Nutrition Resources

Tessa Aston gives an overview of nutrition management in the palliative care patient.
Tessa Aston, MSc, BSc (Hons), RD is a Macmillan Specialist Dietitian for Hambleton and Richmondshire Primary Care Trust.
Article accepted for publication: June 2006

Joanne Wright looks at how community nurses can help patients to maintain optimum nutrition
Joanne Wright RGN, RM is a Practice Nurse, Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
Article accepted for publication: September 2006

Dr Hannah Theobald gives a brief overview of diabetes and offers advice on eating for health.
Dr Hannah Theobald, PhD BSc RPHNutr, supported by The Sugar Bureau.
  The Sugar Bureau provides scientific evidence on the contribution of sugars and other carbohydrates to a healthy balanced diet. For more information visit:
www.sugar-bureau.co.uk.
Article accepted for publication: October 2006

Dr Hannah Theobald discusses recent guidelines for optimum childhood nutrition.
Dr Hannah Theobald PhD, BSc, RPHNutr
Article accepted for publication: January 2007

Maureen Benbow continues her series of articles with an overview of patient assessment and wounds
Maureen Benbow MSc BA RGN HERC is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: April 2007

Topics:  Ageing

Joanne Wright takes an overview of some common food stuffs and discusses their health value
Joanne Wright RGN, RM is a practice nurse in Brighouse, West Yorkshire & a freelance medical writer
Article accepted for publication: June 2007

Topics:  Heart disease

Dr Alyson Hill discusses the dietary management of diabetes mellitus
Dr Alyson Hill PhD, BSc, RD is a Lecturer in Dietetics at University of Ulster, Coleraine Article accepted for publication: January 2008

Topics:  Dietary advice

Angie Jefferson reviews recent developments in dietary management of CHD, highlights major studies and outlines a practical approach to dietary change for the nurse practitioner.
Angie Jefferson BSc, RD, RPHNutr is a Consultant Dietician based in Berkshire.
Article accepted for publication: March 2008

Topics:  Type 2 diabetes

Joanna Philpot aims to explore the scientific evidence available on the so-called “sugar rush” and to dispel some of the misunderstandings surrounding this much publicised area of nutrition
Joanna Philpot RNutr is a Freelance Nutritionist. jo.philpot@googlemail.com
Article accepted for publication: June 2008

Topics:  Dietary effects

David Benton discusses some potential influences on the rise in childhood obesity levels
David Benton, Department of Psychology, University of Swansea, Wales
Article accepted for publication: August 2008

Topics:  Food preference