Dietitian and academic at the University of Hertfordshire: food, health & science. All tweets are my own opinion / shared for interest
Joined February 2014
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
Apr 14
Dietary guidance around gallstones often focuses on dietary fat restriction.
But there is surprisingly weak evidence for this intervention.
@AngelaMMadden discusses what we actually know about diet in relation to gallstones and gallbladder conditions.
sigmanutrition.com/episode60…
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Diet and gallstones:
me talking with @NutritionDanny about the evidence and what more we need to investigate: dietary fat gets a mention but there's much more to it
Thanks Danny for the opportunity!
sigmanutrition.com/episode60…
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
Feb 28
“High-quality RCTs can provide the most reliable evidence...” the guidelines say. True! Yet @SecKennedy has not kept his promise to invest in nutrition research. And they forced their nutrition RCT guy @KevinH_PhD to leave. Thank you @TamarHaspel
wapo.st/4qYpAVt
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
Feb 12
We have a dental desert in East Anglia, & the UEA stands ready to open a new dental school. They have the necessary permissions, but crucially are waiting for the Govt to confirm funded undergraduate dental places.
I've again pressed the Minister on when this will be available.
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
Feb 4
Scoping review of 53 studies investigating dietary beliefs and behaviours in people with #IBD
Most people modify diet after diagnosis, and mostly this is food avoidance, but many other challenges
Read full paper here 👉🏽
doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.202…
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Congratulations @ProfWhelan & @sara_mancell great to this published!
Jan 28
What are the mechanisms of malnutrition in infants with biliary atresia?
For those working in #paediatrics, we just published a review of diet in biliary atresia.
Including the role of medium-chain triglycerides
doi.org/10.1017/S00296651251…
Great work by Dr @Sara_Mancell
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
Jan 21
What foods do people with #constipation think impact symptoms? 💩
▶️Worsen - white bread, sugar cereals, processed meat, cake
▶️Improve - Prunes, dates, prune juice, beans, figs
We are investigating dried fruits and juices as treatment!
Full paper👉🏽 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
Jan 6
New year, new career!
▶️Research Assistant in Nutritional Sciences◀️
Work with @EiriniDimidi and I on feeding trial. Amazing opportunities for development and experience
Must have BSc or MSc in Nutrition or Dietetics
Full criteria and more details👉🏽
kcl.ac.uk/jobs/133845-resear…
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One vital way MAG drives change is by reporting national data on malnutrition.
On International Volunteer Day, please volunteer a few minutes to contribute to BAPEN’s UK Survey of Malnutrition Risk and Nutritional Care.
Take part today: bit.ly/49RBGuR
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
25 Nov 2025
✅ The BDA joined the launch of the Right to Food Commission last week. @IanByrneMP is calling for dietitians to be involved across the UK, as evidence sessions begin in January. We'll share how members can take part soon. #RightToFood
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
24 Nov 2025
Final call for dietitians to join the project group to review our Diet and Diverticular Disease resource.
We are looking for one more dietitian to join the project group.
If you are interested or would like more information, please email info@ndr-uk.org by 01/12/2025.
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
18 Nov 2025
A Nutrient-Dense Approach to support a healthy weight, provides nutrient-dense options to increase energy & protein intake within the context of healthy eating guidelines, supporting adults at risk of malnutrition. Advice is easy to understand to help self-management #UKMAW2025
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10 Nov 2025
Should dietitians recommend people eat less meat? A good listen - evidence-based and nuanced - thanks!
10 Nov 2025
🎙️ Great episode of The Dietitian Café Podcast debating should dietitians recommend people eat less meat?
It features our Head of Food Business Transformation @The_A_To_V and Registered Dietitian Kate Arthur.
Listen in full: tinyurl.com/5camr56z
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
29 Oct 2025
📢 Participants Needed for a Study at the University of Roehampton!
Project title: Ethnic Differences in Adipose Tissue Dysfunction in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
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📍 Location: University of Roehampton & King’s College Hospital
📩 Sign up alsheham@roehampton.ac.uk
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
20 Oct 2025
Have you heard about our next online lecture on eating well with a learning disability? Join us on Wed 12 Nov. Thank you Carly Atkinson MSc RD, Nicola Swaffield & Karen Coulman PhD RD
bit.ly/4pXfqp1
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
10 Oct 2025
Have YOU seen this 👋 it's such a great resource for #AHPResearch - including boosting visibility of our #AHP #research leaders ✨️✨️✨️ @NHSNWRD @AHPFederation @NIHRresearch @natlouj @researchphysio @LPhysioprof @yvonnewren @SChalmersSLT
10 Oct 2025
Looking for a research mentor? #AHPResearch @cahprchair @gemmaclunie @Chris_Horler @LLedger1 @DrGillianWard @HazelRoddam1 @RMSmithPhysio @StrudwickDr
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
7 Oct 2025
How to manage diet in constipation...
@EiriniDimidi presents the evidence for the latest @BDA_Dietitians Guidelines for diet in constipation @UegWeek #uegw2025
About to be published in @JHND_Official and @NGMJournal
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Angela Madden 🇺🇦 🧡 retweeted
25 Sep 2025
Systematic review of 25 RCTs shows impact of #fibre on some measures of chronic low grade inflammation (CLGI) in children
In general, small effect sizes and wide variation in responses sometimes due to the types of #fiber used
Full paper @jnutritionorg👉🏽 cdn.nutrition.org/article/S2…
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