Dr Kathryn Hart
Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics
Qualifications: PhD Nutrition, BSc Hons Nutrition & Dietetics, DipADP
Email: k.hart@surrey.ac.uk
Phone: Work: 01483 68 6438
Room no: 40 AY 03
Office hours
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday by appointment.
Further information
Biography
| 2008 | Diploma in Advanced Dietetic Practice | British Dietetic Association |
| 2007 | Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice | University of Surrey |
| 2006 to current | SCEPTrE Fellowship | Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training & Education |
| 2005 to current | Lecturer in Dietetics | University of Surrey |
| 2002 to current | Freelance Dietitian & Nutrition Consultant | ExpertEating |
| 2002 to 2005 | Tutor in Dietetics | University of Surrey |
| 2003 | PhD Nutrition | University of Surrey |
| 1999 | BSc Hons Nutrition & Dietetics (1st) | University of Surre |
Research Interests
How can we more effectively manage Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)?
- Characterizing the PCOS phenotype - biochemical, hormonal, dietary, psychosocial and anthropometric variables across women with PCOS
- Understanding the role of weight in the aetiology and management of PCOS
- Developing effective diet & lifestyle management strategies to reduce disease risk in women with PCOS
Why do we eat what we eat?
- the development and communication of effective nutrition messages to primary school children
- the communication of scientific information to the general population
- the facilitators and inhibitors of behavior change, specifically in relation to diet and activity behaviors
What affects the development and treatment of obesity and Cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
- SLOWCARB - the role of slowly digested carbohydrates and wholegrains in mediating CVD risk
- DiOGenes - the factors affecting weight maintenance
- Diet Trials - the efficacy of commercial weight loss programmes in a free living population
- LOWCARB - the efficacy of low carb diets with and without exercise in mediating CVD risk in overweight men and women
How do we (or should we) learn?
- The introduction of Enquiry Based Learning to undergraduate dietetics students
- Attitudes to and outcomes of Interprofessional learning amongst dietetic and psychology students
- The role of work-place learning in developing students' professional skills
- The development of peer-supported professional development planning
- The use of technology in teaching - electronic voting systems, e-learning and online portfolios.
Research Collaborations
- Research supervision at PhD, Masters and Undergraduate level.
- Intra-faculty collaborations: Health & Social Care (ageing research, teaching and learning methods)
- Inter-faculty collaborations: Faculty of Human Sciences (Psychology)
- Cross-institution collaborations: Roehampton University (Understanding and managing PCOS), Kings College London (Interprofessional Education in Dietetics)
- Industrial Collaborations: Slimming World UK (DiOGenes weight management research)
Publications
Highlights
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(2009) 'Dietary management of women with polycystic ovary syndrome in the United Kingdom: the role of dietitians'. WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 22 (6), pp. 551-558.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/235765/
- . (2008) 'A qualitative investigation of individuals' experiences and expectations before and after completing a trial of commercial weight loss programmes'. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING J HUM NUTR DIET, 21 (1), pp. 72-80.
Journal articles
- . (2013) 'Vitamin D deficiency in UK South Asian Women of childbearing age: A comparative longitudinal investigation with UK Caucasian women'. Osteoporosis International, 24 (2), pp. 477-488.
- . (2012) 'Comparison of vitamin D-2 and vitamin D-3 supplementation in increasing serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status: a systematic review and meta-analysis Reply'. AMER SOC NUTRITION-ASN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 96 (5), pp. 1153-1154.
- . (2012) 'Reply to HM Macdonald et al'. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 96 (5), pp. 1153-1154.
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(2012) 'Comparison of vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 supplementation in raising serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status: a systematic review and meta-analysis.'. Am J Clin Nutr, United States: 95 (6), pp. 1357-1364.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/725769/
Abstract
Currently, there is a lack of clarity in the literature as to whether there is a definitive difference between the effects of vitamins D2 and D3 in the raising of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D].
- . (2012) 'Vitamin D deficiency in UK South Asian Women of childbearing age: a comparative longitudinal investigation with UK Caucasian women'. Osteoporosis International, , pp. 1-12.
- . (2011) 'VITAMIN D STATUS AND VOLUMETRIC BONE MINERAL DENSITY (VBMD) AT THE RADIUS AND TIBIA IN PREMENOPAUSAL CAUCASIAN AND ASIAN WOMEN'. SPRINGER LONDON LTD OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, 22, pp. S722-S722.
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(2011) 'Habitual dietary intake, eating pattern and physical activity of women with polycystic ovary syndrome'. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 65 (10), pp. 1126-1132.doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.81Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/203309/
- . (2011) 'Sunlight and dietary contributions to the seasonal vitamin D status of cohorts of healthy postmenopausal women living at northerly latitudes: a major cause for concern?'. Osteoporos Int, England: 22 (9), pp. 2461-2472.
