AYELA SPIRO, NUTRITION SCIENCE MANAGER, BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATIONAyela is Nutrition Science Manager at the British Nutrition Foundation. At the heart of her role is providing expert advice and communicating evidence-based nutrition science and its association with public health concerns to key audiences including consumers, health professionals, charities, the media and the food industry. This strong interest in evidence-based public health was developed at the start of Ayela’s nutrition career as a research dietitian, and has continued in her work as a nutrition scientist. Ayela has been published in several journals including the British Journal of Cancer and Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics and is regularly invited to speak at conferences. She is also involved in working with academics on pathways to impact for research grant applications, and leads on the BNF Information Standard accreditation, the NHS England quality mark that seeks to ensure accurate and evidence based health information to the public.
Abstract: Paradox of plenty: can we really have concerns over micronutrient intake in the UK?
Poor dietary choices not only manifest in obesity, which is currently the main public health focus in the UK, but can also lead to inadequate micronutrient intakes, with implications for health. Recent dietary survey data and measurements of status biomarkers have highlighted folate, vitamin D, calcium, iron and iodine to be amongst the micronutrients of most concern for particular vulnerable subgroups of the UK population. Teenage girls and women of childbearing age may be of particular concern because of their high requirements for some micronutrients and the impact poor micronutrient intakes can have on the health of their offspring.
Laura Street, Senior Nutrition Manager, Kelloggs
During Laura’s 13 year nutrition career, she has been fortunate enough to have gained experience working in a variety of settings both within the world of elite sports nutrition and the food industry.
Laura has been working at Kellogg for 5years and is currently, Senior Nutrition Manager at Kellogg UK and Ireland; within her job role she provides nutrition expertise & guidance to support execution of brand and wider business plans and is an active advocate for breakfast clubs as well as fortification. She is also deputy registration committee chair for the Association For Nutritionists.
Laura studied for her Bsc in Nutrition and Health and Msc in Sports Science (with pathway to Nutrition) at Roehampton University. Laura worked with several Premiership rugby clubs and England Rugby Football Union for 5 years until 2010. From 2008-2011 she began working in industry as a nutritionist at Tesco. In 2011, Laura set up her own nutrition consultancy also held a sports science and nutrition teaching post at Greenwich Community College whilst obtaining a PGCE.
KATE HALLIWELL, NUTRITION AND HEALTH MANAGER, FOOD AND DRINK FEDERATION (FDF)
Kate graduated from the University of Oxford with an MSc in Biochemistry and from the University of Surrey with an MSc in Nutritional Medicine. She previously worked for the Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on a range of nutrition policies, including nutrition labelling, nutrient profiling and healthier catering advice. She moved to the FDF in 2011, where she has responsibility for the development, implementation and promotion of FDF’s nutrition and health and wellbeing policies, ensuring they are underpinned by science.
LINDSEY BAGLEY, BA, CSCI, FIFST, EUREKA
Lindsey has formal science qualifications followed by a career of over 35 years as a hands-on product and process developer in the food & healthcare industries. She is an expert in formulation and manufacture of products and has been responsible for the launch of over 450 retail products, 30 new ingredients and her work has supported over 20 patents. Lindsey’s experience in product and process development was firstly with Beecham Products then Tate & Lyle and since 1989 she has been an independent consultant to the food industry. Lindsey currently operates her consultancy Eureka focusing on new product development projects and is editor of Flavour Horizons, a quarterly, electronic bulletin for the food, beverage and flavour industries.
JENNIFER GARRY, PhD, Bsc, RNutr
Jennifer is a Registered Nutritionist with a background in nutrition research and experience in conducting clinical research for which she obtained a PhD from the University of Southampton. She has worked for over 15 years within the food and drink industry, in a number of roles and organisations from FMCG to trade associations and not-for-profit including the Joint Health Claims Initiative (JHCI) developing expertise in food and drink regulatory affairs.
She now runs her own Nutrition and Regulatory Consultancy business providing advice in many areas including the substantiation and compliance of health and nutrition claims, food labelling and advertising plus ways of working with regulatory authorities.