About Paige

Dr Paige van der Pligt is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian with over fifteen years experience. Paige is a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics at one of Melbourne’s largest Universities where she teaches and supervises PhD students in research related to women’s health and nutrition. Paige’s research is focused on women’s health, pregnancy and postnatal nutrition and chronic disease prevention. She is involved in research across hospitals in Melbourne and has international collaborations in the UK.

Paige offers individualised dietary management for women’s health conditions including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, healthy weight management and other areas of women’s health including iron deficiency and osteoporosis. Combining her extensive nutrition knowledge and clinical expertise she will assist you by implementing realistic, evidence based dietary management.  

Areas of practice:

• High blood pressure

• High cholesterol

• Weight management

• Iron deficiency

• Osteoporosis

• Nutritional deficiencies

• Pregnancy and postnatal health