Meetings

Next meeting:

Wednesday 17th March 2010

'Health Inequalities and Dietary Behavioural Change'

Coca-cola Headquarters, Queen Caroline Street
Hammersmith, London W6 9HQ

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Thursday 5th November 2009

Nutrition and Health Claims

  • Introduction to Nutrition and Health Claims - Helen McDermott - Food and Drink Federation
  • Update from the Food Standards Agency - Vivien Lund - Food Standards Agency
  • Update from European Food Safety Authority - Professor Sean Strain - University of Ulster
  • Top tips for dossier submissions - Janice Harland, Freelance consultant
  • Case study on the submission of an article 14 claim - Jamie Barnard - Unilever

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comWednesday 18th March 2009

Early Years Nutrition - an update on some current issues

  • The weaning recommendations - are they working? - Julie Lanigan - UCL Institute of Child Health, London
  • To eat or not to eat - new advice on preventing peanut allergy - Ruth Trowell - lead dietitian on LEAP study, KCL and Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust
  • What are European toddlers eating? -  findings from the EU Childhood Obesity Project - Veronica Luque - CHOP dietitian, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
  • New research on vitamin D and bone health - Elphee Medici - Yoplait Nutrition
  • Bringing in the new UK-WHO growth charts - Dr Helen Bedford, UCL Institute of Child Health, London and RCPCH project team
  • EU nutrition and health claims: A focus on children's bone health claims with some tales from submitting a successful dossier - Elphee Medici - Yoplait Nutrition

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comTuesday 30th September 2008

Food at School and Work

  • Health in the Workplace (Fit Bug) - Laura Tilt
  • Business action on health and let's get cooking (BITC) - Vanessa Strauss and Grace Mehanna
  • A holistic approach to food culture in schools (The Food for Life Partnership Project) - Joe Harvey
  • Delivering the new food standards, from a service provider perspective (Local Authorities Cater Organisation) - Neil Porter
  • An update from the School Food Trust (School Food Trust) - Michael Nelson
  • Nutritionists and Dietitians Foodservice Forum: an introduction and update (Brakes Brothers) - Eileen Steinbock

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comTuesday 4th March 2008

Diet and Cancer - the World Cancer Research Fund Report

  • The Second Report of the World Cancer Research Fund on Diet and Cancer - Professor Martin Wiseman, WCRF
  • Red meat, haem and colo-rectal cancer - Dr Joanne Lunn, British Nutrition Foundation
  • Diet, IGF and cancer - the role of early life factors - Dr Pauline Emmett, ALSPAC Study Group
  • Round Table discussion - From research to recommendations - what needs to be considered?
  • How to avoid death by Powerpoint - Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates (Europe) Ltd

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comTuesday 18th September 2007

Where we are with dietary fat: its association with health and disease and technologies/approaches to alter population fat intake

  • Welcome to NII/SENSE meeting at Reading University - Professor Ian Rowland, Reading University and Ms Brigid McKevith, Chair of NII
  • Dietary fat composition and disease risk: Chair and Introduction to the Session - Dr Margaret Ashwell, Chair SENSE
    • Dietary lipids, CVD risk and insulin sensitivity and obesity - Dr Julie Lovegrove, Reading University
    • Dietary lipids and inflammation - Dr Parveen Yaqoob, Reading University
  • Dietary fat recommendations and main sources of fat in the diet - Dr. Anne Marie Minihane, Reading University

Approaches to manipulating the fat content of the diet in:

  • Milk, dairy products, and more - Professor Ian Givens, Reading University
  • LESKOL a low fat hard "cheese" - Richard Clothier, Wyke Farms
  • Baked products and other confectionery - Dr Jens Kristott, Britannia Food Ingredients Ltd
  • Fried Foods - Dr Janice Harland, Harland Hall
  • Visit to Hugh Sinclair Human Nutrition Facility/Pilot plant facilities
  • FSA Saturated fat and Energy Intake Programme - Update and objectives of the programme - Ms L Miles, British Nutrition Foundation
  • Regulatory Considerations: fat and health claims - Dr Janice Harland, Harland Hall

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comWednesday 14th March 2007

