Julie Lanigan
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Julie Lanigan

  • BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Dietetics, RD, PhD, FBDA
  • Clinical Academic Paediatric Dietitian, Principal Research Fellow, and UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
  • Paediatric dietitian specialising in infant and young child nutrition
  • Key investigator on trials/studies researching the health effects of nutrition in early life
  • More than 25 years of experience in clinical dietetics and research
  • Main focus: prevention of under- and over-nutrition, and related diseases  
  • Director of TrimTots Community Interest Company  
  • A UCLB (Business) spinout  
  • Main aims:
    • Develop and evaluate evidence-based interventions that aim:
    • To improve lifestyle behaviours in preschool children and families
    • Reduce the risk of obesity and associated diseases in adult life
  • Current active projects:
    • Multi-centre clinical trial investigating the effects of nutrition and growth in infancy on short- and long-term health  
    • Community-based studies evaluating the Planet Munch Healthy Lifestyle Programme for the prevention of obesity in preschool children
  • ESPGHAN Allied Health Professionals’ Committee member (Chair: 2022-25) and ESPGHAN Council and Scientific Committee member (2022-2025)
  • Published widely in infant and young child nutrition
  • Regularly invited speaker at national and international conferences
  • Lecturer in childhood nutrition and dietetics at academic institutions across the UK, including UCL, Imperial, and the University of Plymouth
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