Nutrition Communications

This facilitator is a Registered Dietitian and former academic with over 15 years experience in the field of diet and nutrition. After completing a PhD in Child Nutrition, she spent 5 years working for the sugar industry, managing an ambitious research programme and contributing to lobbying activities in both the UK and European Parliaments. An interest in politics led her to stand for Parliament twice, most recently for a marginal seat, during which time she gained considerable experience in media relations and health policy.

In 2001, she set up a communications consultancy, specializing in research, strategy and media. Clients are public sector Health Boards, multi-national food and beverage companies, PR agencies, and small-to-medium sized enterprises promoting functional or novel products. Successes include creating the first regional obesity strategy in Scotland, designing the nutrition and diet component of the new BBC Big Challenge website, conducting a trial of a herbal weight loss remedy which received national media coverage, and providing scientific content for a series of high profile events around the European Parliament.
In terms of speaking engagements, this facilitator has been invited to contribute to a number of seminars and workshops including those on obesity, sugar/carbohydrates, functional foods and tea. Later this year, she will chair an industry event on the hot topic of product fortification with omega-3 fatty acids. She is a confident, energetic speaker, having honed her skills during years of university lecturing, radio interviews, and media briefings. She is well-known for being able to communicate complex scientific issues to any level of audience.

Her publications record is sound with a series of recent publications on omega-3 fatty acids, tea/polyphenols, benefits of juices, sugar, obesity and breakfast habits, including a review in the prestigious Nutrition Research Reviews journal. She has also been invited to contribute book chapters on child and adolescent nutrition, most recently for the Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition. At the other end of the spectrum are a number of articles on obesity therapies, pregnancy nutrition, prebiotics, probiotics and healthy eating. She is also quoted widely in the media on a variety of nutrition issues.

Outwith business, she serves as a committee member for the Freelance Dietitians Group and as a Council member for the Nutrition Society, a respected European society for professional nutritionists. Her interests include family, hill running, cycling and classical music.

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Qualified nutrition professional

5 years dedicated EU food industry experience

Track record of communication

Competent networker at all levels

Particular skill with hostile/sceptical audiences

Academic credibility 

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