Elizabeth A. (Elize) Symington is a senior lecturer in human nutrition at the University of South Africa. Her PhD in Nutrition involved a longitudinal study of a pregnant cohort with a focus on iron intake and status during the course of pregnancy and the health of their offspring. She has experience in public health research, specifically in determinants of health, nutritional status and dietary methodology relevant to early life exposures (maternal and child health). Her current research focus is maternal nutrition and specifically determinants of anaemia as well as micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy. She recently supervised postgraduate students in their research on infant and young child dietary diversity; maternal heavy metal status in pregnancy and associations with birth outcomes; and behavioural interventions to increase children’s vegetable intake.