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Dr. Kay Nguo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food at Monash University, part of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health. Trained as a dietitian, she began her career as a clinical dietitian in a major tertiary hospital before transitioning to research and academia. Nguo completed her PhD at Monash University, conducting a series of clinical postprandial studies in children and adults to investigate the effects of macronutrients on appetite responses and meal-induced thermogenesis in obesity. Her academic background equips her to lead clinical trials from conception to completion, utilizing advanced methodologies such as indirect calorimetry, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis, and stable isotope techniques including deuterium dilution for body composition and doubly labelled water for energy expenditure.
Nguo's research focuses on energy metabolism, body composition, gastrointestinal appetite hormones, appetite and satiety regulation, and nutritional management of chronic diseases, particularly obesity. Her contributions align with UN Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger) and 3 (Good Health and Well-being). Key publications include 'Energy expenditure in head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis' (2026, Supportive Care in Cancer), 'Investigating the impact of body composition on the estimation of resting metabolic rate: new equations for adults aged ≥65 years developed using cross-sectional data' (2025, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition), 'Describing Energy Expenditure in Children with a Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review' (2024, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics), 'Association between skeletal muscle mass and quality of life in adults with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis' (2022, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle), and 'Glycaemic response at night is improved after eating a high protein meal compared with a standard meal: a cross-over study' (2020, Clinical Nutrition). She has earned awards including the 2019 Fulbright Future Scholarship (Finalist), Australian Nutrition Trust Fund-Visiting Scientist Travelling Fellowship (2017), 10th Annual Course Isotope Tracers in Metabolic Research Scholarship (2017), and Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2012). Nguo serves as Secretary of the Nutrition Society of Australia Postprandial Metabolism Special Interest Group and as a member of its Melbourne Group Committee, and contributed to the International Evidence Based Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Guideline (2023).
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