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Researcher & Registered Nutritionist | PhD, RNutr, MSc, MBus | University of Cambridge
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Dr Marie Spreckley
MRC Epidemiology Unit
1 day ago
AMPLIFY is a new study led by
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
that seeks to understand how people experience next-generation incretin-based therapies, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, when used for weight management. Read our news post at
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Fantastic day hosting the @postdocsofcambridge Research Showcase today✨
@cararuggiero.bsky.social
3 days ago
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Cara Ruggiero, PhD, RD, LDN
about 2 months ago
Congratulations to
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
for securing her first independent research grant: Amplifying Meaningful Perspectives and Lived experiences of Incretin therapy use From diverse community voices (AMPLIFY) 🎉Thrilled to be collaborating with you on this!
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🎭 May Ball 🎭
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Dr Marie Spreckley
MRC Epidemiology Unit
6 months ago
The Confidence Interval – from the UN to weight loss research In the latest episode of our podcast series,
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
shares her journey to the University of Cambridge, along the way discussing sustainable weight loss and diversity in research. Listen -
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Cara Ruggiero, PhD, RD, LDN
6 months ago
It was a pleasure attending the launch of The Food Foundation’s new report: “Boosting Early Years Nutrition to Support a Healthy Childhood.” Many thanks to
@hannahbrins.bsky.social
as well as the other organizers and speakers for a great event. I even ran into
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
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Dr Marie Spreckley
MRC Epidemiology Unit
6 months ago
Coming soon a new episode of The Confidence Interval podcast. Dr Marie Spreckley from the MRC Epidemiology Unit shares her journey from the UN to the University of Cambridge. Listen to past episodes of our podcast series -
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Dr Tamla Evans
7 months ago
📢 We Are Hiring!! 📢 [Part-time remote working for the University of Cambridge
@mrcepid.bsky.social
] We are recruiting Intervention Facilitators for a NIHR-funded trial - perfect for health coaches/assistant psychs/student dietitians with an interest in weight management.
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51082/
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Dr Marie Spreckley
Jean Adams 🏴🇨🇦
8 months ago
We are hiring! We're looking for two post-doc researchers to help us deliver a randomised controlled trial of group model building to address inequalities in diet in English local authorities. Two 3y posts, ideally starting in July. Closing date 4 May. Full details:
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50905/
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Research Associate x 2 (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate x 2 (Fixed Term) in the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge.
https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50905/
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Dr Marie Spreckley
MRC Epidemiology Unit
8 months ago
The 2025 issue 2 of the epigram newsletter is out now Reframing food and rethinking policy Transport and planetary health What is a healthy weight? Featured are
@martinwhite33.bsky.social
,
@jeanmadams.bsky.social
, Dr
@cararuggiero.bsky.social
, &
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
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Cara Ruggiero, PhD, RD, LDN
8 months ago
What an honor! Thank you
@mrcepid.bsky.social
for the support of this work and my partner in crime, the brilliant
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
. I also want to acknowledge our wonderful collaborators
@cpft-nhs.bsky.social
.
#ChildNutrition
#FoodInsecurity
#FamilySystems
#SPROUTStudy
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Dr Marie Spreckley
MRC Epidemiology Unit
8 months ago
(3/3) Thank you to Sonia Kumar MP and the organisers for hosting this important discussion. @HealthyChildProg
#ChildNutrition
#FoodInsecurity
#Responsive
#MRCepid
#FamilySystems
#SPROUTStudy
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Dr Marie Spreckley
MRC Epidemiology Unit
8 months ago
(2/3) SPROUT (Supporting Parental Responsive Feeding for Optimal Understanding of Thriving Child Development) is a new study exploring the lived experience of parents and healthcare professionals to support responsive feeding in families experiencing food insecurity.
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Dr Marie Spreckley
MRC Epidemiology Unit
8 months ago
(1/3) Dr
@cararuggiero.bsky.social
and
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
from the
@mrcepid.bsky.social
,
@uniofcam.bsky.social
, presented evidence at Westminster yesterday to inform policy at the Cross-Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood and sharing details of SPROUT.
