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MYTH BUSTING WITH MADI MYERS - Nutritional testing kits – Science fact or fiction

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PREVENTING STROKE: IS A PLANT-BASED DIET THE ANSWER? Antonella Rossino, RD

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THE RISE AND RISE OF ALTERNATIVE MILKS Farihah Choudhury, ANutr  For full version of Table 1 click here

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NUTRITION AND HYDRATION WEEK 2023 Karen Voas-Wootton, RD

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ENTERAL TUBE FEEDING – MY GUT FEELING! Debra Williams, RD

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BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF FIBRE IN PAEDIATRIC CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Ellie-May Evans, RD

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KETOGENIC DIETS FOR EPILEPSY AND BEYOND Natasha Schoeler and Victoria Whiteley

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COW’S MILK ALLERGY: ENSURING NUTRITIONAL ADEQUACY UP TO THE AGE OF FIVE Kate Roberts RD MSc   For vitamin drops table click here

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HOW TO SUPPORT BEHAVIOUR CHANGE Madi Myers

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BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HEALTHY EATING FOR CARERS by Aliya Porter, RNutr

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INSULIN RESISTANCE: CURRENT TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT by Judith Calvin, RD

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