Kevin Whelan
@profwhelan
Professor of Dietetics and Head of Department of Nutritional Sciences at King's College London. All about the evidence. Nutrition science not nutrition nonsense
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https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/kevin.whelan.html 05-01-2016 14:11:43
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Top 25 most downloaded Health Science papers of 2024 from Nature Communications 👉🏽nature.com/collections/fa… Great that our research showing prebiotics did not impact muscle strength but improved cognition is so widely read and used! 💪🏽🧠nature.com/articles/s4146… Dr. Mary Ní Lo Claire Steves
At the launch of the King's College London Root to Tip project about how to get more fibre into meals and reduce fruit and vegetable wastage. Would you believe there is data on peel eating! >75% never eat kiwi skin! 😱 #EatRootToTip
What do people think about eating peels and stalks rather than committing them to food waste? #EatRootToTip launch King's College London
Diet can impact the efficacy of prebiotics and probiotics Best practices for designing better clinical trials of probiotics and prebiotics from Kevin Whelan, Genelle Lunken,Heidi Staudacher PhD AdvAPD, Maria Marco et al. in Nature Microbiology: loom.ly/oBkEhIc
Fantastic news that Caroline Bovey BEM 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺🏴 has been awarded Fellowship of British Dietetic Association. She has done so much for our profession. Not only as Chairperson of British Dietetic Association but for career long commitment to promoting excellence in dietetics and standing up for diversity & equality 👏🏼
Fantastic opportunity for 1 year research post for #dietitian #RD in critical care working in exciting research on metabolism and feeding on #ICU. Working Barts Health and Queen Mary University of London with Zudin Please retweet Critical Care Specialist Group of @BDA_Dietitians
If you are going to #DDW2025 be sure to come along to our session of RomeFoundation Diet-Nutrition 👇🏼
Fantastic summary of the nutrition and diet data presented at #ECCO2025 by Nutritional Therapy for IBD So much important work being done by a diverse range of experts to help people with #IBD Thanks for highlighting our ADDapt trial with Aaron Bancil nutritionaltherapyforibd.org/news/ecco25-ke…
People with #CoeliacDisease have impaired food-related quality of life, particularly in younger people Problems ▶️feeling in control of what to eat ▶️being happy to eat around people Read latest study in Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics with Nick Trott Sheffield Gastro onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jh…
New study shows reducing advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in foods through cooking (boiling and steaming instead of grilling) improves lipid profile Great cross-over feeding trial from Judith Wellens Severine Vermeire João Sabino cell.com/cell-reports-m…
Pharma Engagement & Real-World Evidence: Paving the Way for Medical Nutrition Access (MNT) Success! Learn more about steps 5 and 6 of the Foundation’s action plan for medical therapy access in pediatric IBD. Read the full action plan here: bit.ly/3Yg5R8o Kevin Whelan
Finally I got to see the presentation on ADDAPT! First human trial evaluating low emulsifier diet (via resupplementation) in Crohn’s. Great slides highlight8 Ing the challenges of diet research. Not as ‘easy’ as a pill vs placebo👇🏼Aaron Bancil Kevin Whelan
Fantastic that our research of food interventions in constipation was highlighted at #DDW2025 Well done Dr Simon Steenson
Our #ADDapt trial was an oral presentation at #DDW2025 - well done Aaron Bancil 👏🏽👏🏽
Fantastic review of #FermentedFoods Figure shows impact of preparation on postbiotic, metabolite (FDM), live microbes (FAM), and probiotic content. Paper also highlights research needs Great works from Justin Sonnenburg Christopher Gardner advances.nutrition.org/article/S2161-…
Baseline diet can affect the efficacy of probiotics and prebiotics efficacy Learn more about best practices for designing better clinical trials of probiotics and prebiotics from Kevin Whelan, Heidi Staudacher PhD AdvAPD, Maria Marco & colleagues: loom.ly/oBkEhIc