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Clare E. Collins

Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at University of Newcastle

Areas of expertise

  • - Dietary intake assessment
  • - Dietary intervention during key life stages
  • - Effectiveness of dietary intervention on chronic disease
  • - Nutrition translation and communication

Major works

AES® online tool
http://www.australianeatingsurvey.com.au
Collins et al, Newcastle Innovation.
Launched April 2016

Australia’s Healthy Eating Quiz
http://www.healthyeatingquiz.com.au
Collins et al, Newcastle Innovation.
v1 launched 2012, v2 launched 2013, v3 launched July 2016

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About me

Clare is a Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle in Australia. She loves nutrition and does a lot of research related to healthy eating to improve health and well-being. She has published over 400 research papers and supervised lots of research studies and budding researchers.

Clare currently leads a very big team of dietician researchers who have a major focus on using smart technologies for the assessment of dietary intake and evaluation of nutrition interventions in key life stages and chronic health conditions.

Clare is passionate about nutrition communication and loves translating the latest scientific evidence into practical strategies that help people to adopt healthier eating habits, feel better and improve their health.