DR KATE LARMUTH
POSITION
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Post-doctoral research fellow, Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD (Medical Biochemistry), Institute for Infectious disease and molecular medicine (IIDMM), University of Cape Town (2015).
Thesis title: Angiotensin-converting enzyme cleavage of the Alzheimer’s beta-amyloid peptide.
- BSc. Hon (Molecular Microbiology), Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University (2007)
- BSc. (Molecular and Cellular Biology), Stellenbosch University (2006)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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The effects of low carbohydrate high fat diets on the cardiovascular system with special attention to atherosclerosis
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How fatty liver may impact on the development of cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance
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Evaluating the effect and sustainability of nutritional interventions in women from under-resourced communities in the Western Cape