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MYTH BUSTING WITH MADI - INTERMITTENT FASTING: WHAT THE EVIDENCE (AND CLINICAL TRIALS) ACTUALLY SHOW
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PAEDIATRIC FOOD ALLERGY by Joanne Mainwaring, RD, SFHEA
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MALNUTRITION AND CHRONIC DISEASE: A GROWING CONCERN FOR GLOBAL HEALTH by Ines Jabir, BSc, RD
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ARE SKINNY JABS THE ANSWER? by Laura Kaar-Todd, RD
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THE ROLE OF PROTEIN FOR SPORTS AND EXERCISE IN THE ADULT POPULATION by Ruth Harvey, RD
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PLANT-BASED MILK ALTERNATIVES by Danielle Jackson, RD
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THE LAST WORD: SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN AND MENOPAUSE by Fareeha Jay, RD
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