Anne Nugent

Dr. Anne Nugent is a Research Fellow at the School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast. Her research focuses on leveraging national food consumption databases to analyze how dietary choices, nutrients, and food chemicals affect human health and inform public health policy. She specializes in nutrition, food safety, and sustainable dietary transitions, with a particular emphasis on iodine intake, plant-based alternatives, and planetary health frameworks.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Sustainable diets and environmental impact assessment
  • Iodine and micronutrient status in plant-based diets
  • Omega-3 fatty acid bioavailability
  • Dietary modeling for public health interventions
  • Food safety and contaminant analysis
  • Consumer behavior toward alternative proteins

Recent Publications address critical intersections of nutrition, sustainability, and public health policy, including dietary exposure to pesticides, environmental impact of food choices, and fortification strategies for plant-based products. Her work has been cited in high-impact journals covering food science, toxicology, and sustainable agriculture.