Leta completed a degree in Nutrition Science at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, followed by a Master’s degree in Public Health at the Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Medical School, Croatia.

After obtaining her master’s degree and working in pharmaceutical industry for two years, Leta moved to the UK and completed a PhD in Nutrition and Genetics at St Mary’s University. She is currently a lecturer on BSc and MSc programmes in Nutrition. Leta is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition.

Leta’s PhD explored the effects of genetics on blood pressure response to salt. Currently, she is exploring the interactions between genetics and diet in context of chronic disease such as heart disease or type 2 diabetes.

She is supervising number of MSc and PhD projects in the area of nutrigenetics and personalised nutrition.

She is also founder of Optimyse Nutrition, personalised nutrition company providing nutrigenetic testing for clients and education for nutrition practitioners.

Web: www.optimysenutrition.com

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