The Dietitian Cafe

In this episode, Harriet is joined by Luke White, a specialist HIV dietitian working at The Food Chain charity, and a membership officer for the Dietitians in HIV Care specialist BDA group. After previously working in microbiology, horticulture & construction, Luke retrained in dietetics as a mature student. Whilst studying he volunteered at The Food Chain, so when a job vacancy came up shortl...

In this episode we will be comparing the roles of dietitians and doctors and how the two can complement each other. Harriet is joined by Dr Timothy Eden, a qualified junior doctor, dietitian and chef. Tim’s interest in food is why he initially trained as a chef at Cordon Bleu Cookery, where his love for personalising menus and diet plans led him to pursue a career in dietetics, working in diabetes...

In our last episode, we spoke to the authors of the recent landmark review paper exploring the dietary strategies for remission of type 2 diabetes. Today’s big dietetic debate forms part two, as we explore whether diabetes remission is realistic outside of research studies and how it can be achieved in clinical practice. For today’s episode, we're delighted to be joined by Alison Barnes and W...

Following the recent publication of a landmark review paper exploring the dietary strategies for the remission of type 2 diabetes, we thought it would be great to get some of the researchers themselves together in the Dietitian Café to unpack the research. Harriet is joined by three of the authors of this paper, GP Dr David Unwin and Registered Dietitians Dr Duane Mellor and Dr Adrian Brown. Dr Da...

To mark World Menopause Day, in this interview we’ll be looking at whether nutrition really is that important in the menopause. We're delighted to be joined by specialist menopause dietitian Nigel Denby. Nigel is an award-winning dietitian, with special clinical interests in menopause and women's hormonal health, lifelong weight management, irritable bowel syndrome, pre-menstrual syndrom...

To celebrate Allied Health Professionals Day, in this big dietetic debate, we’ll be discussing the role of dietitians in primary care. Harriet is joined by two registered dietitians Rebecca Gasche and Lisa Ledger. Rebecca has been working as an NHS dietitian for 8 years, with her specialist area being gastroenterology. More recently, she has started to incorporate her skills in Primary Care and is...

In this Big Dietetic Debate, Harriet is joined by NHS Social Prescriber Isis Ventura-Bermell, who currently works for Castleman Healthcare. She has a BA (Honours) in Philosophy & Psychological Studies as well as previous experience working for the not for profit mental health organisation: Dorset mind and other customer-facing roles in the health and wellbeing industry. Outside of work, Isus i...

In this episode, Harriet is joined by registered dietitian Fran Allsop. Fran is a Specialist dietitian who qualified in 2019. She is experienced in surgery, critical care and nutritional management of hospital inpatients. Since January 2021, she’s taken on the challenge of developing a dietetic service within the largest male prison in the UK, HMP Berwyn in North Wales. She now independently runs...

In this episode, Harriet is joined by Corrine Toyn to discuss her journey in branching out from clinical dietetics to the food industry. Corrine explains why a dietitian’s unique skill set is an asset to any food establishment, with a focus on HCP marketing. Corrine Toyn is the Healthcare Professions Relations Manager for Benecol in which she oversees the healthcare professional marketing activiti...

In this episode, Harriet is joined by registered dietitians Isabella (better known as Isa) Robinson and Katherine Kimber, both of whom are specialists in intuitive eating. We explore the evidence behind intuitive eating, if weight loss can go together with intuitive eating and where to go to learn more about this topic. I hope you find this a really interesting episode and discussion. Isa Robinson...

In this episode, we will be discussing the ‘Role of a dietitian in the charitable sector’. To tie in with the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) 60th birthday, we're delighted to be joined by registered dietitian Victoria Taylor. Victoria is a registered dietitian with over 20 years of experience working in health and charity sectors. She has a master’s degree in food policy and PGCert in Sport...

In this big dietetic debate, we will be focusing on ‘Growing your Online Presence as a Healthcare Professional’ and discussing whether dietitians should start thinking bigger than just clinical practice. Harriet is joined by registered dietitian and founder of Dietitian Boss ™, Libby Rothschild. As a social media marketing expert, Libby's work shows dietitians from around the world how to go...