  • Introduction (Dr Margaret Ashwell, Chair of SENSE)
  • Requirements, intakes and sources of N-3 Fatty acids - Dr Caroline Rymer (University of Reading)
  • N-3 Fatty acids and Cognition and Mood - Dr Katherine Appleton (Queens University, Belfast)
  • N-3 Fatty acids in immune function and inflammation - Dr Lucy Browning (HNR Cambridge)
  • Question Time (open discussion)
  • Assembling a dossier for continuing professional development and re-registration - Kate Tabbernor, Nutrition Society

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comWednesday 20th September 2006

  • Welcome: Fiona Wallace, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Industry case studies on promoting physical activity: 1 - Talk given by Beth Flower, Sainsbury's active kids scheme
  • Nutritional Needs of Active populations - Elites, Everyday Athletes, Elderly - Talk given by Professor Clyde Williams, Loughborough University
  • Children and Exercise - Talk given by Dr Craig Williams, CHERC University of Exeter
  • Industry case studies on promoting physical activity: 2 - Talk given by Linda Main on BDA "Weightwise"
  • Regulatory aspects of Sports food and drinks - Talk given by Nino Binns, nmb-consulting.com
  • Physiology/Methodologies for fitness testing and studies - Talk given by John Brewer, GSK
  • Supplying product to races - Talk given by John Brewer, GSK
  • Nutrition Society: professional development and the registers (RNutr, RPHNutr, Sports Nutritionist) - Talk given by Sue Lloyd, Nutrition Society

Thursday 16th March 2006

  • Has SENSE made SENSE? - Talk given by Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates, Ashwell
  • Health Education and the British Heart Foundation - Talk given by Ms Olena Baker, British Heart Foundation
  • Is there such a thing as healthy school vending? - Talk given by Ms Jennette Higgs, Health Education Trust (school meals)
  • Nutritionist Rates findings - Talk given by Ms Fiona Wilcock
  • Scientific writing and teaching - an opportunity for critical reflection - Talk given by Dr Geoffrey Webb, School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London, Lecturer and Author
  • Nutrition issues for contract caterers - Talk given by Dr Juliet Gray, Harrisons Catering
  • Questions and Answers or Open Discussion

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comThursday 6th October 2005

  • The Joint Health Claims Initiative (JHCI): experiences from both sides of the fence – Talk given by Margaret Ashwell, Anne de la Hunty, Jennifer Garry, Janice Harland, Michelle Sadler, Lynn Stockley
  • EU Health Claims: an update – Talk given by Richard Ross, GSK
  • Collaborations for success – Talk given by Chair:  Sian PorterMarketing/PR/Communications), with Fiona Wilcock (Training courses and more), Carole Lowis (Reviews and communications), Sigrid Gibson (Research and publications)
  • Open Discussion

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comTuesday 15th March 2005

  • Introduction (to include welcome from Emma Wigsell and update on the work of Coke in the health area)
  • Nutrition and the Genome - Talk given by Janice Harland
  • Nutritional profiling of foods and Signposting: What, Why, How, If... When.....?
    1. View from the top (FSA: Mark Brown)
    2. Research on profiling (Lynn Stockley)
    3. Issues for Industry (Clare Chapman, Nestle cereal partners; Karen Tonks (tbc)
  • How can I pay less tax (legitimately!) - Talk given by Liz Bingham, Accountant

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comTuesday 21st September 2004

  • Welcome from Coca-Cola - Emma Wigsell
  • Glycaemic Index: from science to practice - Talk given by Azmina Govindji
  • Nutritional profiling of foods: SWOT (Strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats) - Talk given by Gaynor Bussell, FDF
  • Continuing Professional Development - Talk given by Jackie Landman
  • Lessons from personal experience: Writing a book - Talk given by Pat Bacon and Judy Moore

Images courtesy of www.iBAND.comTuesday 9th March 2004

  • Natonial Diet and Nutrition Survey - Talk given by Mrs Gillian Swan, Food Standards Agency (Nutrition Branch)
  • Networking for success - an essential business skill - Talk given by Ms Catherine Side, Head of Virtual Consulting Group
  • An Overview of Current Initiatives at the Nutrition Society - Talk given by Ms Sandra Smart, Nutrition Society
  • Caucasian and Asian Women with Osteoporosis: Perceptions of their Physician's Care.  (A qualitative study) - Talk given by Ms Alison Ludwig MSc