Emma Beckett

Emma Beckett is a senior lecturer on food science and human nutrition at the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at the University of Newcastle.

Running Gels and Protein Powders Can Be Convenient Boosts for Athletes

Personal bests, competition wins, new challenges—athletes, and particularly endurance athletes—tend to want to push themselves hard to perform. ...

Food & Nutrition April 18, 2023
Ozempic Helps Weight Loss by Making You Feel Full–But Certain Foods Can Do the Same Thing

You’ve probably heard about the medication Ozempic, used to manage Type 2 diabetes and as a weight loss ...

Weight Loss March 24, 2023
Stop Hating on Pasta – It Actually Has a Healthy Ratio of Carbs, Protein and Fat

New year, new you, new diet. It’s a familiar refrain. One popular dieting technique is to create a ...

Food & Nutrition January 12, 2023
What Science Says About Getting the Most out of Your Tea

Tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Tea is personal; everyone has opinions about ...

Health April 18, 2017
Passing on Taste: How Your Mum’s Diet Affects What You Eat

Our parents teach us what to eat. But this process begins well before the fight to get toddlers ...

Health January 7, 2015

Emma Beckett

Running Gels and Protein Powders Can Be Convenient Boosts for Athletes

Ozempic Helps Weight Loss by Making You Feel Full–But Certain Foods Can Do the Same Thing

Stop Hating on Pasta – It Actually Has a Healthy Ratio of Carbs, Protein and Fat

What Science Says About Getting the Most out of Your Tea

Passing on Taste: How Your Mum’s Diet Affects What You Eat