Paula Smith-Brown
Paula Smith-Brown
Dietitian
Dr Paula Smith-Brown is a PhD qualified Accredited Practising Dietitian with a specialist interest in infant and child nutrition and allergies and intolerances in all ages.
Paula has always loved food and considers dietetics her vocation. After qualifying as a Dietitian in 2002 (BSc Nutrition and Dietetics, Kings College London, UK) she soon identified that her passion lay in helping children and their families and undertook further study to qualify as a Paediatric Dietitian in 2005/6. She has worked in multi-disciplinary allergy clinics in both the UK and Australia and is a member of ASCIA (Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology and Allergy). Her PhD was awarded by the University of Queensland in 2017 and focused on the effects of breastfeeding and diet on growth and microbiota development in children.
Paula has experience working with all ages from pre-term babies to adults but has particular expertise in:
All Ages:
Babies and Children:
Paula has always loved food and considers dietetics her vocation. After qualifying as a Dietitian in 2002 (BSc Nutrition and Dietetics, Kings College London, UK) she soon identified that her passion lay in helping children and their families and undertook further study to qualify as a Paediatric Dietitian in 2005/6. She has worked in multi-disciplinary allergy clinics in both the UK and Australia and is a member of ASCIA (Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology and Allergy). Her PhD was awarded by the University of Queensland in 2017 and focused on the effects of breastfeeding and diet on growth and microbiota development in children.
Paula has experience working with all ages from pre-term babies to adults but has particular expertise in:
All Ages:
- Allergies and Intolerances
- Gastrointestinal issues including Coeliac Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Vegetarian and vegan diets
- Anaemia and iron deficiency
Babies and Children:
- Breastfeeding
- Introduction to solids / learning to eat
- Fussy eating
- Slow growth
- Constipation and colic