featured in this issue
One of the UK’s top freelance dietitians, Ursula
has spent most of her career in industry and
Claire is the Executive Director of the Dietitians
was formerly a nutrition scientist at the British
Association of Australia (DAA), the leading
Nutrition Foundation. Ursula guides the NHD
nutrition organisation in Australia. DAA is a
features agenda as well as contributing her
non-profit, professional association representing
regular column, ‘Lookout’.
dietitians and nutritionists.
Ursula Arens Freelance Dietitian – features editor

Claire Hewat Accredited Practising Dietitian
Paul is founder and Research Director of MEND
prevention and treatment programmes for
Jacqui has more than ten years experience
childhood obesity. He is a Senior Research Fellow
working in paediatrics and is experienced in
at the MRC Childhood Nutrition Research Centre
many areas, both acute and community. She
at the Institute of Child Health and an Honorary
previously specialised in CF and gastroenterol-
Specialist Dietitian at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
ogy and now works in neonatology.
Paul Sacher Specialist Dietitian Jacqui Lowdon Paediatric Dietitian

Carrie writes for popular magazines and Claire graduated from Nottingham University
newspapers and appears regularly on UK with First Class Honours Degree in Nutrition
radio and TV. She has worked with NHS boards, She is a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) with the
multinationals, SMEs, trade bodies, ingredient Nutrition Society since 2004 and an Associate
manufacturers, the European Commission, PR member of British Dietetic Association since
agencies and the Food Standards Agency. 2005
Dr Carrie Ruxton Dietitian, Nutritionist and Health Writer

Claire Loades Registered Nutritionist
Emily worked in the NHS for 2 _ years covering
Delivering a clinical service to Hammersmith and
specialities such as gastroenterology, allergy,
Queen Charlotte’s Hospital Women’s Health
neurology, HV/liver, cardiology, endocrinology, and
Clinic and acting as Nutrition Consultant for
care of the elderly. She is now working as a coeliac
the Childbase Children’s Nursery Group, Nigel
disease/DH specialist Dietitian at Coeliac UK.
also runs his own Private practice specialising in
Weight Management, PMS / IBS.
Emily Kirk Dietitian

Nigel Denby Dietitian and Author
Elisabeth joined the British Nutrition Foundation
in 2008. Her PhD from the University of Vienna is
Stephanie is an expert in food intolerance.
in human nutrition with an emphasis on public
She has redefined lactose intolerance to
health nutrition. Elisabeth’s work at BNF includes
include systemic as well as gut symptoms and
working on European projects, writing articles and
has developed a new clinical investigation
answering queries about nutrition from the media.
protocol.
Dr Elisabeth Weichselbaum Nutrition Scientist Dr Stephanie B Matthews

Tony is an internationally acclaimed medical
biochemist. His research is focussed on the molecular
Dr Fred Pender is a dietitian with over thirty years’ experience both
mechanism responsible for food intolerance. He
as an academic and a practitioner. An enthusiastic exponent of the
is a world authority on animals that produce light
case-based approach as a method of teaching dietetics, he believes
– bioluminescence.
that it is an important vehicle for bringing practice into the classroom.
Professor Anthony K Campbell Biochemist Dr Fred Pender Dietitian and Author

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