Patricia Soh: Breaking the Wall of Unbalanced Vegan Diets

Vegan diets have comparatively lower protein quality than diets that include animal-sourced foods. Advanced tools in machine learning can identify complex eating behaviours and protein intake across meals. This allows us to study how
vegan dietary patterns influence protein intake and protein quality throughout the day, thus unveiling the optimal food combinations for healthy vegan diets.

Patricia is a PhD student with the Sustainable Nutrition Initiative® at the Riddet Institute. Her project aims to investigate the protein quality in the diets of New Zealand vegans. Her main highlights during her PhD were the publication of her review paper in the Journal of Nutrition and presenting her findings at the Nutrition Society Conference 2024 in Belfast. Before the commencement of her PhD, Patricia completed her Master of Science in Human Nutrition at Massey University, Auckland.