Dr Nick Chartres

Nutritionist & Public Health Specialist

Expert Overview

Dr. Chartres is the Director of Science and Policy at the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, University of California, San Francisco, which has been at the forefront of research translation methods in environmental health.

He works directly with congressional offices and regulatory agencies, like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) in developing evidence-based policies to prevent exposure to harmful environmental chemicals.

Dr. Chartres conducted the first in-depth study of the association of industry sponsorship and its influence on primary nutrition research.

This research has contributed to an improved understanding of how these types of biases may influence the primary research that is used in informing the recommendations made in national dietary guidelines.

Podcasts featuring Nick

Are supplements the magic bullet that will improve your overall health and wellbeing in one or two (or sometimes 6) tablets a day? In this episode, we look at a Research Review about supplements by Dr Nick Chartres.

We also discuss the benefits and the drawbacks of eating the same thing every day.

You can read more about the articles we discussed here:

Research Review: The Truth About Supplements

Is Eating The Same Thing Everyday Bad For Us?

What role do corporations have in our health and is this something we should be concerned about?

In this episode we turn the microphone onto our regular co-host Dr Nick Chartres to help us understand how corporate industries can influence and help shape policies that impact how we lead our lives.