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Dr Michele Sadler has authored a review “Dried Fruit and Dental Health”

Dr Michele Sadler has authored a review “Dried Fruit and Dental Health” which was published online in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition on 14th July 2016. Classed as ‘Gap Bridging Research’ the paper reviews existing studies that have investigated the effect of dried fruit on dental health,

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Celebrating SENSE’s 20th Anniversary – Paper published

Following SENSE’s very successful 20th anniversary meeting: 20 Years Back – 20 Years Forward, a paper has been written and published in the Nutrition Bulletin:

Nutrition Bulletin
© British Nutrition Foundation

Volume 41, Issue 2 Pages 99 – 190, June 2016
//onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

The presentations from the event are available on the members’ area of the SENSE website –

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SENSE sponsors Kenyan Nutrition MSc Student

SENSE is delighted to announce that it has offered a Tuition Scholarship for a 2 year MSc in Nutritional Sciences Degree Programme at Egerton University, Kenya
to Catherine Sarange Ogenche.

This followed recruitment through the university for a suitable student that fulfilled the following eligibility criteria:

Eligibility

  • Kenyan citizen with undergraduate nutrition degree from a Kenyan University,

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Celebrating SENSE’S 20th Anniversary 20 Years Back – 20 Years Forward

Following SENSE’s very successful 20th anniversary meeting: 20 Years Back – 20 Years Forward, a paper has been written and published in the Nutrition Bulletin:

Nutrition Bulletin
© British Nutrition Foundation

Volume 41, Issue 2 Pages 99 – 190, June 2016
//onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

The presentations from the event are available on the members’ area of the SENSE website –

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Dr Margaret Ashwell OBE FAfN RNutr (Public Health) was elected President for the Association for Nutrition on 1st January 2016.

Dr Margaret Ashwell said that ‘protecting the public and championing nutrition professionals who meet the high standards required to be Registered Nutritionists is (her) foremost priority as President for the Association for Nutrition (AfN).’

To read the full AfN press release: //www.associationfornutrition.org/Portals/0/Public/News&Events/AfN%20Press%20Release%207th%20December%202015%20-%20AfN%20Announces%20new%20President.pdf

For more information about AfN: //www.associationfornutrition.org/default.aspx?tabid=71

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Dr Margaret Ashwell OBE appointed as a Senior Visiting Fellow

In June 2015, Dr Margaret Ashwell OBE was appointed as a Senior Visiting Fellow at Cass Business School, City University London. This followed several years of collaboration with the Actuarial Department on the importance of waist-height ratio in determining life expectancy. For more on Waist-height ratio: //journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0103483

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Susan Church is a co-author of the seventh summary edition of McCance & Widdowson’s The Composition of Foods

Susan Church is a co-author of the seventh summary edition of McCance & Widdowson’s The Composition of Foods. This edition includes new analytical data on key foods, including eggs, fish and fruit and vegetables. Values for processed foods have also been updated to reflect changes resulting from health policy and recent industry initiatives on reformulations.

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Dr Michele Sadler has edited a book (Volume 1) on the topic of Authorised EU Health Claims

Dr Michele Sadler has edited a book (Volume 1) on the topic of Authorised EU Health Claims, published by Woodhead Publishing Ltd. Chapters cover permitted disease risk reduction claims, children’s claims, claims and general function claims including those for vitamins and minerals, and foods such as walnuts, meat and fish.

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Rana Conway has co-authored a chapter titled ‘Vegetarians and vegans during pregnancy and lactation’

Rana Conway has co-authored a chapter titled ‘Vegetarians and vegans during pregnancy and lactation’ (along with Dr Adrienne Cullum) for ‘Maternal-fetal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation’ edited by Michael E. Symonds and Margaret M. Ramsay, Cambridge University Press (2010).

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