Academic Staff
- TU315
- +852 3400 8785
- connie.hui@polyu.edu.hk
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Dr Connie Hui is a nutritional epidemiologist focusing on public health nutrition. Her research explores key areas such as early life risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases, the impact of diet and nutrition on healthspan and biological ageing, and the use of “Food as Medicine” approaches in managing diet-related chronic conditions.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Master of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong
Research Interests
Achievements
- Hui LL (corresponding), Liao E, Yeung KHT, Ip PLS, Lam HS, Nelson EAS. Reducing admission for neonatal jaundice are needed to maximise benefits of breastfeeding promotion. Acta Paediatr. 2024 Feb; 113(2):362-364
- Sun K, Zhao JV, Nelson EAS, Wong VWS, Lam HSHS, Hui LL (corresponding). Iron status and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A Mendelian Randomization study. Nutrition. 2023 Nov; 118:12295
- Wang X, Hui LL, Cole TJ, Nelson EAS, Lam HS. Fitness of INTERGROWTH- 21st birth weight standard for Chinese- ethnicity babies. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2023. Sep; 108(5):517-522.
- Hui LL, Ho FK, Wright CM, Cole TJ, Lam HS, Deng HB, So HK, Ip Patrick, Nelson EAS, World variation in head circumference for children from birth to 5 years and a comparison with the WHO standards. Arch Dis Child. 2023 May; 108(5): 373-378.
- Hui LL, Yeung KHT, Chow KM, Poon LC, Ip PLS, Nelson EAS, Breastfeeding challenges and opportunities during COVID-19 in Hong Kong. J Paediatric Child Health. 2023 Apr; 59(4): 609-612.
- Hui LL, Nelson EAS, Deng HB, Leung TY, Ho CH, Chong JSC, Fung GPG, HUI J, Lam HS. The view of Hong Kong parents on secondary use of dried blood spots in newborn screening program. BMC Med Ethics. 2022 Nov; 1;23(1):105.
- Hui LL, Nelson EAS, Lin SL, Zhao, JV. The role of vitamin C in pneumonia and COVID-19 infection in adults with European ancestry: a Mendelian randomisation study. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2021 Aug; 30:1-4.
- Hui LL, Kwok MK, Nelson EAS, Lee SL, Leung GM, Schooling CM. Breastfeeding in Infancy and Lipid Profile in Adolescence. Pediatrics. 2019 May;143(5).
- Hui LL, Li AM, Nelson EAS, Leung GM, Lee SL, Schooling CM. In utero exposure to gestational diabetes and adiposity from infancy to adolescence: Does breastfeeding make a difference? International Journal of Obesity 2018. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 Jul;42(7):1317-1325.
- Schooling CM, Hui LL, Ho LM, Lam TH, Leung GM. Cohort profile: “Children of 1997”: a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2012. 41: 611-20.
