Nutrition Science and How we Talk about Food with Dr Emma Beckett

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to food nutrition scientist Dr Emma Beckett. Emma is a registered nutritionist at The Nutrition Society, Professional Member of The Australian Institute for Food Science & Technology and is a member of the International Society for Nutrigenetics/ Nutrigenomics. She is currently an Adjunct Senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Innovation. She was also a Senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle for 15 years. She has won numerous awards for her research and is a part of numerous committees and services such as the NHMRC Research Quality Steering Committee.  Emma Beckett is the author of the book ‘You are more than what you eat’ and has written a variety of works on nutrition science such as for the BBC, The Conversation, ABC online and The Newcastle Herald. She has appeared on the ABC radio and ABC Central Coast Radio Breakfasts with Scott Levi in her weekly “Food for Thought” segment since 2017. Emma has appeared on morning news television as well as voiced an animated kangaroo on ABC for kids. Emma also speaks in schools and for non- for-profit organisations. On today’s episode Emma will be going through some of the research, misconceptions and misinformation out there about food as a nutrition scientist. So, let's get into it!  Podcast Summary: 1.     The research and evidence on nutrition is always changing 2.     Deciphering misinformation 3.     How to respond to people pushing diet information 4.     Perfectly imperfect eating 5.  Everybody’s body is different Website: https://www.dremmabeckett-foodnutritionscientist.comInstagram: dremmabeckettBook: You are more than what you eat Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: BodyMatters Australasia Clinic Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersauButterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

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