About the Author

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Shawn W. McLaren is a registered dietitian, who studied for a BSc and PG Dip in Dietetics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He completed an MSc by dissertation while working as a community dietitian in the Eastern Cape in South Africa, which resulted in a series of publications in scientific journals. He then worked for non-governmental organisations in rural communities, providing outreach education and training on identifying malnutrition among children. Shawn has also worked as a community dietitian in the NHS in London, providing enteral feeding support to patients. He is a lecturer in human nutrition and dietetics, leading the BSc in Human Nutrition with foundation year at London Metropolitan University, and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). His teaching interests include lifecycle nutrition, energy balance and nutrition support.