Ian Marber is one of the best-known and well-regarded nutrition therapists in the UK. He is a best-selling author, award-winning health writer and food expert, known for his practical and balanced approach. Ian founded the Food Doctor in 1999, and since selling the brand in 2012, he has consulted for brands such as Innocent, BOL, and the Soho House Group.He has published 12 nutrition books, most recently Manfood, especially for men. Ian also regularly appears as a nutrition expert on TV and radio programmes and had his own show on the Discovery Channel. Ian has worked with more than 12,000 private clients and conducts workshops for major corporations, writes for several large publications and has been profiled by both the New York Times and Sunday Telegraph. This is our first episode of 2022 and coincides with all of the ‘January new year resolutions/new year new you’ messaging – a time when people typically resolve to become thinner and ‘healthier’. We’ll be separating fact from fiction when it comes to fad diets and calling out the #nutribollocks with our expert guest, Ian Marber.Show Notes:Twitter: @IanMarberInstagram: @ian_marber Website: http://www.ianmarber.com/

Harriet is joined by Bianca Tharme-Loose and Nicky Clark on today’s episode to discuss whether there’s a place for disability in dietetics. This coincides with International Day of Disabled Persons (3rd December) and it’s also a topic which Harriet is passionate about, as she lives with several disabilities including Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome, scoliosis and hearing loss. Bianca is a specialist gastroenterology dietitian and is currently the irritable bowel syndrome lead at the trust she works at. Bianca has been employed by the NHS for nearly five years and since receiving the shielding letter she has been working solely in outpatients. Nicky Clark has worked for the NHS for over 12 years, since completing her postgraduate diploma in dietetics at Leeds. Nicky currently works as an advanced dietitian for a mental health trust in the Northeast of England and has done since the service was developed eight years ago. Nicky is involved in continual service development within her dietetic team and clinically works in a tertiary specialised neuro-rehabilitation hospital. In this episode we’ll be discussing the impact that our guest’s disabilities have had on their student training and current dietetic roles, and how disability is perceived in the workplace. We will also be asking Nicky and Bianca about what more could be done to support disabled dietitians.Show Notes:Guest twitter handles:@biancatharme@rd_nicky

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 shortly after he graduated Luke jumped at the opportunity! The Food Chain is a charity designed to help people with HIV in London access the nutrition they need to live healthy and independent lives. They do this by delivering meals, offering cooking classes and delivering tailored nutritional support to those with HIV.To mark World Aids Day, in this episode we’ll be discussing the role of dietitians and nutrition in HIV care, what the Food Chain are doing to support people with HIV, and what the biggest barriers are to accessing good nutrition.Show Notes:Twitter: @HIV_Dietitian @TheFoodChainCharity winter food drive: https://gofund.me/546ff902https://www.foodchain.org.uk/Instagram: @the_food_chainhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537590/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/857922/PHE_positive_voices_report_2019.pdf

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, ICU and renal roles. He then went on to study graduate medicine at Barts and the London medical school, and currently works as an NHS junior doctor. Alongside this, Tim has an active role within the BAPEN medical trainee committee and interdisciplinary think-tank NNEdPro.In this episode we’ll find out about Tim’s transition from dietitian to doctor, and how he recognises the boundaries between the two professions. We’ll also discuss a doctor's role in nutrition advice, and whether doctors are overstepping the mark when it comes to offering dietary advice.Show Notes:Twitter @TimothyEdenRD

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 Will Hadfield. Alison Barnes is a diabetes specialist dietitian and lead research dietitian for Newcastle University’s diabetes remission studies, including the DiRECT trial. Alison has spoken about DiRECT and diabetes remission at numerous national and international conferences and has advised NHS England in planning their low-calorie diet pilot programme. She is a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion and sits on the judging panel for the annual QiC Diabetes awards.Will is Clinical Lead Dietitian at Xyla health and wellbeing and is co-founder of WE Nutrition UK. Will’s background as a Diabetes Specialist Dietitian working in the NHS, non-for profit, private sectors and experience in academia support his passion for innovative and evidence-based education enabling long-term behaviour change whilst informing research.In this episode we’ll be discussing whether diabetes remission is realistic for everyone and how it can be incorporated into clinical practice. We’ll also chat to Alison and Will about their roles within diabetes care and the challenges they face when it comes to achieving remission.Show Notes:DiRECT Clinical Trial: https://www.directclinicaltrial.org.uk Will Hadfield: @thatdietitian @wenutritionuk www.wenutrition.co.uk xylahealthandwellbeing.com

