Megan Rossi, Dietitian, research fellow and founder of The Gut Health Clinic, King's College London, discussing "Gut health: from the inside out", on the Main stage at New Scientist Live 2019
he gut health craze sweeping the globe has created a multi-billion-dollar industry from gut modulating therapies such as probiotics. Although fuelled by promising research, is this area truly the next major revolution or simply a case of marketing enthusiasm outpacing the scientific evidence? Leading gut health specialist Megan Rossi will empower you to take an evidence-based approach to looking after your gut health, offering simple and cost-effective ways to health from the inside out. Megan Rossi is a registered dietitian with a PhD in gut health from the faculty of medicine and biomedical sciences at the University of Queensland, Australia. She leads research at King’s College London investigating nutrition-based therapies in gastrointestinal health, including pre- and probiotics, dietary fibres, the low FODMAP diet and food additives. Her work has received numerous awards worldwide. Megan also founded The Gut Health Clinic, where she leads a team of registered gut-specialist dietitians. In addition, Megan sits on a number of committees including the King’s College London Waterloo Research Society, Irritable bowel syndrome Network charity and is a spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association.
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