manohar Garg who is one of the world’s leading researchers studying phytosterols, fatty acids, and other bioactive nutrients.