- . (2011) 'Erratum to: Sunlight and dietary contributions to the seasonal vitamin D status of cohorts of healthy postmenopausal women living at northerly latitudes: a major cause for concern?'. Osteoporos Int,
- . (2011) 'Erratum: Sunlight and dietary contributions to the seasonal vitamin D status of cohorts of healthy postmenopausal women living at northerly latitudes: A major cause for concern? (Osteoporosis International (2011) DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1467-x)'. Osteoporosis International, 22 (9), pp. 2473-2474.
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(2009) 'Dietary management of women with polycystic ovary syndrome in the United Kingdom: the role of dietitians'. WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 22 (6), pp. 551-558.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/235765/
- . (2009) 'Can a functional food exert a cholesterol lowering effect in renal transplant patients?'. Journal of Renal Care, 35 (1), pp. 42-47.
- . (2008) 'Facilitating dietary change in renal disease: investigating patients' perspectives.'. J Ren Care, France: 34 (3), pp. 136-142.
- . (2008) 'A qualitative investigation of individuals' experiences and expectations before and after completing a trial of commercial weight loss programmes'. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING J HUM NUTR DIET, 21 (1), pp. 72-80.
- . (2008) 'Questionnaire to evaluate and elucidate patients' perceptions of renal dietary advice'. Journal of Renal Care, 34 (3), pp. 143-150.
- . (2007) 'A pilot investigation into body composition change and dietary intake during an 8-week low-carbohydrate diet in free-living obese women.'. International Journal of Body Composition Research, 5 (1), pp. 41-44.
- . (2007) 'Dietary composition of UK women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome'. KARGER ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, 51, pp. 345-346.
- . (2006) 'Interprofessional education: Even clinical psychologists can do it'. Clinical Psychology Forum, (167), pp. 38-41.
- . (2005) 'Influence of different high-protein meals on subsequent food intake'. CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, 64, pp. 51A-51A.
- . (2003) 'Promoting healthy diet and exercise patterns amongst primary school children: a qualitative investigation of parental perspectives'. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 16 (2), pp. 89-96.
- . (2002) 'An investigation into school children's knowledge and awareness of food and nutrition'. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 15 (2), pp. 129-140.
- . (2000) 'The effects of habitual exercise level upon appetite response and food intake following high and low energy preloads.'. C A B INTERNATIONAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY, 59, pp. 123A-123A.
Conference papers
- . (2012) 'VITAMIN D SYNTHESIS IN CAUCASIAN AND SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN FOLLOWING ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION'. SPRINGER LONDON LTD OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, JORDAN: IOF Regionals 2nd Middle East and Africa Osteoporosis Meeting / 6th Pan Arab Osteoporosis Congress (PAOC) 23, pp. 669-669.
- . (2012) 'POSTMENOPAUSAL SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN SHOW ADAPTATIONS IN TIBIAL CORTICAL THICKNESS AND VOLUMETRIC BONE MINERAL DENSITY TO COMPENSATE FOR SMALL OVERALL BONE SIZE'. SPRINGER LONDON LTD OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, Manchester, ENGLAND: Osteoporosis and Bone Conference 23, pp. S584-S584.
- . (2012) '25(OH)D CONCENTRATION AND MUSCLE FUNCTION IN PREMENOPAUSAL SOUTH ASIAN AND CAUCASIAN WOMEN'. SPRINGER LONDON LTD OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, Manchester, ENGLAND: Osteoporosis and Bone Conference 23, pp. S578-S579.
- . (2012) 'Volumetric bone mineral density (vbmd) at tibia site and vitamin d status in premenopausal south asian and caucasian women'. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC BONE, Stockholm, SWEDEN: 39th Annual Congress of the European-Calcified-Tissue-Society (ECTS) 50, pp. S143-S143.
- . (2012) 'VOLUMETRIC BONE MINERAL DENSITY (VBMD) AT RADIUS SITE AND VITAMIN D STATUS IN PREMENOPAUSAL SOUTH ASIAN AND CAUCASIAN WOMEN'. SPRINGER LONDON LTD OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, Bordeaux, FRANCE: IOF-ECCEO European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis / 2nd IOF-ESCEO Pre-Clinical Symposium 23, pp. S336-S337.
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(2011) 'Increased dietary protein is strongly associated with reduced BMD and BMC at the femoral neck and lumbar spine in UK dwelling South Asian women'. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC BONE, Athens, GREECE: 3rd Joint Meeting of the European-Calcified-Tissue-Society/International-Bone-and-Mineral-Society 48, pp. S187-S188.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/205786/
- . (2011) 'Evidence of a link between poor bone health, low vitamin D status and CVD risk in caucasian and asian women'. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC BONE, Athens, GREECE: 3rd Joint Meeting of the European-Calcified-Tissue-Society/International-Bone-and-Mineral-Society 48, pp. S197-S198.
