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Eirini Dimidi PhD RD

@eirinidimidi.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at King's College London πŸ“š. Research on diet & gut health πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬. Greek in London. Views are my own.

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Diversity of Plant-Based Food Consumption: A Systematic Scoping Review on Measurement Tools and Associated Health Outcomes Abstract. A scoping review of the literature was conducted to identify studies investigating plant-based food diversity and human health outcomes. Objectiv

πŸŒΏβ€œEat 30 different plant foods a wk”: catchy, but is it evidence-based?

Our new scoping review finds:
🟒No standard definition of plant food diversity
🟒Most studies focus on fruits & veg diversity only
🟒Limited evidence on gut health

πŸ“„ academic.oup.com/nutritionrev...

@kingslsm.bsky.social

30.04.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is very sad, I am sorry this happened, Kevin. Your contribution to nutrition science is invaluable. I will be waiting to hear about your next steps.

24.04.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Research Associate in Nutritional Sciences

πŸ“’NEW Research Associate position in my team!
Only 3 days left to apply.

A fantastic opportunity on plant foods, gut & cardiometabolic health.
βœ…Lead a #nutrition RCT
βœ…Develop nutrition research skills/profile
βœ…Advance leadership skills

3,5 years, full-time.

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/103045-...

27.01.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to present for the first time the dietary guidelines for the management of chronic constipation at the Nutrition Society Winter conference. #NSwinter25

These are the first evidence-based dietary guidelines in constipation based on 4 systematic r/v & meta-analyses.

Paper coming soon!

22.01.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“½οΈIn this video, I talk about our new nutrition study on plant food #diversity and its impact on gut and cardiometabolic health, and why it is so needed.

πŸ“πŸ₯•πŸŒ°πŸ₯”πŸ₯–πŸŒΏπŸ΅

17.01.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New definition for "occasional constipation"!

Diagnosis if
πŸŸ₯β‰₯1 symptom of functional constipation
πŸŸ₯no alarm symptoms
πŸŸ₯occurs at irregular/infrequent intervals

Definition will allow more research on this #constipation entity -> improve patient care.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

16.01.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled to share that Prof Whelan and I have been awarded Β£1.5m from BBSRC @kingslsm.bsky.social.

We'll do a RCT to investigate if increasing the diversity of plant-based foods in the diet optimises gastrointestinal & cardiometabolic health.

🌢️πŸ₯ 🌰🍞🍡

15.01.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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