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About Shirley Chan

Shirley is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with 16 years clinical experience in large public hospital and in private practice. She has extensive specialised experience in the dietary management for ...

Special interests

Extensive experience in aged care, breast cancer, pre-diabetes, PCOS IBS low Fodmap diet, kidney diseases including dialysis, cholesterol management, vegetarian and vegan diet, weight management and other nutrition-related conditions.

Qualifications

  1. Bachelor of Science. University of Sydney 1997
  2. Master of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Sydney 1999
  3. Health coaching. Health Change Australia

Awards and Publications

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2001 Dec;55(12):1076-83.The glycaemic index values of Vietnamese foods.Chan HM1, Brand-Miller JC, Holt SH, Wilson D, Rozman M, Petocz P.

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Q. Why am I struggling to lose weight?

For 3 weeks now I've been eating healthy (vegetarian, veggies & fruits & yoghurt & all bran cereal for breakfast only and water, occasionally a white tea) walking for 1hr 4 times a week (all up hill) ...

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The weight loss rate that most health porfessional would recommend is 1 kg a week, and so that fact that you have lost 2 kg in 3 weeks is a safe and healthy way of losing any weight gain associated wi ...

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Registration numbers and professional memberships

Dietitians Association of Australia Membership number DAA 98-027

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