In this episode Harriet is joined by registered dietitians Emily Stuart and Declan Henderson. Both Declan and Emily work for Apetito, a company that manufactures and provides meals for a range of organisations including hospitals, care homes, schools and nurseries. Apetito also own popular meal delivery service, Wiltshire farm foods. Emily graduated as a dietitian back in 2013 and has since enjoye...

In this big dietetic debate, we discuss the topic of ‘Where are all the men in dietetics?’. Harriet is joined by registered dietitians Dr Adrian Brown and Owen Marples. Adrian works as a Senior Specialist Weight Management Dietitian. He is also a Research Fellow and lecturer at University College London, with his research interests centring around obesity, type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery, weigh...

In this big dietetic debate, we will be discussing the topic of how to have a healthy plant-based diet from a paediatric and adult dietetic perspective. In this episode Harriet is joined by registered dietitians Harpreet Sohal and Kate Roberts; both are plant-based eaters themselves and advocates of the evidence-based approaches for achieving a nutritionally balanced plant-based diet. Harpreet wor...

In this episode focusing on mental health within Dietetics and the workplace, Harriet speaks with three Dietitians who share their experiences and expertise in this area. Dorothy Balhatchet, Registered DietitianDorothy is a Registered Dietitian with experience in acute, community, public health, research and education. For the past six years she has worked as a lecturer, placement tutor and course...

This is part II of our Big Dietetic Debate on the topic of diversity in dietetics. In this episode, Harriet is joined by Registered Dietitian Tai Ibitoye. Tai Ibitoye is a Registered Dietitian and a Doctoral Researcher in Food & Nutritional Sciences. She is currently doing research focusing on appetite and dietary intake in older adults. She also has a keen interest in women’s health and the n...

For this month’s big dietetic debate, we talk to Specialist Fertility Dietitian Ro Huntriss and Maternal Dietitian and Dietetic Clinical Lead at MoreLife UK Pam Finlay to explore the role of nutrition and dietetics in fetal and maternal health. Pam Finlay is the Dietetic Clinical Lead at MoreLife (UK) Ltd. Pam has a wealth of dietetic experience with specific expertise in weight management, mental...

Anjanee Kohli currently works for the NHS in a community paediatric setting, seeing children for various clinical needs including enteral feed management, autism, faltering growth, allergies and developmental delays. The location where she works is very culturally diverse, so she is also working on an Ethnic Diet tutorial for both staff and students which teaches about the influence of culture and...

Clare Lewis trained at the University of Surrey and has been working as a dietitian in gastroenterology and nutrition support for the past 20 years. Clare heads up the Dietetic department at Salisbury District Hospital in conjunction with her role as an Advanced Dietetic Practitioner. She also runs a private practice, with clinics at home and at New Hall Hospital. How to connect with Clare:@ClareL...

In this episode, Harriet is joined by the BDA Student Rep Molly McEntee-Morris. Molly is in her final year studying Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Chester and is the current British Dietetic Association Student Representative. This is the first time we’ve had a student on the Dietitian Cafe Podcast, and there’s never been a more appropriate time than now. We know that many of our lis...

To coincide with Eating Disorders Week, in this episode, we talk to two eating disorder specialist dietitians Roslyn Gray and Sarah Elder. We explore why we have seen such an increase in the prevalence of eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss their recommendations to help manage this. We hope you enjoy this episode! Introducing Our Guests:Roslyn Gray (@graynutritionrd) is a Chi...

Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan holds a B.Sc. in Human Nutrition and a Ph. D. in clinical medicine from Trinity College Dublin, and has over 25 years of experience working in the food industry and academia. With 10 years international experience working for the Kellogg Company throughout Europe and the Middle East markets, Kathryn now works as an independent nutrition consultant providing expertise in nutri...

In this episode, Harriet is joined by a nutrition and dietetic duo who both work within the Secure Inpatients Services at Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough in the North East of England. This is part of the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. They reached out to the dietitian cafe podcast as they wanted to come and express the benefits that a Registered Associate Nutritionist an...

Nichola Ludlam-Raine is a Registered Dietitian with over 10 years of clinical experience working for the NHS as well as privately. She specialises in the area of weight management, diabetes, bariatric surgery and maternity obesity. Nichola is a media-friendly dietitian, regularly featuring on TV and in the media - she is often spotted on the BBC Breakfast sofa. Online, Nichola is a well-known nutr...