featured in this issue
One of the UK’s top freelance dietitians, Ursula
has spent most of her career in industry and Jeff is a science writer, health advocate and
was formerly a nutrition scientist at the British anthropologist. His research interests include
Nutrition Foundation. Ursula guides the NHD evolutionary perspectives on human diet and its
features agenda as well as contributing her relevance to modern health and disease.
regular column, ‘Lookout’.
Ursula Arens Freelance Dietitian – features editor
Jeff Leach Anthropologist

Paul is founder and Research Director of MEND Pat has worked as dietitian for the Galactosaemia
prevention and treatment programmes for Support Group (GSG) since 1998. She previously worked
childhood obesity. He is a Senior Research Fellow with SHS for 25 years mainly in metabolic disease.
at the MRC Childhood Nutrition Research Centre Current work involves development of lactose free food
at the Institute of Child Health and an Honorary lists, queries, research on cheese in galactosaemia and
Specialist Dietitian at Great Ormond Street Hospital. UK Galactosaemia register project.
Paul Sacher Specialist Dietitian
Pat Portnoi Specialist Dietitian
Carrie’s interest in how social class impacts on
food choice and nutritional status led her to

Caroline works as a Nutrition Scientist for the
do a PhD on children’s eating habits. She is a British Nutrition Foundation. She obtained a BSc in
regular contributor to media publications and Psychology, and a MMedSci in Human Nutrition
is the nutrition expert on BBC3’s ‘Honey We’re from the University of Sheffield.
Killing the Kids’.
Dr Carrie Ruxton Dietitian, Nutritionist and Health Writer
Caroline Stokes Nutrition Scientist
With 10 years experience working in the NHS, Tracy
Dr Mouatt is the former Chief Dental Officer at the
has spent the last 7 years plying her trade as a
Department of Health and President of the Common-

primary care dietitian in North-West London. Her
wealth Dental Association. As a practising dentist he
work includes HIV, general practice clinics and
worked in Zambia, Germany and the UK before joining
home enteral tube feeding.
the Department of Health. Currently he is a freelance
international consultant in oral and public health.
Tracy Purbrick Primary Care Dietitian Dr Brian Mouatt CBE Freelance International Consultant
Eleanor has been dietitian advisor for the NSPKU for Dr Ashton’s research interests include the metabolic
19 years. She writes the dietary information booklet aspects of obesity, the relationship between
each year and acts as a resource for any dietitian

physical activity and cardiovascular diseases and
treating this group of patients. A large part of her the development and application of screening
work is in publicising the work of the charity. algorithms for cancer and coronary heart disease.
Eleanor Weetch Freelance Dietitian Dr David Ashton Consultant Physician
Emily worked in the NHS for 2 _ years covering
Heather works at the British Nutrition Founda-
specialities such as gastroenterology, allergy,
tion as a Research Assistant. She gained a BSc
neurology, HV/liver, cardiology, endocrinology, and
in Human Biology at the University of Birming-
care of the elderly. She is now working as a coeliac
ham, before completing an MSc in Nutrition,
disease/DH specialist Dietitian at Coeliac UK.

Physical Activity and Public Health from the
University of Bristol
Emily Kirk Dietitian Heather Caswell Research Assistant
Kate Harrod-Wild is a paediatric dietitian with
One of the world’s leading freelance sports
over 15 years experience of working with children
dietitians, Jeanette has worked with elite
in acute and community settings. Kate has also
athletes for almost 25 years. Her current major
written and spoken extensively on child nutrition.
involvement is with the British Paralympic
Association and disability sport.

Kate Harrod-Wild Paediatric Dietitian Jeanette Crosland Freelance Sports Dietitian
One of the UK’s top paediatric dietitians, Anita’s
specialism lies with inherited metabolic disorders. She Pat presently works in the NHS where she has a keen interest in
spends 50percent of her professional time in clinical ‘eating behaviours’ but in her freelance capacity enjoys and
work with children and 50percent researching and has undertaken very many varied nutritional analysis projects.
teaching.
Dr Anita MacDonald Consultant Dietitian IMD

Pat Bacon Freelance Dietitian
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