Sad news

Professor Gavin Belcher of the UoG Department of Nutrition has expressed his sadness over the news that Natasha Campbell-McBride, author of the influential Gut And Psychology Syndrome, has been taken seriously ill. Dr Campbell-McBride was taken seriously ill on 21st October and admitted the neuroscience critical care unit of Addenbrooks Hospital. She was kept on the critical care list for three days. So far no cause has been found for her illness. She is soon to be discharged for home care and is under strict orders not to work for three months.

Prof Belcher said “Dr Campbell-McBride’s work on gut dysbiosis and neurodevelopmental disorders has challenged the medical mainstream, the food industry, and, undoubtedly, the pharmaceutical industry. Her assertion that these problems are caused in the gut was backed up by assiduous and meticulous research. On behalf of all of those at the UoG Department of Nutrition, I would like to express our enormous esteem for her work and hope her a full and speedy recovery.”