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Nutrition Biomed is delighted to welcome Melanie Keech to the team. With a background in nutrition science as well as food service and hospitality, Melanie will be developing Nutrition Biomed’s Corporate Health Program, which will focus on delivering tailored nutrition programs to companies to help improve the health of their staff.

Even our fur babies experience food sensitivities. Dr. Maree Brinkman discusses her experiences with her own furry pet.

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As one of the authors on the Cochrane Review “Selenium for preventing cancer”, Maree was invited to record a podcast discussing their results for the Cochrane Library.

This is the third update of the review looking at the possible use of selenium for the prevention of cancer.

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Underpinning the crucial work that Maree does, this BBC article discusses the lack of nutritional and dietetic training that medical doctors undergo during medical school.
Time to make a change!

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The term “microbiome” is being tossed around a lot these days. Ever wonder what on earth people are talking about? Need a quick rundown? Aaron Roman, our Deakin University Dietetics placement student produced this handy microbiome fact-sheet.
Take a look by clicking on the picture below!