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Aisling Pigott

Aisling, a Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian, explores our attitudes toward weight, shape, and size and their impact on children’s physical and mental health. Her work goes beyond one clinical condition, focusing on nutrition and health for all.

Food for thought: how diet culture is damaging our bodies and minds

Aisling Pigott is a Registered Dietitian and PhD Student (RCBC /Health Care Research Wales funded) at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She is a media spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association (BDA), and was awarded BDA spokesperson of the year in 2020.

Aisling is passionate about supporting people to enjoy and appreciate food and nourish their bodies, an approach she takes working with children and young people with Type 1 Diabetes in her NHS role.