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Dr Margaret Ashwell, Founder and Chair of SENSE

Margaret has so many achievements as a result of her varied and distinguished career to date, having worked for the MRC, The Consumer’s Association, BNF, Good Housekeeping Institute, held a string of honorary positions and is currently President of the Association for Nutrition. To read more about Margaret, see fellow Sense member,

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SENSE’s founder and chair, Dr Margaret Ashwell OBE, was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science for services to nutrition

SENSE’s founder and chair, Dr Margaret Ashwell OBE was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science for services to nutrition by the University of Westminster in 2018. The award was made at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Margaret was delighted the day coincided with the day the RAF had their Centenary flypast up the Thames and so she and her guests got a superb view from the RFH balcony.

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Dr Laura Wyness and fellow AfN Registrants established a new monthly @AfNutr Twitter Chat

@AfNutr is a moderated twitter chat to be held once a month covering various nutrition topics relevant to AfN (Association for Nutrition) Registrants. #AfNutrChat can be used to search and follow the discussions on Twitter.

It is hoped that these chats will help evidence-based nutrition messages to be shared,

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The Skills – Equip Yourself with the Tools to Support Your Career in Nutrition

You don’t need 5 million followers.  Simple ways to raise your profile as a nutrition expert on social media –

Ms Emily C Foster, RD, Glowing Potential

 

The importance of CPD: Don’t get left in the past – Dr Miriam Clegg, AgriFood Training Partnership,

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Gut Health. Building Your Nutrition Business

Dietary fibre in IBS – Dr Samantha Gill, Kings College London

Improving gut health through dietary change – Ms Kirsten Crothers, The Food Treatment Clinic, Manchester

Probiotics and functional gut symptoms – Dr Eirini Dimidi, Kings College London

Panel discussion (all morning speakers)

Building your brand through social media marketing –

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Ms Fiona Wilcock is a contributory author to the book “The Day-by-Day Pregnancy Book”

Ms Fiona Wilcock is a contributory author to the book “The Day-by-Day Pregnancy Book” which has been published by Dorling Kindersley (D&K). She is the author on the nutrition and food content of the book and has provided comment on any dietary related material. The book provides a comprehensive look at every week of pregnancy,

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Health claims and regulations. Growing your business

  • Health claims – Trading Standards perspective – Mr David Pickering, Trading Standards, Buckinghamshire County Council
  • Health claims – advertising perspective – Ms Emma Smith, Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP)
  • Health claims and customer perception – Ms Nathalie Winn, St Mary’s University, Twickenham
  • How to grow your business by networking –

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Update on Fat CVD, Diabetes and Obesity – where next?

  • SACN review – terms of operation, remit, timeframe and engagement – Dr Vivien Lund, Public Health England
  • Dietary saturated fatty acids and cardiovascular disease – should we still be moderating intake? – Professor Bruce Griffin, University of Surrey
  • Unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA, PUFA including omega-3s) –

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