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Dr Rajkumar Rajendram is Locum Consultant in General Medicine at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and Visiting Research Fellow in the Nutritional Sciences Research Division at King’s College London, United Kingdom. Dr Rajendram graduated in 2001 with a distinction from Guy’s, King’s and St. Thomas Medical School, in London. This was followed by training in general medicine and intensive care in Oxford. He attained membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 2004. Dr Rajendram went on to train in anaesthesia and intensive care in the Central School of Anaesthesia, London Deanery, and became a fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) in 2009. He has completed higher training in regional anaesthesia, pain medicine, and intensive care, and devoted significant time and effort into nutritional science research. He has published over 50 textbook chapters, review articles, peer-reviewed papers, and abstracts. Professor Victor R. Preedy is a seniorfaculty member of King's College London (Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry) and King's College Hospital (Professor of Clinical Biochemistry).  He is attached to both the Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division and the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.  He is also Director of the Genomics Centre and a member of the School of Medicine.  Professor Preedy graduated in 1974 with an Honours Degree in Biology and Physiology with Pharmacology.  He gained his University of London PhD in 1981. In 1993 he gained his second doctoral degree, for his outstanding contribution to protein metabolism in health and disease.  He has received membership and fellowship of a number of academic and professional bodies in the UK, including the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal Institute of Public Health, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Preedy has published over 570 articles, which includes 165 peer-reviewed manuscripts based on original research, 100 reviews, and over 50 books and book volumes.   Dr Vinood B. Patel is currently a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Westminster and Honorary Fellow at King’s College London. He graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a degree in Pharmacology and completed his PhD in protein metabolism from King’s College London in 1997. Dr Patel presently directs studies on metabolic pathways involved in alcoholic liver disease, particularly those related to mitochondrial energy regulation and cell death. Other areas include understanding the use of visceral osteopathic treatment for autistic children, and studying this effect on their behavioral and gastrointestinal function. In addition, research is being undertaken to study iron homeostatic regulation and the role of nutrients and fatty acids in the development of fatty liver disease. Dr Patel has published two recent books in the area of nutrition and health prevention, edited several biomedical books and has published over 150 articles.

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