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Dr Kerith Duncanson is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with more than 30 years of dietetics experience – in the private and public health sectors. Kerith consults with clients from across Australia via video, assisting people with gut health issues. This consulting complements her work as a digestive health dietitian and researcher. Her research to date includes the following.

Does the microbiome play a role in the pathogenesis of colonic diverticular disease? A systematic review.

Cameron, R., Duncanson, K., Hoedt, E.C., Eslick, G.D., Burns, G.L., Nieva, C., Keely, S., Walker, M.M. and Talley, N.J.

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2023.

Irritable bowel syndrome – controversies in diagnosis and management .

Duncanson, K., Tikhe, D., Williams, G., Talley, NJ.

Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2023.

Duodenal Eosinophils and Mast Cells in Functional dyspepsia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology .

Shah, A., Fairlie, T., Brown, G., Jones, M.P., Eslick, G.D., Duncanson, K., Thapar, N., Keely, S., Koloski, N., Shahi, M. and Walker, M.M., 2022

European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) position statement on medical nutrition therapy for the management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents developed in collaboration with the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD).

Hassapidou, M., Duncanson, K., Shrewsbury, V., Ells, L., Mulrooney, H., Androutsos, O., Vlassopoulos, A., Rito, A., Farpour, N., Brown, T., Douglas, P., Ramos Salas, X., Woodward, E., Collins, C.

Obes Facts 2022.

Primary care pharmacists’ knowledge and perception of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a cross-sectional study in Australia .

Prasad, S.S., Keely, S., Talley, N.J., Duncanson, K., Kairuz, T., Jones, M.P. and Walker, M.M.

Health Education in Practice: Journal of Research for Professional Learning, 5(1), 2022.

Health care needs and perceptions of people living with inflammatory bowel disease in Australia: a mixed methods study .

Prasad, S.S., Walker, M.W., Talley, N.J., Keely, S., Kairuz, T., Jones, M.P., Duncanson, K.

Crohn’s & Colitis 360, 2022.

Mechanisms of Food-Induced Symptom Induction and Dietary Management in Functional Dyspepsia .

Duncanson, K., Burns, G., Pryor, J., Keely, S., Talley, NJ.

Nutrients. 2021; 13(4):1109.

Maternal exposures and the infant gut microbiome: a systematic review with meta-analysis .

Grech, A., Collins, C.E., Holmes, A., Lal, R., Duncanson, K., Taylor, R., Gordon, A.

Gut Microbes, 2021 13:1, 1-30

A Role for Primary Care Pharmacists in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Lessons from Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review.

Prasad, S.S., Duncanson, K., Keely, S., Talley, N.J., Kairuz, T., Holtmann, G.J., Shah, A., Walker, M.M. 2020.

Pharmacy, first online.

Functional Dyspepsia and Food: Immune Overlap with Food Sensitivity Disorders .

Pryor, J., Burns, G.L., Duncanson, K. et al.

Curr Gastroenterol Rep 22, 51. 2020.

A Model for Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Cooking Programs to Improve Diet and Health .

Asher, R.C., Jakstas, T., Wolfson, J.A., Rose, A.J., Bucher, T., Lavelle, F., Dean, M., Duncanson, K., Innes, B., Burrows, T. and Collins, C.E., 2020. Cook-EdTM

Nutrients, 12(7), p.2011.

Wheat Sensitivity and Functional Dyspepsia: A Pilot, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Dietary Crossover Trial with Novel Challenge Protocol .

Potter, M.D., Duncanson, K., Jones, M.P., Walker, M.M., Keely, S. and Talley, N.J., 2020.

Nutrients, 12(7), p.1947.

Effects of a Laxation and Probiotic Bowel Preparation Regimen: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients Undergoing Prostate Radiation Therapy .

Weston, N., Luscombe, G., Duncanson, K.

Nutrition and Cancer, 2019

The Alignment of Dietary Intake and Symptom-Reporting Capture Periods in Studies Assessing Associations between Food and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder Symptoms: A Systematic Review .

Duncanson, K., Burrows, T., Keely, S., Potter, M., Das, G., Walker, M., Talley, N.J.

Nutrients, 2019, Volume 11, Issue 11, 2590

Interim Report on the Effectiveness of Dietary Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity for the World Health Organization .

Duncanson, K., Shrewsbury, VA., Collins, CE. DiET-CO Consortium.

December 2017. ISBN 978-0-7259-0013-7

Food and functional dyspepsia: a systematic review .

Duncanson, K., Talley, NJ., Walker, MM. and Burrows, T.

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 15 September 2017.

Dr Georgina Williams is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with more than 5 years of dietetics experience across a diverse range of practice areas including chronic disease, aged care, womens’ health and eating disorders. Georgina has recently completed her PhD in the area of gastrointestinal health. Her latest research can be found at ResearchGate and as below.

Irritable bowel syndrome – controversies in diagnosis and management .

Duncanson, K., Tikhe, D., Williams, G., Talley, NJ.

Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2023.

Gut health, the microbiome and dietary choices: An exploration of consumer perspectives.

Williams G, Tapsell L, Beck E,.

Nutrition & Dietetics. 2022.

Dietitians’ perspecti ves on the role of dietetics practice in ‘gut health’.

Williams G, Tapsell L, Beck E,.

Nutrition & Dietetics. October, 2022.

Gut microbiota responses to dietary intake of grain-based fibres with the potential to modulate markers of metabolic disease: a systematic literature review.

Williams G, Tapsell L, O’Brien C, Tosh S, Barrett E, Beck E,.

Nutrition Reviews, November 2021.