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(2011) 'Differences in volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) at the radius and tibia in premenopausal Caucasian and Asian women'. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC BONE, Athens, GREECE: 3rd Joint Meeting of the European-Calcified-Tissue-Society/International-Bone-and-Mineral-Society 48, pp. S269-S270.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/205787/
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(2011) 'An association between seasonal fluctuation 'cycling' of 25(OH)D and increased bone resorption but not BMD or BMC in UK South Asian and Caucasian women living at 51on'. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC BONE, Athens, GREECE: 3rd Joint Meeting of the European-Calcified-Tissue-Society/International-Bone-and-Mineral-Society 48, pp. S187-S187.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/205785/
Abstract
It has been hypothesised that the U shaped association between 25(OH)D and some health outcomes may be due to large seasonal fluctuations of 25(OH)D1. It is unknown whether such fluctuation of 25(OH)D (‘cycling’) influences bone health. This is an important issue, because if ‘cycling’ is detrimental for bone, then winter only rather than year round vitamin D supplementation may be useful for bone health to ‘blunt’ the rhythm. In the D-FINES study, n = 373 women (South Asian/Caucasian) had repeated measurements in four seasons for serum 25(OH)D and PTH, as well as a DXA scan in autumn and spring. Serum C-telopeptide (sCTX) was also measured in a random subset (n = 66). Cosinor regression analysis was used to identify individuals showing a significant rhythm (p < 0.10) (‘cyclers’) and those not showing a significant seasonal rhythm (‘non-cyclers’). Potential differences in bone indices between the two groups were assessed within ethnicity. Dependent variables analysed were absolute values for autumn femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD, BMC and bone area, and absolute sCTX and sPTH in each season. Also, change in sCTX and sPTH from summer to winter and change in DXA bone indices from autumn to spring were analysed. ANCOVA was run, adjusting for summer and winter 25(OH)D status, age, socioeconomic status, physical activity, and dietary calcium. BMI was also controlled for in the analysis due to its negative correlation with seasonal change in 25(OH)D. There was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between ‘cyclers’ and ‘non-cyclers’ for any of the bone indices in either ethnic group. However, there were trends for a higher CTX and PTH in ‘cyclers’ versus ‘non-cyclers’ in both ethnic groups in every season, but no differences for BMD or BMC (Figs. 1–4). This suggests tentatively that ‘cycling’ could be associated with changes in bone metabolism but may not translate into structural changes. In summary, there is no clear evidence here to suggest that ‘cycling’ is detrimental to bone health, although there are trends in PTH and CTX that warrant further investigation with a larger sample.
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(2010) 'POORER LIPID PROFILE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED BONE RESORPTION AND PARATHYROID HORMONE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE D-FINES STUDY'. SPRINGER LONDON LTD OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, Liverpool, ENGLAND: Osteoporosis Conference 21 (Suppl 3), pp. S506-S507.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/205789/
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(2010) '(PREMIER POSTER-AWARD CANDIDATE) EVIDENCE OF A LINK BETWEEN OSTEOPOROSIS RISK AND CVD IN CAUCASIAN BUT NOT ASIAN WOMEN: RESULTS OF THE D-FINES STUDY'. SPRINGER LONDON LTD OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, Liverpool, ENGLAND: Osteoporosis Conference 21, pp. S466-S467.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/205791/
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(2010) 'POOR BONE HEALTH AND INCREASED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK: EVIDENCE OF A LINK IN THE D-FINES STUDY POPULATION'. SPRINGER LONDON LTD OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, Florence, ITALY: IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis/10th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis 21, pp. 96-97.Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/205790/
Book chapters
- . (2007) 'Malabsorption'. in Thomas B, Bishop J, Association BD (eds.) Manual of dietetic practice Wiley-Blackwell , pp. 455-460.
- . (2007) 'Disorders of the colon'. in Thomas B, Bishop J, Association BD (eds.) Manual of dietetic practice Wiley-Blackwell , pp. 486-495.
- . (2007) 'Dietary Fibre'. in Thomas B, Bishop J, Association BD (eds.) Manual of dietetic practice Wiley-Blackwell Article number 2.5 , pp. 180-186.
Teaching
Teaching across all levels including:
- BMS 2027 Nutritional Needs of Population Groups - nutritional requirements during conception, pregnancy and lactation.
- BMS 3013 Growth and Development - basis of nutritional requirements in pregnancy, infancy & lactation. Assessment of growth. Current concepts in infant feeding.
- BMS 3017 Practical Nutrition - design and delivery of practical sessions to investigate and quantify measurement errors in the assessment of dietary intake.
- BMS 3020 Therapeutic Nutrition - module organiser. Facilitating student presentations (clinical conditions requiring dietetic intervention).
- BMS AD2 (Applied Dietetics 2) - module organiser. Facilitating group discussion sessions throughout the module, assessing presentations and projects, providing subject and group tutorials.
- MSc Nutritional Medicine (Pregnancy, Infancy & Childhood) – module organiser. Providing lectures in Preconceptual Nutrition & Factors affecting food choice.
Affiliations
- British Dietetic Association (BDA) -Full member
- Health professions Council (HPC) - Registered Dietitian
- Nutrition Society - Full member
- Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education (SCEPTrE) - Fellow and Work-place Learning Coach
