Rebecca Bruce

Areas of expertise:

Adult nutrition

• Low FODMAP diet for functional gut disorders
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Coeliac disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Food allergies and intolerances
• Bariatric and endoscopic weight loss surgery nutrition
• Weight management
• Cardiovascular Health
• General lifestyle nutrition including vegetarian and vegan diets

Paediatric nutrition

• Picky and restricted eaters
• Faltering growth
• Food allergy and intolerances
• Coeliac disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• General children’s nutrition (infants, children & adolescents)
• Childhood obesity and weight management
• Low FODMAP diet for functional gut disorders

Qualifications:

• BSc Majoring in Human Nutrition, Otago University
• PGDipDiet, Otago University

Current Employment:

• Clinical Dietitian at MacMurray Gastroenterology Centre

Training:

• Monash FODMAP course
• SOS Approach to Picky Eaters & Problem Feeders
• Accredited Optifast Healthcare Professional
• British Dietetic Association Paediatric Modules

Overseas Experience:

• Senior Specialist Paediatric Hepatology Dietitian, Kings College Hospital, London
• Community Paediatric Home Internal Nutrition Dietitian, Southwark, and Lewisham Primary Care Trusts, London
• Locum Dietitian, Kings College Hospital, London – including adult general medical and adult Hepatology, general paediatrics and paediatric gastroenterology
• Private MDT weight loss groups

Memberships:

• NZ Registered Dietitian with extended scope of practice: prescribing rights
• NZ Dietitians Board
• Member of Dietitians NZ Gastroenterology, Paediatric and Bariatric special interest groups
• Coeliac NZ member