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Dr Carrie Ruxton, PhD, Child Nutrition
Dietitian and Health Writer
PhD, Child Nutrition
Dr Carrie Ruxton qualified as a Dietitian at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, before gaining a PhD in Child Nutrition.
Her work has been published widely in academic and health professional literature but she loves to write for the general public to bring to life the hugely interesting topics of diet and nutrition science.
Since 2003, Carrie has worked in a freelance capacity as a health writer and consultant to the food industry. Her specialist topics are functional foods, weight management, children’s diets, dietary advice and supplements, despite cooking not being one of her stronger skills!
Carrie contributes regularly to TV, print media and radio, most recently on BBC’s Food Detectives.