Amarachi Nwonu
- Email: httf0925@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: Understanding the Relationship between Diet, Anthropometry and Body Composition among UK Preschool Children: A Sub-Study within the Growing Well Study.
- Supervisors: Dr Diane Threapleton, Professor Janet Cade, Dr Sofia Barragan
Profile
Amarachi Nwonu is a Doctoral Researcher at the School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, and a Nigerian Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist.
A Senior Dietitian at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Nigeria.
She holds a Masters degree in Community and Public Health Nutrition and BSc in Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
Her work spans Clinical practice, Public Health Nutrition and research with particular focus on Maternal and Child Nutrition, Infant Feeding and Breast Feeding Practices, Sustainable Food Systems and Diet-related Chronic Diseases. Through her research and professional engagement, Amarachi Nwonu is dedicated to strengthening the role of Nutrition Science in improving population health outcomes and advancing the Nutrition and Dietetics profession in Nigeria and beyond.
Research interests
- Maternal and Infant Nutrition
- Body Composition Assessment
- Breastfeeding practices
- Complementary feeding
- Nutritional epidemiology
- Diet Related Chronic Diseases
Qualifications
- MSc in Community and Public Health Nutrition, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, 2024
- BSc in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, 2014