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Julie Lanigan

University College, London

ORCID iD 0000-0002-8339-9947
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About

An academic paediatric dietitian specialising in infant and young child nutrition with a focus on prevention of obesity and related diseases. Julie has 28 years of research experience investigating the effects of early nutrition on short and long-term health in children.

Current projects include multi-centre clinical trials and studies that investigate the effects of nutrition and growth in infancy on short- and long-term health. She is a founding director of TrimTots Community Interest Company, a UCL Business spinout set up to develop and evaluate evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.

Julie leads on Planet Munch, a community-based Healthy Lifestyle Programme for the prevention of obesity in preschool children. In this role, she works with children, their caregivers and early years professionals to advise on nutrition in early life.

Julie is a former chair of the Allied Health Professionals’ committee of the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and an active member of the society. She has published widely and is a regular invited speaker at national and international conferences.

Julie is a Principal Investigator and a lecturer in childhood nutrition and dietetics at academic institutions across the UK including UCL and the University of Plymouth.

Employment

  • University College, London Principal Research Fellow
    1998 - Present

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