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Ayela Spiro
Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationAyela is a nutrition scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation, where her role involves providing expert advice on nutrition and health issues to a number of key audiences including consumers, health professionals, charities, the media and the food industry. At the heart of her work is the communication of nutrition science that promotes understanding of nutrition and health and contributes to the improved wellbeing of all.
Posts by Ayela Spiro:
Swallowing Difficulties – A Serious Issue
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationSwallowing Awareness Day 2018 is on March 14th and provides us with a good opportunity to reflect on how Dysphagia...
Don’t believe All You Read – Asparagus Has Not Been Shown to Cause Cancer!
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationQuite strangely, Asparagine, a building block of protein, has hit the news. This followed publication of a study in mice...
EAT for Pressure Ulcers – Evidence, Assessment, Take Action
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationNutrition and hydration play a key role in keeping the skin healthy. NHS Improvement, as part of part of the...
Poor Oral Health Increases Risks of Frailty
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationDon’t get confused – this is still the nutrition blog! But it is important that we are aware of the...
Spices – Could they have Nutritional Benefits?
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationAlteration in taste is relatively common in ageing and is often associated with other sensory impairments (like smell), poorer health and...
Can We Still Talk About Brussel Sprouts?
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationWe are fond of discussing the benefits of vegetables in the nutrition blog! This week we are highlighting a new...
What Does ‘Outstanding’ Nutrition Care Look Like?
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationSome stark statistics as we go into the New Year - in 2015, 850,000 people were living with dementia and...
Packed With Nourishment
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationTime for some Christmas cheer – a resource promoting the importance of oral care, nutrition and hydration for care home...
Put Your Nutrition Specs on When Working With Older People
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationThat’s what the Malnutrition Task Force and Age UK urge following their recent State of the Nation report, which aims...
Oral Nutritional Supplements for Dementia – Are They Helpful?
Ayela Spiro Nutrition Science Manager, British Nutrition FoundationIn mixed patient groups oral nutritional supplements (ONS), sometimes referred to as sip feeds, have been shown to be effective...
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