Amanda Shiach, BEd MSc

Profile

I am a PhD researcher funded by the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) and a Research Associate in Salt Reduction Policy and Research at the Research and Action on Salt and Obesity (RASO) Unit. I was previously an NIHR Predoctoral Prevention Fellow. 

Following an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences and Education, I taught Science and Food & Nutrition before completing a master’s in Food Policy and moving into research and project work, including in the charity sector to improve school food and children’s nutrition. My current research focuses on food and nutrition policy, particularly salt reduction, food reformulation and the potential role of potassium-enriched lower-sodium salt substitutes in improving population health. I am also a visiting lecturer on nutrition, health and food policy at London universities. 

Research

Research Interests:

• Salt reduction and food reformulation 

• Potassium-enriched lower-sodium salt substitutes 

• Food and nutrition policy 

• Food environments and food eaten outside the home 

• School food and children’s nutrition 

• Food and nutrition education 

• Nutritional quality and food-linked health inequalities 

• Implementation of nutrition policy and interventions 

Publications

Shiach A, Thomson AC, Samuels F. Persistent gaps in nutrition education in UK medical schools: a triangulated review of curricula, student perception and the evidence base. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. 2026;9(1):e001479. doi:10.1136/bmjnph-2025-001479. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42540135/