ANIEMEA-P-GB-202502911 (v2) | February 2026
Authors:
Carrie Ruxton
Publish Date:
May 2024 | 2 min
Abstract:
This video discusses the critical role of muscle in health, the consequences of muscle loss, and effective interventions to preserve muscle through nutrition and early mobilisation.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the multifaceted role of muscle in maintaining posture, balance, coordination, and metabolic health.
Identify early interventions, including nutritional strategies and mobilisation, to help preserve muscle health.
Recognise the negative impacts of muscle loss on movement, independence, and metabolic functions.
AUTHOR(S) BIO
CARRIE RUXTON
Independent Dietitian
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Carrie Ruxton is a registered dietitian with a PhD in Nutrition from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. She has been freelancing for more than 20 years, working for a wide variety of food companies and trade bodies with the goal of helping to communicate nutrition science to different audiences. This involves content creation, public relations and stakeholder engagement, as well as commissioning and managing research.
Carrie is a Board member of Quality Meat Scotland (2023- present) and the Trustee for Strategic Communications at the Nutrition Society (2020- present). She also served as a Board member of Food Standards Scotland from its launch in 2015 to 2023. Outside of work, Carrie stood for Parliament three times (1999-2006) gaining valuable skills in public speaking and media engagement. She also contributes regularly to newspaper articles, podcasts and radio shows and has several TV credits. Her awards include the BDA's Elizabeth Washington Award (2011), Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award (2011) and Complete Nutrition's Writer of the Year (2013-14). In 2023, Carrie was nominated for Nutritionist of the Year by the Food and Drink Federation.