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 David Unwin is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He works at Norwood NHS Surgery in Southport where he has cared for the same population since 1986. To date, 105/206 of his patients with type 2 diabetes who chose a low carb approach have achieved drug-free remission. He’s published research into improving blood pressure, lipid profiles and liver function by reducing dietary carbohydrates, especially sugar. Dr Adrian Brown is a Research Fellow and Lecturer at University College London and a Senior Specialist Weight Management Dietitian with over 15 years of experience. His research centres around obesity, type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery, weight stigma and use of low energy diets. He is an Honorary Academic at Public Health England and Vice-Chair of the Specialist Obesity Group for the BDA.Dr Duane Mellor is the Aston Medical School lead for Nutrition and Evidence-Based Medicine, and the Associate Dean for Education in the College of Health and Life Sciences. He has a background in clinical dietetics supporting people living with diabetes and moved into medical education when joining Aston University. Duane has maintained his research and practice interest in diabetes care working as a committee member of the BDA’s Diabetes Specialist Group and supporting the development of nutritional management guidelines. In this episode we’ll be unpacking the evidence for the effectiveness of varying dietary strategies at putting type 2 diabetes into remission. We’ll discuss the methodology and findings of this review paper, as well as asking the authors what their thoughts are on current diabetes management and any glaring gaps in clinical training.Show Notes:Dietary strategies for remission of type 2 diabetes: A narrative reviewhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jhn.12938 Renal function in patients following a low carbohydrate diet for type 2 diabetes: a review of the literature and analysis of routine clinical data from a primary care service over 7 years Unwin D, Unwin J, Crocombe D, Delon C, Guess N, Wong C.Twitter Handles:Dr David Unwin: @lowcarbGPDr Adrian Brown: @BrownAdeyDr Duane Mellor: @DrDuaneRD

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 syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome and cholesterol management. He has 20 years’ experience helping people to eat better, feel better and change their lives through practical and realistic advice. Nigel's professional ethos is simple: No gimmicks, no diet fads and no quick fixes. Just good, evidence based nutritional advice to help you feel better.In this episode, we’ll dig into what the menopause actually is before examining the need for nutrition in the menopause. We’ll explore the role of a dietitian in this area and Nigel will point us towards key research in this field.Show Notes:Website: www.nigeldenbydietitian.co.ukIG: @menopause_dietitian Harley St at Home : MenopauseWebsite : www.harleystathome.com IG @harleystreetathomemenopause The book Nigel refers to: https://www.cambridge.org/st/academic/subjects/medicine/obstetrics-and-gynecology-reproductive-medicine/managing-menopause-2nd-edition

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 working towards becoming a first contact practitioner. Her role is currently split between leading on the gastroenterology/surgical services at the Countess of Chester Hospital and working in Chester South Primary Care Network, seeing patients in GP practices and developing projects to improve patient care within the primary care network.Lisa is currently a professional lead dietitian in Cornwall and works for a primary care network as a Strategic Manager. She’s been a practicing dietitian for 16 years and has been leading a community team for some time. Lisa has worked with Plymouth University and the British Dietetic Association (BDA) to investigate how Dietitians could work within primary care. She completed a study on frailty and malnutrition in primary care and following this, NHS improvement funded more work in the area.In this episode, we’ll explore the role of dietitians in primary care, discuss the need for these roles and will cover the background which led to the creation of these new roles. We’ll chat to Lisa and Rebecca about their experiences working in this area and hear their tips for any dietitians interested in getting involved.Show Notes:Twitter - @LisaLedger7 and @r_gasche The impact of dietitians in the multidisciplinary practice team within primary care:https://nualtra.com/media/yrmbdfkq/final-report-for-bda_2020.pdfEmail: If you’d like to get in contact with Lisa or Rebecca, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to connect you

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 is also a qualified yoga teacher. In this episode, we’ll be exploring what social prescribing is and who it’s for. We’ll chat to Isis about the role of the social prescriber, what a typical day looks like and how a social prescriber can help patients in the context of malnutrition and loneliness.Show Notes:NHS collaboration platform: https://future.nhs.uk/socialprescribing/grouphomePersonalised care institute: https://learn.personalisedcareinstitute.org.uk/login/index.phpUK gov site on Social Prescribing: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-prescribing-applying-all-our-health/social-prescribing-applying-all-our-healthNHS site on Social Prescribing: https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/social-prescribing/Castleman healthcare site: https://www.castlemanhealthcare.co.uk/social-prescribingInstagram for Castleman healthcare Social Prescribing: https://www.instagram.com/castlemansocialprescribers/

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 her own dietetic clinic within the prison, providing nutritional input and education for men from all backgrounds with a huge range of complex needs.Fran Instagram: @theprisondietitianFran Twitter: @FranWaldock