Alexia J Alford

Nutrition Specialist, UN-International Atomic Energy Agency 🇦🇺
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From cancer therapy to nutrition, @IAEAorg is advancing global health through nuclear science. 🌍

Through #RaysOfHope, access to radiotherapy worldwide expands—raising €90M+, procuring equipment & training 700+ professionals to strengthen cancer care.

👉https://t.co/IZW94iHiYD

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Participants from seven English–speaking Latin American Member States are attending a final coordination meeting on addressing childhood obesity and presenting nutrition studies using isotopes.

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❓ Curious about how scientists measure body composition with accuracy?

The IAEA is offering a new instructor-led course on the deuterium dilution technique, a gold standard for measuring total body water and body composition.

👉 Learn more: https://t.co/x9IAOAiRth

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📰 Your latest source for global nutrition insights using nuclear techniques is here!

The January 2026 IAEA nutrition newsletter shares recent publications, success stories, expert recordings and updates on international nutrition activities.

🔗 View at: https://t.co/x9IAOAiRth

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The IAEA has designated @prinsesmaximac as a Collaborating Centre to expand access to childhood cancer care worldwide.

Today in Utrecht 🇳🇱, with the presence of Her Majesty Queen Máxima @koninklijkhuis, IAEA Director General @rafaelmgrossi signed a new partnership agreement to strengthen practical knowledge on radiotherapy for treating children with cancer.

The designation will advance education, training and quality assurance in paediatric radiation oncology, medical physics and nutrition, supporting the IAEA Human Health Programme and #RaysOfHope initiative.

🔗https://t.co/fguejXfR3q

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Diet, not lack of exercise, is the dominant driver of obesity in wealthier societies, an IAEA nutrition database has revealed.

Here’s what a recent study using data from the IAEA’s Doubly Labelled Water Database discovered: https://t.co/yLEIaxKsFF

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Nearly one in eight people around the world live with obesity.

New @iaeaorg data shows that in wealthier societies, obesity is driven far more by increased calorie intake than by a lack of physical activity.

🔗https://t.co/ya2W57g7La

[Herman Pontzer @HermanPontzer]

Great piece @wapo covering our @pnas paper on Expenditure and Obesity Across the Economic Spectrum
https://t.co/5Bc2oCpH1u

[Herman Pontzer @HermanPontzer]

What are the relative impact of diet vs physical activity on the global obesity crisis? New paper out @pnas uses the DLW Database with 4000+ participants across 34 populations to investigate Obesity & Energy Expenditure Across the Economic Spectrum. Open access link below!🧵1/

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Malnutrition contributes to up to 40% of cancer-related deaths.

@iaeaorg is launching a new 5-year research project to study how nutrition affects outcomes for radiotherapy patients and to help integrate nutrition into cancer care.

Details⬇️
https://t.co/xPB2hmDOz6

[Alexia J Alford @alexiajmurphy]

What a wonderful meeting, thanks so much to all our passionate experts! A new @IAEANA coordinated research project will be open soon!

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With studies indicating that #malnutrition accounts for 20-40% of #cancer deaths, global experts gathered at @iaeaorg to examine #radiotherapy's effects on cancer patients' nutritional status. Their insights will inform the planning of a new IAEA human health research project

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Data is a powerful ally in combatting obesity. @iaeaorg's Body Composition Database is gathering global data to help understand obesity's complexities, enabling governments and health professionals to revolutionize health systems for a healthier future #WorldObesityDay #WOD2025

[Merran Findlay PhD AdvAPD @MerranFindlay]

Fantastic presentation by @ProfJudyBauer at #ISBCR2025 NZ on Building capacity in #oncology #research and #practice: An innovative online CT #body #composition analysis program - a collaboration with @MonashNutrition @UAlberta @UNSWMedicine
Enrol here 👉 https://t.co/XJKZ3DirPw

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At the Intl. Symposium on In Vivo Body Composition held together w/ @iaeaorg, nutrition counterparts from Fiji, Palau, Samoa & Papua New Guinea this week are learning more about how body composition techniques can provide quality data to inform national #nutrition strategies

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Researchers & practitioners are gathering in Auckland🇳🇿 for the 1⃣2⃣th International Symposium on In Vivo Body Composition Studies, organized w/ IAEA support. Discussions cover a range of topics & innovations💡helping to better understand complex #nutrition issues like #obesity .

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Check out IAEA's Human Health Campus #Nutrition pages recently enhanced with new features to make them more user-friendly and improve access to:
✅e-learning courses💻
✅publications📄
✅databases📊
✅videos📽️
and more...
#InternationalDayofEducation
👉https://t.co/HKJ8clsD9b

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The latest @iaeaorg nutrition newsletter is now available!

Check out highlights of our activities including a data call for the new body composition database👩‍💻, an upcoming interlaboratory study, publications📚, episode 4 of our interview series & more!

https://t.co/CalTlv46uj