Consultant dietitian, Marcela Nutrition, UK

“Through my work as a dietitian, I aim to help people prevent diseases and optimize their health through diet and lifestyle interventions. I am particularly passionate about improving the quality and accessibility of information in order to empower women and break taboos associated with women’s health to address the gender gap in our health care systems.”

Areas of expertise

Nutrition and dietetics
Cystic fibrosis dietetics
Cardiothoracic dietetics
Pediatric dietetics
Healthy aging
Female health

“My real passion is to help people prevent disease in the first place. My goal is to spread knowledge about how you can take care of your health through a balanced diet.”

— Marcela Fiuza

Areas of expertise

Nutrition and dietetics
Cystic fibrosis dietetics
Cardiothoracic dietetics
Pediatric dietetics
Healthy aging
Female health

“My real passion is to help people prevent disease in the first place. My goal is to spread knowledge about how you can take care of your health through a balanced diet.”

— Marcela Fiuza

Career

Marcela Nutrition – Founder and consultant dietitian, since 2015
St. Bartholomew Hospital – Senior cystic fibrosis dietitian, 2017–2021
Royal Brompton Hospital – Specialist cardiothoracic dietitian, 2014–2017
Royal Brompton Hospital – Pediatric dietitian, 2013–2014
Royal London Hospital – Pediatric dietitian, 2013

Education

European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism LLL Programme in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, 2016
King’s College London – Postgraduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics, 2013
King’s College London – Master of Science in nutrition, 2011
University of Westminster – Bachelor of Science in human nutrition, first-class honors, 2010

Awards and achievements

Awarded the Kellogg’s Prize for the best MSc nutrition project during postgraduate diploma at King’s College London

Academic memberships

Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA), Health Care and Professional Council, Maternal and Fertility subgroup of the BDA, and Freelance Dietitians subgroup of the BDA

Appearances and publications in other media

Media spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association, featured on BBC One’s “Food: Truth or Scare,” ITV’s “Food Unwrapped,” and frequently seen in publications including Women’s Health, HELLO!, ID, The Financial Times, BBC News, and The Independent.

Journal of Endocrinology, vol. 232, no. 3, pp. 513–23.,

01 Mar 2017

Melanin Concentrating Hormone in Peripheral Circulation in the Human

NHD Magazine, no. 114,

02 May 2016

Parenteral Nutrition and Its Role in the Surgical Cardiothoracic Patient: A Case Study

Clinical Nutrition, vol. 34, suppl. 1,

01 Sep 2015

Polymeric or Peptide: What Is the Best Feed for ECMO Patients?

Lipids, vol. 49, no. 9, pp. 895–904.,

01 Sep 2014

An Interesterified Palm Olein Test Meal Decreases Early-Phase Postprandial Lipemia Compared to Palm Olein: A Randomized Controlled Trial