Yifan Xu

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    Yifan Xu is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Nutritional Epidemiology at the Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London. Following a BSc in Public Health and an MSc in Nutrition and Food Hygiene from Peking University, China, Yifan did her PhD at the Department of Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London.

    Yifan’s PhD project focused on dietary assessment of (poly)phenol intake and analysing biomarkers of (poly)phenols using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) techniques. This work explored current methodologies and pioneered novel approaches for measuring dietary exposure to (poly)phenols in free-living populations. During her work as a postdoc, Yifan is involved in nutritional epidemiology research investigating the effect of diet quality on the co-morbidities of psoriasis using data from the UK Biobank.

    Yifan is currently engaged in research focusing on dietary assessment, especially on ultra-processed food intake and food additives intake among cohorts with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

    Click here to see more of my work during my PhD.

    Research interests

    Dietary assessment methods, Biomarkers of intake, Phytochemical and health, (Poly)phneol and health, Diet quality and psoriasis, Ultra-processed foods and food additives and gut health

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

    Education/Academic qualification

    Nutritional Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, Dietary Assessment and Biomarkers of (Poly)phenol Intake, King's College London

    1 Oct 20181 Nov 2022

    Award Date: 1 Nov 2022

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