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Dr Marie Spreckley
MRC Epidemiology Unit
8 months ago
For International Women’s Day, we celebrate the diversity of voices that drive the transformative power of science. Meet
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
, Research Programme Manager, MRC Epidemiology Unit
#IWD2025
#AccelerateAction
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Another great
@ukaso.bsky.social
East of England Network Event organised by the brilliant
@andreadsmith.bsky.social
@cararuggiero.bsky.social
&
@julia-mueller-phd.bsky.social
at
@jesuscollegecam.bsky.social
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10 months ago
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@mrcepid.bsky.social
@cambridgeuni.bsky.social
Christmas Party 2024 🥳🥂
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Ben Wood
11 months ago
📣 New paper 📣 We used a systems thinking approach to map the key actors, structures, incentives, and dynamics that have led to the dominance of UPFs in population diets worldwide.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#UPFs
#ultraprocessedfood
#sustainablediets
#sustainablefoodsystems
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Prof. Emma Boyland
12 months ago
📢 New paper: we developed and validated two novel scales to measure aspects of food insecurity stigma
@paulchristiansen.bsky.social
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Towards measuring food insecurity stigma: development and validation of the Food Insecurity Self-stigma Scale and the Food Support Experiences Scale - BMC Public Health
Background Within high income countries, individuals experiencing food insecurity have become increasingly reliant on food support to satisfy household food needs. However, experiencing food insecurit...
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-20878-y
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Pete Scarborough
11 months ago
Environmental impact and cost to the consumer of meat, milk, and meat and milk alternatives. Much lower impact of all meat and milk alternatives. Unprocessed plant-based options best for both environmental impact and cost. Paper in PNAS by Marco Springmann (link in next post).
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Kevin Hall
12 months ago
Happy to see this paper led by AaronHengist finally published in AJCN on how variable a person's glucose responses can be to duplicate meals even under controlled conditions & implications for precision nutrition. Free access until January 21:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kCIYgSEOABD
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Dr. Stuart Rison
12 months ago
Great work
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
!
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Delighted to see this published in
@cellpress.bsky.social
review journal Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism (IF 11.4) 🙂
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@genesandhealth.bsky.social
12 months ago
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Eric Fauman (he/him)
12 months ago
Great stuff from the Genes & Health team!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@moneeza-ks.bsky.social
@sarahfiner.bsky.social
@drmariespreckley.bsky.social
And many more
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Genetic basis of early onset and progression of type 2 diabetes in South Asians - Nature Medicine
In a cohort of 50,556 South Asian individuals, partitioned polygenic scores helped identify genetic susceptibility to insulin deficiency and unfavorable fat distribution as key drivers of young-onset ...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03317-8
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Dr. Peter Hall
12 months ago
GLP-1 agonists are showing promise for alcohol abuse disorder. This is good news, if it holds up in RCTs. Tx for all substance use disorders are badly needed, and the capacity of GLP-1 to modulate generalized craving response may predict benefit for other drugs.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Repurposing Semaglutide and Liraglutide for Alcohol Use Disorder
This cohort study examines nationwide registry data for Swedish residents with a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder to determine whether hospitalization risk for an individual is decreased during perio...
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2825650?guestAccessKey=ac876998-5a25-4ae7-9ae7-d80237e767af&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jama_network&utm_content=network_highlights&utm_term=112424&adv=null
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Jack Birch
12 months ago
I put together a starter pack of those working in obesity and diet (and related areas) research and policy. I did it quickly this morning, so let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/Q3xXqKM
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Dr Marie Spreckley
MRC Epidemiology Unit
12 months ago
Applications are open for an ESRC-funded PhD focusing on understanding the link between mental wellbeing and T2D self-management, addressing a societal challenge with real-world applications. Closing date: 07/01/2025. For details & applications -
https://buff.ly/3BVKroA
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