Staff Profile

Laura Haigh is a HCPC registered dietitian.

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition - Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK (2002-2005)  

PgDip Dietetics - Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK (2005-2007)

MPH Public Health - Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK (2011-2013)

PhD Translational and Clinical Research - Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK (2018-2023)                                                 

Professional Memberships:

Health and Care Professions Council – Dietitian

The British Dietetics Association

Previous Positions:

Dietitian - The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK (2008-2023)

Laura is a Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Dietetics in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Master of Dietetics (MDiet - B401) programme.

Module leader:

DTC1003 Introduction to Dietetics

DTC4002 Quality Improvement and Service Redesign

Module contributor:

DTC1002 Food Studies

DTC2002 Applied Therapeutic Diets

DTC3001 Clinical Medicine and Dietetic Practice

DTC3002 Dissertation

DTC3003 Consultation Skills for Dietetics

NUT3009 Personalised Nutrition

DTC4003 Masters Research Project

Laura contributes to the research programme of the Newcastle National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Liver Disease, Multimorbidity and Lifestyle Theme.  Since qualifying as a registered dietitian, she has over 15 years’ experience traversing public health and clinical spheres, with a particular interest in individuals affected by lifestyle-related disease. Between 2014 and 2018 she worked as a Lead Specialist Dietitian specialising in weight management and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).

Her recent project was focused on personalised nutrition and the feasibility of nutrigenetic therapeutic approaches for patients with NAFLD.

https://www.newcastlebrc.nihr.ac.uk/staff/laura-haigh/

Further details of Laura's interests can be downloaded from LauraHaigh.

Esteem Indicators:

Prize for Best Poster Presented - The International Conference on Fatty Liver, Seville, Spain (2017).

Invited presentation – ‘Barriers and facilitators to Mediterranean diet adoption’, The European Association of Liver Disease Digital International Liver Congress. Nurses and AHP Forum: Symposium – The art and science of behaviour change (2020).

The European Association of Liver Disease Young Investigator Bursary (2020).

Funding:

In 2018, she was awarded a NIHR Newcastle BRC Doctoral Fellowship to study the feasibility of nutrigenetic therapeutic approaches for patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).

• Articles

  • Karsdal MA, Hallsworth K, Scragg J, Leeming DJ, Villesen IF, Avery L, Haigh L, Govaere O, Wichmann S, Taylor G, Cassidy S, McPherson S, Anstee QM. Serum levels of fibrogenesis biomarkers reveal distinct endotypes predictive of response to weight loss in advanced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7(10), e0254.
  • Kirk C, Haigh L, Thompson NP, Pearce M, Jones DE, Mathers JC. The effects of different parenteral nutrition lipid formulations on clinical and laboratory endpoints in patients receiving home parenteral nutrition: A systematic review. Clinical Nutrition 2022, 41(1), 80-90.
  • Haigh L, Kirk C, El Gendy K, Gallacher J, Errington L, Mathers JC, Anstee QM. The effectiveness and acceptability of Mediterranean diet and calorie restriction in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition 2022, 41(9), 1913-1931.
  • Haigh L, McPherson S, Mathers JC, Anstee QM. Nutrigenetics-based intervention approach for adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial. BMJ Open 2021, 11, e045922.
  • Scragg J, Hallsworth K, Taylor G, Cassidy S, Haigh L, Boyle M, Anstee QM, McPherson S, Avery L. Factors associated with engagement and adherence to a low energy diet to promote 10% weight loss in patients with clinically significant non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2021, 8(1), e000678.
  • Hallsworth K, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Flynn D, Haigh L, Avery L. Digital Intervention with Lifestyle Coach Support to Target Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors of Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Systematic Development Process of VITALISE Using Intervention Mapping. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2021, 23(1), e20491.
  • Scragg J, Avery L, Cassidy S, Taylor G, Haigh L, Boyle M, Trenell MI, Anstee QM, McPherson S, Hallsworth K. Feasibility of a very low calorie diet to achieve a sustainable 10% weight loss in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology 2020, 11(9), e00231.
  • Haigh L, Bremner S, Houghton D, Henderson E, Avery L, Hardy T, Hallsworth K, McPherson S, Anstee QM. Barriers and Facilitators to Mediterranean Diet Adoption by Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Northern Europe. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2019, 17(7), 1364-1371.e3.