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News about our
members
We aim to add here brief news bulletins
on members' achievements and activities to provide a flavour of the
broad influence SENSE members have in the nutrition field.
For
further information on any of these bulletins, please contact the SENSE
member directly via our meet the members'
page. If members wish to add a news item to the list they can fill in a
form in the members area.
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Seema Khajuria's
MSc. dissertation was published in the Journal of Human
Nutrition and Dietetics, October 1992 Volume 5, pp.311-321.
The article entitled "Traditional Indian beliefs about the
dietary management of diabetes" is an exploratory study of the
implications for the management of Gujarati diabetics in
Britain, by Seema Khajuria and Jane Thomas, Department of
Nutrition & Dietetics, King's College, London.
The study was undertaken to give
insight into the patients' perspective on appropriate management
of their condition and to identify possible areas of conflict
between traditional remedies and western treatment of diabetes.
In addition eating habits were examined in order to assess the
extent to which the dietary modifications advocated by either
medical system were being followed.
Seema was Co-researcher for a
"Building on Strengths" project for "Enquiry into Health
Activity in the Asian Voluntary Sector", by Amanda Webb Johnson
and Seema Khajuria. The research was carried out for the
Confederation of Indian Organisations, UK, 1992-93.
Research was funded by the Department of Health.
The study addressed the
recognition of the strengths and potential of Asian voluntary
groups, set up in response to unmet needs and to highlight the
needs to take into account cultural, religious, social and
language factors, better resources, training and consultation,
that called for a major study.
The report drew conclusions
involving 32 organisations and 98 users in Greater London,
Leicester, Bradford and Birmingham, involving community members
of all religious faith, both by personal interviews and
questionnaires. The findings would also be useful for all
those wishing to understand and consult with Asian groups and
those involved in the production and dissemination of
information. |
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October 1992 and
July 1993 |
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Dr Rana Conway has
published a second edition of her book 'What to eat when you're
pregnant: including the A-Z guide of what's safe and what's
not', Pearson (1st published August 2008). The latest
edition includes the revised guidelines regarding caffeine
consumption during pregnancy. It also describes what women
should and shouldn't eat during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as
well as providing advice for vegetarian mothers-to-be, tips for
handling morning sickness and guidance on achieving a healthy
weight gain. Rana has both professional and personal
knowledge of the subject. The research she carried out
with pregnant women has been published in peer reviewed journals
and she has three young children of her own.
'What to eat when you're pregnant:
including the A-Z guide of what's safe and what's not' is
available from:
http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000271017
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Published April 2010 |
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Fiona Wilcock was invited to write the
UK version of the 'alli diet plan' after working closely with
GSK Consumer Healthcare for 18 months as their nutrition
consultant. Alli (orlistat) is a weight loss drug which is
used in conjunction with a lower fat, reduced calorie diet and
increased activity. Fiona has been working with GSK Europe
to ensure culturally and nutritionally appropriate advice and
recipes are developed for consumer literature in the different
markets. Her involvement led GSK to ask Fiona to write the
book which was co-launched with the drug in April. The
type of diet which alli users need is a healthy diet based on
30% energy from fat and the 200 recipes in the book which Fiona
devised and tested can be used for all the family. Basic
information about how to use the drug is provided in the first
chapter by GSK, and the remaining dietary information and
recipes are based on good basic nutrition and can be used by
anyone. All recipes have full dietary analysis and
appropriate retail alternatives have been suggested for days
when readers don't want to cook. Menu plans and fat and
calorie tables per portion are also provided. The book was
given to a group of alli users prior to launch and had very
positive feedback, with several users reporting an improvement
in the diet of the whole family.
The book is available on Fiona's
website -
www.tastynutrition.com |
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Published April
2009 |
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Alison Ludwig's MSc
dissertation has been published (co-author, Professor Jim
McKenna) in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of the Royal
Society for the Promotion of Health. The article is
entitled 'Osteoporotic Caucasian and South Asian Women: a
qualitative study of general practitioners' support', Vol.128,
No.5, p.263-270. An abstract of the article can be found at
http://rsh.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/128/5/263
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Published September 2008 |
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Sigrid Gibson has
two new scientific publications:
Sigrid Gibson and Alison Boyd.
Associations between added sugars and micronutrient intakes and
status. Further analysis of data from the NDNS of young
people aged 4 to 18 years.
British Journal of Nutrition, First View article
doi:10.1017/S0007114508981484, Published Online by Cambridge
University Press 08 Jul 2008
Gibson S (2007) Dietary sugars
intake and micronutrient adequacy - a review of the evidence.
Nutrition Research Reviews 20, 121-131.
doi:10.1017/S0954422407797846
Contact Sigrid direct (sigrid@sig-nurture.com)
if you would like a pdf copy. |
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Jane Griffin has
just had her third book published "Food for Rugby" with a
foreword by Keith Wood. Her publisher is The Crowood Press
who published her previous books "Food for Sport" in 2001 and
"Nutrition for Marathon Running" in 2005. All books can be
obtained from the publishers (www.crowood.com),
Amazon or bookshops. |
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Dr Michele Sadler is
Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition (1st
Edition), published in 3 volumes by Academic Press in 1998. |
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Chris Hawkins, Secretary to SENSE,
received the MBE in the December 2004 Honours List, for services to the
Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO). Like the ASO Chris
provides invaluable support to SENSE and SENSE members agree this honour
is well deserved. |
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Gaynor Bussell has written a
chapter in a book titled "Improving the Labelling of the Salt
Content of Foods" in "Reducing Salt and other Sodium Sources in
Food Products: product strategies" (with co-author M. Hunt).
Woodhead Publishing Ltd. Cambridge ISBN: 13: 978-1-84569-018-2. |
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Published February
2007 |
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Dr Margaret Ashwell
received the OBE in 1995 for services to the Food Advisory
Committee. |
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Ms Sigi Gibson has
contributed significantly to the development of SENSE as a
founding SENSE committee member, serving as programme
coordinator from March 2004 to March 2007. Both prior to
becoming programme coordinator and during this appointment, Sigi
has coordinated numerous successful and informative meetings for
members on a twice yearly basis. The SENSE members are
particularly grateful to Sigi for her professionalism and
technological skills! |
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Ms Fiona Wilcock has
served as a SENSE committee member from September 2002 to March
2007. Fiona took on the role of factsheet coordinator,
which has entailed updating and amalgamating factsheets written
by various members over time, as well as originating and
coordinating development of new fact sheets on a range of topics
for the benefit of the membership. The SENSE members are
extremely grateful to Fiona for her generous contribution and
overall professionalism. |
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Judy More has worked
with the Department of Health to procure 2 low cost vitamin D
supplements to support the DH recommendation for vitamin D
supplementation during pregnancy, breastfeeding, infants and
children under 5 years and the elderly.
Further information on Healthy
Start vitamins for women and Healthy Start
Children's vitamin drops can be found at:
http://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/en/fe/page.asp?n1=1&n2=8&n3=95&n4=97
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Both supplements
were available from March 2007 |
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