Low FODMAP research team wins VC award!

L-R: Professor Peter Gibson (Head, Department of Gastroenterology),
Dr Jane Muir (Head, Translational Nutrition Research group) and
Dr Jaci Barrett (Senior Lecturer) with Professor Margaret Gardner,
Monash University Vice Chancellor.

Congratulations to Central Clinical School's Department of Gastroenterology Low FODMAP research team for winning the 2016 Vice Chancellor's Award for Research Impact (Economic and Social Impact)!

The team's research has resulted in a highly effective dietary intervention for reducing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms. They developed the Monash Low FODMAP diet app which is the highest selling medical app in Australia and now downloaded in over 100 countries worldwide. Their public lecture and animation videos have been viewed over 200,000 times.

See more about Low FODMAP diet research and products at Monash:

• Website: http://www.med.monash.edu/cecs/gastro/fodmap/
• App: http://www.med.monash.edu/cecs/gastro/fodmap/iphone-app.html
• Booklet: http://ecommerce.med.monash.edu.au/product.asp?pID=317&cID=11&c=17231
• Playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL77QJnB61-H4fnd1L4eHkwXLIYBpe0WPs