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Professor Nicola Heslehurst 💙 (she/her)

@NHeslehurst

Professor of Maternal & Child Nutrition / NIHR Fellow, Newcastle University.
UK ASO Chair.
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Obesity, pregnancy, nutrition, inequalities.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Joined February 2017
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Professor Nicola Heslehurst 💙 (she/her) @NHeslehurst
New paper alert! Meta-analysis shows food insecure pregnant women have up to 4x odds of poor mental health, increased GDM & dental health problems.
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@Lakenutrition @StephanieO18 @GinaGiang @ZoBell20 @UniofNewcastle @nourishingftrs @PLOSMedicine journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a…
journals.plos.org Associations between food insecurity in high-income countries and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic... In a systematic review and a random effect meta-analysis, Zoe Bell and colleagues investigate associations between food insecurity during pregnancy and maternal and infant health in high-income...
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Professor Nicola Heslehurst 💙 (she/her) @NHeslehurst
Exciting to see UKCO 2025 launched! Member led symposia are an opportunity for @UK_ASO members to showcase research programmes and collaborations and never disappoint. Looking forward to seeing the selection for 2025!
Association for the Study of Obesity UK @UK_ASO Feb 14, 2025
Our call for Member-Led Symposia Proposals for #UKCO2025 is now open!
There are 3 easy steps to submitting your proposal as shown below 🧑‍💼👩‍💼
• Full instructions here tinyurl.com/UKCO2025sympos…
• Proposal submission link: tinyurl.com/UKCO2025sympos…
Deadline is 31st March 2025
Instructions for Member-Led Symposia Proposals Step 1: An ASO member convenes a strong team on an important topic in obesity research, clinical and/or public health practice Step 2: The ASO member takes on the role of symposium Chair and submits a symposium outline via the Member-Led Symposium Proposal Portal, including brief details on the background and aims of the session and all speakers names and talk titles Step 3: The Chair ensures all speakers in their symposium proposal submit an oral abstract via the Abstract Submission Portal before the member-led deadline of 31st March 2025
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Professor Nicola Heslehurst 💙 (she/her) @NHeslehurst
New blog from @UniofNewcastle on our food insecurity in pregnancy research - that's for highlighting!

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from.ncl.ac.uk/maternal-healt…
from.ncl.ac.uk Maternal health and food insecurity - are mums-to-be at risk? A new study by Newcastle University researchers delves into the causes of food insecurity, and how it disproportionately affects new and expectant mothers.